Recently, writes Sally Larsen, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”. Education experts spoke of “grim reading”, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the results “alarming”. But many of these...
National Child Protection Week launched this week with a clear message that "every conversation matters" National Child Protection Week kicked off on September 1st with a powerful message: "Every Conversation Matters". Organized by NAPCAN, this week is all about engaging Australians to "Play a Part" in...
The eight winners of the 2024 HESTA Excellence Awards were announced in Melbourne on August 30th. Selected from a record-breaking 400 nominations. These awards celebrate outstanding teams and individuals across Australia working in the Disability, Allied Health, Aged Care, and Community Services sectors. Among the winners are...
A new app is helping us find out, write Kate Anderson, Taleah Carson and Tasha Cole Australian children are among the healthiest in the world. However, First Nations children continue to be left behind. To break the cycle of disadvantage, we need to foster First Nations children’s well-being...
The federal government has only ‘noted’ a call to end special schools, reports Linda J. Graham. What does this mean for students with a disability? We have just received the long-awaited response from the Australian government to the disability royal commission’s final report. One of the most...
What’s Australia doing? Asks Ausma Bernot and Joel Scanlan Roblox is a hugely popular online gaming platform that contains its own little universe of games. It is primarily targeted at children. Users can create games themselves, play games built by others, and chat with other players....
Dr Elise Waghorn weighs in on the long-debated question Quality time with children over the summer break strengthens parent-child relationships – but is that a friendship? Dr Waghorn, an early childhood expert from RMIT says, parents should not be friends with their children and parent-child boundaries...
Tending to a kitchen garden can be a great way for children to understand and enjoy healthy eating, but where do you start?...
And they’re good for you too, says Clare Collins from the University of Newcastle’s online nutrition platform Food prices are adding pressure on household budgets, especially for Australians on the lowest incomes. To help save money on the weekly groceries, consider adding these five staples to your...
‘I don’t even know what the Australian TV shows are'. Jessica Balanzategui, Djoymi Baker and Georgia Clift look at the future implication for Aussie kids. It has been almost ten years since Netflix and Stan first started offering streaming services in Australia. This has been a decade...
