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‘Not my boy.’ When teachers are harassed by students, some schools and parents fail to help

One female teacher who has been in the profession for 14 years told us how a Year 11 boy backed her into a corner of the staff room.

August 26 Brings Minimum Standards for Gig Workers, Here’s What You Need to Know

Would Uber Eats be liable for a “workplace accident” that injured one of its delivery riders?

How much should you read into your child’s NAPLAN report?

Results are now being reported against four new proficiency standards: “exceeding”, “strong”, “developing” and “needs additional support”

Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how

The history of science on this continent is extraordinary, yet we often fail to recognise the sophisticated knowledges held by our First Nations peoples.

Australia’s corporate watchdog is suing our largest stock exchange. What’s going on?

That doesn’t mean the ASX does – or has done – anything wrong. But this has been a known potential conflict of interest since the 1990s.

Free(r) movement at the Forum

The most interesting development from this year’s FEMM, though, was the endorsement by the new Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Baron Waqa of the ambition to free up the movement of people within the region.

Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?

In 2024 about one in three school students were into the bottom two proficiency bands, with the remaining two thirds were in the top two.

The cancellation of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour shows is the latest incident in a long history of concert terrorism

The main suspect is a 19-year-old Austrian citizen who is believed to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State last month.

Call for PM Albanese to intervene amid rising Islamist violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

More than 51,000 people from Bangladesh call Australia home and Albanese’s lack of response to these valued members of our society is a stark contrast to the urgency and severity of the situation.

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Dr Murali Reddy performs region’s first robotic knee replacements in New Zealand hospital

Dr Reddy’s journey spans three countries and decades of dedication to medicine.

Victoria slashes car rego and fares as Trump’s Iran war hits Aussie household budgets

Announcing the measures, Premier Allan said the package was designed to help families cope with rising household expenses and higher fuel costs.

Award-winning young Indian innovators develop eco-friendly answer to microplastic pollution

Vivaan Chhawchharia, Ariana Agarwal and Avyana Mehta recently won the Asia regional title at The Earth Prize for their invention, dubbed “Plas-Stick”.
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