Academics versus the teachers: Secret report exposes education rift
A performance evaluation of the Australian Education Research Organisation has remained secret for almost a year.
A performance evaluation of the Australian Education Research Organisation has remained secret for almost a year.
Three in four voters believe the nation is becoming more divided, with voters citing broken promises and dishonesty rather than the cost of living for a steep drop in political trust.
Education ministers agree to consider imposing screen time limits and restrictions on kids using generative AI at schools across the country. Follow live.
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Ministers will enforce a digital detox in schools, establish a new antisemitism curriculum and consider mandatory civics classes.
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Jeremy Rockliff made a social media post saying he was aware of "efforts made to remove all references to Christmas" in a primary school's celebrations, the same day the Education Department wrote to his office to say Christmas remained...
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Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all. Three judges from Victoria's Court of Appeal will hand down their judgment on Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder...
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson lost her appeal on Friday against three murder convictions. Patterson poisoned her relatives...
Patterson's re-sentencing puts her in a rare grouping of convicted killers in Australia who will never be eligible for freedom.
An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered triple-murderer Erin Patterson to never be released from prison because of the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with...
The infamous mushroom murderer, Erin Patterson, has had her sentence extended as she attempted to overturn her conviction. Patterson now won't be eligible for parole in her lifetime.
Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula 1 world champion, has died aged 80. Jones one of just two Australians to win F1 title after triumph in 1980 He won 12 grands prix across 10 seasons before retirement in 1986 Alan Jones, the 1980 Formula One...
Legendary driver Alan Jones, who brought Australian motorsport global glory with his 1980 world championship, has died after a short illness.
Former Formula 1 world champion Alan Jones has died at the age of 80 following a brief illness.
Former F1 driver Alan Jones leaving a church following the funeral service for Jack Brabham at Southport Church of Christ on the Gold Coast, Australia on June 11, 2014. (Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
The federal government is pushing for a "digital detox" in schools.
Voters fill out their ballots at Scarborough High School in Scarborough, Maine, on Nov. 3, 2026. (Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
In another blow for households, Australia's big four banks have confirmed they will pass on the latest rate hike in full. Under increasing pressure to find savings, the prime minister has flagged hard decisions from the government are...
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The high-profile real estate agent who was the victim of a vicious dog attack in Brisbane that initially left him fighting for his life suffered severe injuries to his ears and upper lip.
Victoria Police said the boy, 11, had been reported missing before 3pm after he jumped into the water and had not resurfaced.
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Property prices have plummeted for a seventh straight month, with the decline tracking faster than any previous downturn over the past four decades.
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EXCLUSIVE: Australian outback data centre pulls timeline after regulator stalls Reuters
Australia's housing market is about to record its seventh straight month of declining prices. Experts say weak demand is weighing on sales and conditions. There are fears a likely rate rise in November will deepen the downturn....
William Hamish Yeates became the first person sentenced under Australia's federal deepfake laws after creating and distributing explicit AI images of a teenage girl without her consent.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is expected to travel to Beijing next month as Canberra seeks to deepen a relationship which stabilised after years of trade disputes but has been recently complicated by geopolitical tensions....
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An Australian woman who murdered three people by serving them beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has been refused a bid to appeal against her convictions.
Jack Cale knows he has the support of Wallaby brother Charlie and their entire family as he prepares for the World Deaf Rugby Sevens Championship.
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Australia crumble under the pressure of a final-day chase as South Africa charge to a famous Test and series victory. Australia looks to chase down 288 runs to win the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town, with series honours on...
Votes are being counted across South Africa after a record 29.2 million people registered to vote.
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South Africa offspinner Simon Harmer claimed ten wickets in Cape Town and went up to seventh among bowlers
In tonight's edition, Rwanda and South Africa will lose their duty-free access to the U.S. market after being excluded from the AGOA trade program. Also, South Africans head to the polls amid water shortages and...
Australian Eleanor Wilson and her partner in work and life Alex Huston Fischer are behind the headline-grabbing, funnily folkloric Wicker.
Black Bear’s period comedy “Wicker,” directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson and starring Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Peter Dinklage, and Elizabeth Debicki, clinched the top spot at the U.K. and...
Public debates about kids and media often focus on harm. Children are usually seen as vulnerable media users who need adult guidance and protection.
The author of Jasper Jones and Runt pleaded guilty in May after police raided his home months earlier.
Stan Wawrinka's illustrious tennis career finally came to an end at his home tournament in Basel.
Judges to rule on Australian mushroom killer's appeal
Prosecutors want her 33-year non-parole period extended.
Getting your hands on CJ Hendry’s artworks is something most can only dream of. But a select group of her army of followers has figured out a way to not only collect her items, but make hundreds of dollars from them.
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Whale expert Vanessa Pirotta has been honoured at a ceremony along with the founder of community shark bite kits, a veteran pilot doctor, and the founders of a youth charity in the state's Mid North Coast.
More than 20 years after her last Australian visit, Diana Ross is returning for a one-off performance celebrating a career that helped shape modern music.
Australia passed its under-16 social media law in 2024, and the restrictions took effect on December 10, 2025, making it the first country to introduce a ban that has since spread around the world.
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A one-year-old boy was found dead in a cot after a horrific house fire, prompting a police investigation.