We can't stop teenagers sending and receiving sexually explicit texts, so it's time we started to include sexting as part of sex education, an expert says. Professor Andrew Goldsmith from Flinders University is part of a longitudinal study tracking a ...
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Change to NSW Covid rules as government introduce ‘friends bubble’ for kids
Parents will be able to drop their children at a friend’s house from today as a new bubble arrangement comes into play. NSW residents younger than 18 will be allowed to form a “friends bubble” in groups of three from ...
More »Social worker concerned about ‘pay-offs’ for alleged victims of Malka Leifer
A social worker was worried an alleged victim of Malka Leifer wanted a “possible pay-off” and feared she could be sued if she made a statement to police, a court has been told. The 55-year-old former principal of ultra-orthodox Jewish ...
More »‘Irresponsible’ Victorian school principal slammed over virus outbreak
A Victorian principal who allegedly encouraged students to attend school despite lockdown restrictions has been slammed as “irresponsible”. Visibly angry Education Minister James Merlino tore into Fitzroy Community School principal Timothy Berryman on Tuesday after an outbreak at the independent ...
More »A former school principal accused of sexually assaulting three students will skip court this week on religious grounds
Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has requested not to attend court so she can observe the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. The 54-year-old former principal of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Adass Israel School appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates Court via ...
More »Alan Tudge in fiery Triple J interview over draft national curriculum
Australia’s education minister wants students to learn about Australia’s “great successes” and leave school with a “patriotic view” of the country’s history, as contention over the draft national curriculum heats sup. In a fiery interview with Triple J’s Hack on ...
More »HSC kids turn to drugs: expert
Pandemic-weary high school students feel so much HSC pressure they are turning to prescription pills to cope with the stress, a medical expert has warned. The HSC is a stressful time in normal years, but the pandemic and the challenges ...
More »New charges in teacher’s child sex case
New child sex charges have been laid against a former Adelaide teacher who allegedly procured a child for sex. Former Underdale High School teacher Natalie Linda Zuccon, 36, was arrested in April and first charged with one aggravated count of ...
More »Victoria’s ambitious plan to vaccinate all senior students by October
Victorian officials have revealed an ambitious plan to get the state’s senior students vaccinated within weeks amid a desperate public push for students to go back to school before crucial exams in October. Premier Daniel Andrews on Wednesday announced from ...
More »Adelaide schools rocked by separate ‘scissor attacks’, Victorian year 12s to be vaccinated before October exams
Two teenagers from different schools have each allegedly been stabbed with scissors in separate horrifying incidents that left one with injuries to her abdomen and throat. A female student from Avenues College is now in a serious condition. Police were ...
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