Education, Teaching and Training News
Experts want to pause the development of AI to make sure the technology is having a positive impact.
Voice bill tabled
A historic bill to trigger the Voice referendum has been introduced to Australia's lower house.
State boosts hate laws
Queensland is set to introduce new legislation that will prohibit the public display of hate symbols, including Nazi flags.
Locals look at brightest burst
Australian astronomers have observed a gamma ray burst brighter than any seen before.
School sees hydro needs
Australia appears to lack the hydrogen skills and training capabilities it needs to achieve its newly-legislated carbon reduction targets.
SA setting up Voice
South Australia has become the first state to pass legislation enshrining an Indigenous voice in parliament.
Beliefs drive relief
A new study suggests shame, guilt or incentives are not enough to sustain humanitarian action.
Climate icon passes
The scientific community is mourning the death of a glaciologist who improved our understanding of the Earth.
Comet movements computed
Scientists have offered a “non-alien explanation” for the interstellar visitor known as ‘Oumuamua.
Majors reach Voice deal
Labor and the Coalition have come to an agreement to revise referendum conduct laws ...
Students to drive hydro boost
Queensland is looking to a new batch of students to grow its emerging hydrogen industry.
UQ jab tests continue
A clinical trial has begun for a second-generation COVID vaccine, two years after the technology was abandoned.
UN report demands action
Climate change impacts are larger, more rapid and worse than previous estimates, but humanity can tackle them.
Mythbusting to aid pain
Researchers are seeking to debunk common pain myths to help teens recover faster.
Students test food for space
Australian schools are exploring bush foods as potential foods for astronauts.
Mice born from male cells
Researchers have turned male skin cells into female egg cells that produced live offspring.
Welfare probe continues
Calls have been made to scrap the “punitive” mutual obligation system for Australia’s jobseekers.
Olympic needs outlined
Council advocates want to ensure the 2032 Brisbane Olympics to benefit the entire state.