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News Corp reports say that Abbott Government may sacrifice up to $2 billion in budget savings - scrapping proposed cuts to gain support for university deregulation.
Vic. coughs up for free pertussis vaccine
A rise in cases has lead the Victorian government bring back free whooping cough vaccines for expectant mothers and parents of newborns.
Boys' hold on 'brilliance' keeps women from top jobs
A new study shows that at even the highest echelons of academia, baseless assumptions are keeping women from being adequately represented.
Creative cause championed ahead of latest review
Education professionals are renewing the call for creativity to be valued the same as more traditional academic skills.
Subtle bullying source sought in new book
More than 95 per cent of staff in schools have experienced some form of workplace bullying, according to research in a publication launched this week.
VET check to form reforms
The Federal Government has decided to consult the training sector about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Victoria gets first go.
News in full swing from the 19th!
Hello and welcome back to CareerSpot News for 2015, faithful readers.
School budget drops just before WA's final bell
School principals in WA will have their normal last-day-of-school celebrations interrupted, as the Government has decided to give them their 2015 budgets just hours before the school year ends.
Ten ways humanity got it right this year
The journal Science has picked its top ten scientific achievements of the year, highlighting some incredible breakthroughs of 2014.
Virtual link to vital studies sees science going rural
Queensland experts are helping more young minds get an insight into the endless possibilities of a career in maths and science.
Willingness trumps knowingness in school success
New studies suggest personality is more important than intelligence when it comes to success in education.
New course could be one step in NT's quest
A new program will see more teachers trained to face the growing shortage in the Northern Territory.
Severed connections could see cracks grow
Budget cuts will leave hundreds of vulnerable teenagers at risk of falling through the cracks, insiders say.
Centre to study critters, creeks and matters of the North
Experts say they are keen to start using newly-announced Federal Government money for research projects across northern Australia.
Sick stats show real rate of faking
Up to 43 per cent of workers aged 18-24 admitted to faking a sick day in the past 12 months, according to an online poll of 1,035 Australian workers.
Bad seems good in fallacy of maths
New research shows many who claim they are “good” at maths actually aren’t, demonstrating once again the incredible power of self-delusion.
Pyne backs NAPLAN after latest report launched
The Federal Education Minister has repeated his support for the NAPLAN scheme.
Teeth and beaks plotted to end old question
The phrase “rare as hen’s teeth” would have made little sense until 116 million years ago, as new research shows up to then many birds had a full set of pearly whites.
Top teachers take prizes
The Australian Awards for University Teaching 2014 have been handed out, highlighting the value of some truly outstanding teachers.
Viking tale twisted by female DNA
Norwegian researchers have discovered new information that shows Viking settlements may have been much more progressive than many believe.
Memories kept behind millions of mental doors
It is annoying when a random piece of information seems to push an important one out of our memory – but researchers say there is so much space that this is almost impossible.