Beginning Thursday last week, students across Australia walked, and continue to trot off school grounds – for a few hours, to a day, to up to a week. Unlike previous student protests, however, 'School Strike 4 Climate Action' is far from what some ...

Teachers concerned about the mental health of students now have a new place to turn. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard today launched Be You, a free resource that aims to better equip teachers and principals to nurture the mental health ...

A C-Suite shakeup at Instagram has resulted in a windfall for Adam Mosseri – and for bullying victims. Mosseri, formerly the head of product, now heads up the whole company. His first move as chief was harmonious in tone. "There ...

If Tony Abbott is as "useless" as indigenous leaders believe him to be, he might struggle to hold his seat of Warringah at next year's federal election. The affluent area, with a median weekly household income that's almost double the NSW ...

Last month, the Labor opposition called for systematic change in the Australian education system. "I don't want people with ATARs of 35 going into teaching," noted Labor spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek, vocalising a frustration shared by many. The system is facing ...

The government is prompting Australian students looking for answers to life’s question to ask their grandparents before turning to Google. More than 150 schools have registered for Ask Gran Not Google, a concept driven by aged care provider Feros Care. The ...

Amid reignited political, charitable and medical calls for asylum-seeking children to be transported from Nauru to Australia are educational ones. The Australian Education Union (AEU) is emphatic about it: they are calling for transportation of children and their families "as ...

Professor Marion Maddox is disappointed with the government. She is worried their injection of extra funds into independent and Catholic schools will further damage "one of the most religiously and economically segregated systems in the western world". Catherine Helen Spence, ...

When looking at NAPLAN results, governments should take stock of the states or territories where students are best progressing and figure out the reasons why. By doing so, they can learn what’s working and what isn’t and help one another ...

What jobs will be on offer to students graduating high school this year? That’s the question IBISWorld hoped to help answer through a new release on the industries set to add the most new jobs to the Australian economy. The ...