Australians buy billions of drink containers every year, but not all packaging is recycled equally. Understanding what happens after a can or bottle goes in the recycling bin can help families make small choices that reduce waste. Billions of drink containers every year Australians buy enormous numbers...
Families across Australia are already deep into coughs, runny noses and gastro bugs — and for many, it feels relentless. One child returns to care with a sniffle. Within days, half the room is coughing. By the end of the week, siblings, parents and even grandparents...
After a shocking bullying incident at a NSW school, annual behaviour contracts for students and parents are being proposed. But educators say paperwork alone won’t stop bullying — and the reality of monitoring and enforcing them may be more complicated. A disturbing bullying incident at a...
If you pack school lunchboxes for your children, writes Neha Lalchandani, you’ll know it can sometimes feel like a real slog. It needs to be easy to prepare, nutritious and something children will actually eat. On top of this, there is increasing awareness it should be friendly...
Annoyance gradually becomes enjoyment, as Fiona Adams finds herself at home from work for the day with her sick child. “Don’t tell me you can’t go to school. You have to go to school,” I told my six-year-old daughter as she stared at me with her...
School breaks make up more than an hour of the school day. Should they be considered part of learning? Asks researcher Brendon Hyndman Most public debate about schooling focuses on what happens inside the classroom – on lessons, tests and academic results. But students also spend significant...
When we think about jobs you can do from home, you may not immediately picture a school teacher, write researchers Fiona Longmuir and Tim Delany, Monash University. But as Victoria debates a new right to work from home, the state’s teachers are asking what this...
Most pregnant women experience some nausea, but a small number develop a severe form known as hyperemesis gravidarum. Karin Hammarberg writes that researchers are still uncovering its causes, risk factors and treatments — and why symptoms can become so extreme. Most women experience some nausea and...
NAPLAN is being used by some schools as an entrance exam. This isn’t what it’s designed to do, reports Steven Lewis. School students around Australia have begun their NAPLAN tests this week. Amid technical glitches during the writing component of the exam on Wednesday, there has also...
From diagnosis to therapy and school support, families of neurodivergent children often face complex systems and long waiting lists. Researchers Kelsie Boulton and Adam Guastella suggests the parents under the most strain are often the ones waiting the longest. Parenting any young child is full of...
