Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - October, 2018
Universities have expressed dismay at “political interference” in the blocking of $4 million in grants.
Kepler's era wraps up
NASA is preparing to send off the most prolific planet-hunting machine in history.
Water app for citizen science
CSIRO has launched a new app to empower citizens scientists to monitor water quality.
Cranes gamed for serious safety
Australian researchers have used video game software to enhance the safety of crane lift training and operation.
ACT scrapping school discrimination
The ACT has proposed new laws to prevent discrimination against students and teachers based on their sexual identity.
Report card shows regional issue
New analysis suggests the location of a school is more important than whether it is public or private.
BOM responds to forecast concerns
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has responded to claims it was damaging its forecasting.
Record office hits the road
Up to 20 per cent of kids in Queensland Indigenous communities do not have birth certificates.
Warning over myGov tracking
People fleeing domestic violence have been warned that former partners could trace them via their children's myGov accounts.
Mars could host briny life
Basic lifeforms have the potential to survive on Mars thanks to briny waters, US researchers say.
PM issues abuse apology
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has delivered a formal apology on behalf of the nation for failing survivors of institutional child sex abuse.
AI enhances atom-trapping
Artificial intelligence has improved on human-designed quantum science experiments.
ASIC to review school banking
ASIC is reviewing school banking, following criticism of Commonwealth Bank's Dollarmites program.
Jobs at risk in uni moves
Flinders University academics are facing job uncertainty due to a restructure.
"Inadequate" response to teacher attacks
A safety inquiry has exposed serious flaws in how the ACT Education Directorate handled incidents of violence against teachers.
Headspace to see $52m boost
The Federal Government says it will increase funding to Headspace by about 50 per cent next financial year.
PM pushed for Nauru move
The Morrison Government is facing internal pressure to move children off Nauru.
India upholds high-tech database
India's highest court has upheld the legality of a controversial biometric identity database.
Monash enters microgrid trial
ARENA will partner with Monash University for a microgrid trial that could see an entire campus powered by renewable energy.
New links to slow overdiagnosis
A new alliance has formed with the aim of reversing the harms of overdiagnosis.
Scientists want new eyes on Australia
The Australian Academy of Science says a ‘downward-looking telescope’ should be used to unlock Australia’s hidden mineral wealth.