Labor is set to form the 31st parliament of Australia after Anthony Albanese emerged victorious over Scott Morrison on Saturday. Speaking to his supporters, Albanese said he wanted to "change the way that politics operates in this country" and asserted ...

Earlier this month, elite Sydney private school SCEGGS Darlinghurst became the latest to implement a total mobile phone ban for its students, igniting a discussion around technology's impact on student academic performance and wellbeing. This came weeks after north-Sydney's Shore ...

Some NSW schools will operate outside of the standard 9am to 3pm day as part of a government trial to better support "21st-century families". Starting in Term 3, eight primary and secondary schools will partner with community organisations, sports clubs ...

A throng of teenagers who feel their futures have been “sold out” by politicians that don't do enough to slow climate change marched through Sydney on Friday. The children, many of whom were in uniforms and skipping school to attend ...

School students are refusing to drink or eat during the day to avoid using overcrowded and filthy school toilets, a parliamentary inquiry has heard. A state upper house education committee began its hearings into the planning and delivery of public ...

Under a re-elected Coalition government, trainee teachers would be required to pass a literacy and numeracy test to qualify for a university degree, according to the acting education minister. Speaking with reporters, employment and skills minister Stuart Robert said 700 ...

High school teachers from Sydney's northwest walked off the job this morning ahead of a visit from NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.  On Wednesday, around 40 teachers from Marsden High School congregated outside of school grounds carrying protest signs. Teachers staged ...

This week, teachers and students across Australia have returned from the Easter holidays with eased COVID-19 restrictions.  Last week, Victoria announced it would be scrapping masks for students in grades 3 to 6, with children deemed close contacts no longer ...

The Victorian government has signalled it could scrap mask mandates for primary school students as soon as the start of Term 2. A government statement revealed Tuesday if Covid-19 conditions continued as expected and case numbers remained steady, mask mandates ...

Victoria’s health minister lashed his federal counterpart after state leaders were urged to tackle the illicit sale of e-cigarettes to children. It comes as experts warn of a “public health crisis” as the vaping phenomenon introduces a new generation to ...