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Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Election push for childcare as rural kids 'held back'

Farmers, families and advocates are calling on all side of politics to improve "dire" access to childcare in the bush, where there are years-long waiting lists.

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

'No child left behind': billions for state schools

Billions of dollars will go towards Australia's biggest public school system after a new funding deal was reached, but one state is still holding out for more.

'Wrong': Back down on bailed youths in classroom plan

'Wrong': Back down on bailed youths in classroom plan

'Wrong': Back down on bailed youths in classroom plan

'Wrong': Back down on bailed youths in classroom plan

A state education minister has intervened to kill off a plan for high-risk accused youth criminals to stay in school while wearing ankle monitoring bracelets.

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Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Housing, health and complexity hold back early learning

Early learning advocates, service providers and children advocate peak bodies say housing, health and system complexity is holding back kids from early learning

Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Amping up: $45m boost to get women into energy and tech

Women could help to close skills shortages in areas such as cybersecurity, clean energy and construction that pose a threat to Australia's progress.

Foreign student numbers should be 'depoliticised'

Foreign student numbers should be 'depoliticised'

UK High Commissioner Vicki Treadell says foreign uni students should not be included in immigration caps to boost soft power for Australia and Britain.

Folbigg urges genetic testing expansion after acquittal

Folbigg urges genetic testing expansion after acquittal

Kathleen Folbigg, who was wrongly convicted over the deaths of her children, says genetic testing should be bolstered to avoid a repeat of her experience.

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Kids being kept in cells with adults for weeks

Kids being kept in cells with adults for weeks

Kids being kept in cells with adults for weeks

Kids being kept in cells with adults for weeks

Youth advocates say adults are taking precedence over children at a police watchhouse, leading to kids spending weeks in cold concrete cells.

Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Australia 'cannot dumb its way to greatness': Shorten

Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has started his new role as the University of Canberra's vice-chancellor, outlining his vision during tough times.

Uni freezes dance intake amid performing arts audit

Uni freezes dance intake amid performing arts audit

Uni freezes dance intake amid performing arts audit

Uni freezes dance intake amid performing arts audit

The only university in Queensland to offer a dance qualification isn't taking new students. But with the Olympics in 2032, it will need more dancers than ever.

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Parents kept in the dark on teacher's child sex abuse

Trauma created by a teacher's sexual abuse of children was exacerbated by the way an education department mishandled the case, with parents kept in the dark.

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Indigenous scholars awarded with 'overwhelming honour'

Five Indigenous scholars have been awarded the inaugural First Nations Cancer Scholarship, supporting each person to undertake full-time studies or research.

Students to suffer at schools in climate firing line

Students to suffer at schools in climate firing line

Students to suffer at schools in climate firing line

Students to suffer at schools in climate firing line

Extreme heat and disruptions from climate-fuelled floods and fires pose learning setbacks for students that may weigh on their future earnings, a report says.

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

Students get more power over sexual assault complaints

An independent office designed to help university students escalate concerns about sexual misconduct is expected to handle about 15,000 complaints a year.

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Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Parents welcoming the start of the school year are also set to be bombarded with more than 1200 tasks related to home, school and extra-curricular activities.

Subsidy boost may do little to improve childcare access

While families have saved thousands of dollars under an expanded childcare subsidy, experts have warned centres may have no option but to hike fees.

Student's treatment after Hamas support 'inappropriate'

The education minister says a university student expelled after declaring unconditional support for Hamas should not have been reinstated.

Bid for better education standards to fix skills crisis

The business council is calling for new national targets to place Australia back in the top 10 in the OECD rankings across reading, maths and science.

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PM caves on school funding after 'tortuous' talks

An extra $3.5 billion in federal cash will be ponied up by the Albanese government after protracted public school funding negotiations with two hold-out states.

Push to rein in and probe 'lawless' university sector

Well-paid university heads could be dragged into the public eye and grilled over the sector's scandals as the government tries to establish an investigation.

Literacy boost plea to improve student success

A review into a state's education system calls for a boost to literacy programs, a trial of a UK-style model grouping schools together and other measures.

Back to school but more kids escorted over safety fears

Primary school-age students are not walking or riding to or from school in the numbers they once were as parents' concern grows over road safety.

'Insulting': trans music tutor sues Catholic schools

A transgender tutor has accused a Catholic schools body of failing to let her work after she transitioned and asking invasive questions about her bathroom use.

'Mum guilt': parents battle growing school costs

As Australian parents deal with the ballooning cost of school supplies amid other cost-of-living pressures, a minor party is promising relief.

PhD numbers slip as students made to live 'in poverty'

Australia's future economic growth and research prospects are at risk with meagre incomes deterring prospective candidates from undertaking a PhD.

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