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Australians waste around 7.68 million tonnes of food a year. Trang Nguyen,  Jack Hetherington  and  Patrick O'Connor. This costs the economy an estimated A$36.6 billion and households up to $2,500 annually. Much of this food is wasted at home. So while consumers are increasingly aware of...

Emma Viskic swears off swearing when her daughter starts using some colourful language. I have a confession to make: I was a bad mother. Or, at least, a foul-mouthed mother. I tried, I really did, and most of the time my language would have delighted the...

What do you do when your child is being bullied—and the school insists everything is fine? Anthea Rowan shares her harrowing journey through denial, doubt, and finally, decisive action to protect her son. The First Signs: “Some of the boys hit me” It began when Jack* was...

Victoria Minson asks What are the national standards? Recently, we heard claims of shocking abuse and neglect in Australian childcare centres on ABC’s Four Corners program. While 91% of services met or exceeded the national standards as of February 2025, there have also been reports of centres...

We tried a different preschool curriculum to prevent youth crime. Checking in 20 years later, it worked, report researchers Jacqueline Allen, Kate Freiberg and  Ross Homel Shutterstock There’s been an increased political and media focus recently on so-called youth crime waves, particularly in Queensland and the Northern...

How much is it really costing parents? Average fees for Year 12 are at least $15,000, report  Emma Rowe and  Diana Langmead Recently, updated figures once again showed an increasing number of Australian families are choosing to send their children to private schools. According to the Australian...

Simple schoolhouses, big dreams – how a dad-to-be’s PhD project is transforming childhoods around the world When Faisal Bin Badar started his PhD at Charles Darwin University, he had one goal in mind: to help children in Pakistan access a better education. What he didn’t expect...

Rachel Leslie, Annette Brömdal, Cris Townley and Glenys Oberg advise parents how you can tell the difference and help your child  It’s back-to-school again around Australia. While many students will be excited to reunite with friends, or have some nerves about their first day, others may...