When approaching a child’s long-term illness, an alarming number of families are not adhering to treatment plans, Queensland researchers have said. And some are contributing to ongoing difficulties by being too over-protective. Associate professor Alina Morawska, from the University of ...

ReachOut Australia, a digital mental health service available to all young Australians and their families, has launched a new one-stop-shop platform allowing young people to access personalised support whenever they need it. The platform was co-designed with over 170 young ...

The first event in a national competition pitting children at the primary and high school level against each other in the information and communications technology (ICT) field took place over the weekend of 22-23 July 2017 in Townsville, Queensland. The ...

Hugh* was born and reared in Morven, southwest Queensland. Population: 300. His family relocated to a slightly larger town, Charleville, when he began high school. From there, he went on to study engineering. Following this, he was employed by a mid-size ...

Primary and high schools are rich targets for hackers because they keep so much sensitive information on file; have networks that are constantly being accessed by teenagers, a demographic famous for its caprices; and because they often don't have dedicated ...

To the Bone is rated MA15+, meaning children under the age of 15 may not legally watch, buy or hire it unless they are in the company of a parent or adult guardian. According to Deakin psychologist, associate professor Ross King, for this film ...

"Do you want a little bit? Because if you're going to drink I'd rather you do it in the house." It’s one of the more quotable lines from Amy Poehler’s cool mum character, Mrs George, in the 2004 hit film Mean ...

Students are being promised a clearer and easier way to find out what scores they need to get into Australian university courses within the next few years. A report into admissions systems published late last year found universities were not ...

"So God created mankind in his own image." — Genesis 1:27 The same can often be said for managers who hire employees who are just like them. This is a result of the mere-exposure effect, whereby people tend to be attracted to what ...

Should children with autism be allowed to access the same early learning and education facilities as kids living sans the spectrum disorder? It's a concept called mainstreaming and its efficacy was questioned in federal parliament on Wednesday 21 June 2017 by ...