Archived News for Education Sector Professionals
Language limit lowered
The Government’s attempts to change the English language citizenship test has been compared to the White Australia policy.
NDIS review slams sluggish efforts
A large-scale review has found the NDIS will be rolled out late, and could rely on foreign workers.
QUT to teach robots human traits
Queensland scientists are working to inject human rationality into robots.
Victoria hitting herd-level help
Victoria is on the verge of achieving the ‘holy grail’ of 95 per cent immunisation.
Star clash spotted
Researchers have tracked the collision of two neutron stars based on their gravitational waves.
Gardasil upgrade backed
The Federal Government has approved the free delivery of an updated vaccine.
BCA backs lifelong learning
The Business Council of Australia wants a serious overhaul of higher education.
Birmingham lifts language bar
The Federal Government has announced new English language requirements for foreign tertiary students.
Push for more refugee education
An international diplomat says Australia should offer more scholarships to refugees.
Report reveals worst places for girls' education
South Sudan has been named as the world’s wort place for girls to receive an education.
Worldwide waistlines rise
There has been a ten-fold increase in the number of children and adolescents with obesity since 1975.
SA launches leadership centre
South Australia has launched a new centre dedicated to training public sector ...
Abbott backs anti-science line
Former prime minister Tony Abbott says that if the world is getting warmer, it’s a good thing.
UTAS bargaining could halt results
University of Tasmania (UTAS) students are being caught up in industrial action over pay and conditions.
Big prize for microscopic advance
Three experts have received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on the cryo-electron microscope.
Call for support for kid witnesses
Experts say we need to know more about the effects on children when one of their parents kills the other.
CBA changing school practices
The Commonwealth Bank is changing its Dollarmites program after criticism from consumer group Choice.
Defence aims at maths minds
The Defence Department wants to recruit Australia’s top new mathematicians.