Parents have been warned that a proposed “Instagram for children” poses a wealth of concerns, with global health advocates demanding Facebook’s boss scrap the plans. Campaign for a Commercial-free Childhood wrote a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, claiming the “image-obsessed” platform ...

It's a stereotype that has been in existence for decades, if not centuries, now: boys enjoy figuring out how things work, assembling them, and playing sports and the like, while girls seek solace in language and the ability to communicate ...

Thousands of high schoolers in the US have received a letter of acceptance to attend an institution they never applied to. The University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Health Science typically admits around 35 to 40 students a year but ...

A leading epidemiologist says the federal government’s vaccine rollout was already “pretty much in disarray” before blood-clot concerns with the AstraZeneca jab derailed the program. Professor Nancy Baxter, the Head of the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health at ...

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has agreed to or noted all 55 recommendations in a report on sexual harassment in the workplace, one year on from its release. At a press conference, Morrison called the [email protected] Report a “game changer”. It ...

Forty-six artworks by students who studied VCE Art and Studio Arts in 2020 are being displayed at the National Gallery of Australia, providing insights into the thoughts and ideas of young people during one of the most tumultuous periods in ...

The speed of Australia's vaccination rate is ranked just 90th in the world, as experts warn the coronavirus is mutating faster than the country is administering jabs. University of New South Wales strategic health policy consultant Adjunct Professor Bill Bowtell ...

A five-year project between Monash University and the Paul Ramsay Foundation has recently released its first summary report into how research and evidence is being used in Australian schools, highlighting a gulf between school leaders and teachers. Called the Q ...

A school in the UK is making headlines after it replaced break time games with supervised activities in a bid to address a bullying problem at the school. Instead of playing self-run games and sports at break times, students at ...

A private boys’ school in Perth is cracking down on “excessive” facial hair and “non-conventional” hairstyles, including rat tails, top knots and mohawks, but the premier says he is “pro mullet”. In its latest newsletter to parents, Trinity College said ...