Education, Teaching and Training News
Right-leaning public figures dominate the online hate speech scene, researchers reveal.
Teen friendships tracked
Teenage friendships are critical to determining wellbeing in adulthood, new research finds.
Birth rate drops to risky level
Australia’s birth rate has plunged to its lowest level ever, raising alarm.
Antarctic efforts backed
Tasmania's role as an Antarctic gateway may be secure, but newly-funded wharf upgrades come with strings attached.
Medics show climate alarm
Australian emergency medicine workers are increasingly alarmed by climate change.
Regional road lessons running
A new road safety program targets high-risk young drivers in regional Queensland.
AI trained for weather warnings
An AI chatbot could improve disaster response with personalised emergency information.
Councils call for crime plan
With a state election drawing near, Queensland’s peak local government body wants political parties to come up with a meaningful plan to tackle juvenile crime.
ASIO boss outlines youth threat
ASIO says youth radicalisation is surging, and social media is fuelling the threat.
Disability commission questioned
Experts have investigated potential flaws in the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Unknowing confidence studied
A recent study has revealed a psychological bias dubbed the “illusion of information adequacy”.
PM's prize for space finds
Professor Matthew Bailes from Swinburne University has been awarded the 2024 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.
DV leave reviewed
A review has found Australia’s paid family and domestic violence leave scheme is effective but needs broader awareness and stronger support.
Course caps criticised
A Labor-led Senate inquiry has called for course-level international student enrolment caps to be scrapped.
Nobel nod for learning models
Machine learning owes much of its power to two physicists who never studied computers.
New body for child safety
A new Commission is being created to protect Indigenous children's rights.