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The Western Australian Opposition says recent Government figures are evidence that it plans to cut over $100 million from the state’s education budget this year.
Awards tip hat to top tertiary teachers
Australia’s thirteen best university teachers have been recognised at the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
Blood tests to assess brain bumps' effect
Blood tests may soon be used to accurately diagnose concussion and predict long term cognitive disability, heralding a quick and easy way to check for life-threatening damage.
Chevron funds Barrow Island bug book
A new book has added 25 species to the thousands which inhabit a small island area off the north west of Australia.
Eddies vetted for air supply
An international team has collected information to show in greater detail how undersea ‘eddies’ distribute oxygen, warmth and nutrients around the ocean, and how a reduction of this process could leave some parts starving.
Stick to the script to fight bacteria back
Research is pretty fast - but bacterial evolution is faster, a University of Adelaide drug expert says.
Code classes could push Finnish kids ahead
European schoolkids may soon be aiming for a C, with plans to include coding and programming to the homework routine.
Google scanning gets legal stamp
A court ruling has allowed Google to continue digitising books and soon offer-up millions of scanned texts for online viewing.
Statin stoush reaches full-page pitch
Western Australia’s peak medical group has taken out a full page newspaper advertisement to tell people to take their Statins.
Music missing out in Victoria's outer reach
A Parliamentary Inquiry says some non-metro students are struggling to find the beat, with poor access to music education recorded in Victoria.
Strong support shown for NT teachers, more strikes to come
Nearly thirty schools were closed as over 1,800 teachers went on strike in the Northern Territory this week – and they say the industrial action will continue.
Students given online keys to 27,000 degree plasma rig
A new project gives any student or teacher with an internet connection remote access to real a physics lab, and all the scientific discoveries they hold.
Ancient WA probed for the origins of life
A discovery in Western Australia may have shined a light on the Earth’s oldest inhabitants, with researchers finding microbes in rocks over three and a half billion years old.
Grants to keep eyes on the Reef
Scientists in north Queensland will be able to continue working with one of the nation’s greatest natural assets with a new round of funding grants.
New links lock mans' place at sea
A recent study has highlighted a new factor in the complex relationship between humans, the atmosphere, oceans and the whole state of the planet.
Pleas for action before more deadly effects
The chairman of the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has spoken out, calling on individuals, grassroots and community groups to push for real action on climate change.
Work stigma keeps depression locked, costing money and lives
A study by one of Australia’s most prominent charities has shown there is still a strong stigma about mental health in the workplace, which keeps many from seeking the help they need.
Safety and sustainability, talk of the day for teens
The NRMA has held a weekend youth summit to teach the leaders of tomorrow about the importance of sustainable transport today.
Sun safety slips into digital era
The time-tested “Slip, Slop,Slap” method has been ushered into the digital age, updating the important sun safety message for the smartphone generation.
Law centre to gauge QLD gas concerns and invoke innovations
A new centre for mining law research will focus on fair negotiations between land-owners and CSG companies.
Literacy dip can be dodged by toddlers
Teaching levels for literacy and numeracy are one thing, but students must be inspired to learn early if they lessons are to stay after school, some experts say.