Archived News for Education Sector Professionals - February, 2020
Reporting reforms pass
New changes will require welfare recipients to report income as it appears on a payslip rather than estimating a figure.
QLD promises cool schools
The Queensland Government has pledged to to air-condition every school classroom, library and staffroom by mid-2022.
Anaerobic animal excites scientists
Scientists have discovered a non-oxygen breathing animal, shaking up long-held assumptions about life on Earth.
Tehan to kill 'cancel culture'
The Education Minister says he wants to end university ‘cancel culture’.
Tehan issues crackdown stats
The Morrison Government says it has saved $3 billion in a crackdown on dodgy childcare providers.
Commission hears 'broken' claims
A royal commission in Sydney has heard people with disabilities are seen as broken and in need of fixing by the medical profession.
Report urges kids' inclusion
Top global health bodies have laid out a broad range of risks they say is putting young people’s future under threat.
Job-hunting rate rises
An increase in the number of people looking for work lifted Australia's unemployment rate from 5.1 to 5.3 per cent in January.
Robodebt warning in welfare change
The Federal Government says its latest efforts to stop welfare overpayment will cost about $30 million.
St Kevin's faces state probe
An elite Melbourne school will be investigated over its management of child abuse risks, after damning revelations this week.
Top teachers could lift schools
The Grattan institute has proposed a ‘master teacher’ position be created to improve teaching across schools.
Jail fights in pay rise claim
Unions want a pay rise for Victoria’s juvenile prison staff to reflect the dangerous nature of their work.
'Sports rorts' claims denied
Concerning new details have emerged about the Federal Government’s two sports rorts.
Bullying rife for trainee docs
A new survey shows one in three trainee doctors in Australia have experienced or witnessed bullying, harassment or discrimination in the past 12 months, but most do not report it.
Switch flicked to wake brains
New research has revealed what appears to be a ‘switch’ that controls consciousness in the brain.
Virus ban retained
The Federal Government has extended a ban on foreign students returning to Australia.
Gap stats released
The latest Closing the Gap report shows that by most socio-economic measures, Indigenous Australians are still behind ...
NDIS access has slow postcodes
Investigations have found that children's access to disability funding appears to depend on where they live.