There are growing concerns among health professionals over the impact rising flu cases are having on Australian kids. The nation is going through a “flurona” after Covid measures and border closures virtually stopped influenza from spreading over the last two ...

A new ministerial portfolio and public holiday are part of the push from a Victorian parent advocacy group to help the “most locked down children in the world” recover from the impacts of Covid. Shadow Pandemic group conveners Moran Dvir ...

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 ...

Covid is still impacting Australian kids, with over a third of parents feeling their child’s academic performance and mental wellbeing has suffered according to a new report. The concerns come after kids have been stuck in lockdown and learning from ...

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 ...

Schools around Australia have been stricken by the latest surge in Covid-19, forcing classes to close or operate with minimal staff. For the past two weeks, at least 25 per cent of NSW public school students and teachers have been ...

Schools across NSW are either closed or operating with minimal staff due to the spread of Covid-19, forcing teachers and students home to isolate. The Independent Education Union (IEU) has revealed 25 per cent of public school students were not in ...

Schoolchildren as young as year 3 will be made to wear face masks in Western Australia from Thursday despite mandates easing across the country. As Covid-19 cases soar in the state, which has gone through the past two years of ...

School students and teachers across NSW will be freed from mask mandates next week, as the state’s health authorities continue to ease Covid-19 restrictions. From Monday, all students and high school staff will no longer need to wear a face ...

Schools in NSW will continue to hand out rapid antigen tests to help keep kids in classrooms but surveillance testing will end. Eight RAT kits will be offered to each student and staff member in NSW schools, Premier Dominic Perrottet ...