Two-year-old Harley Rigby will inspire Queenslanders to turn their small change into support for sick kids, becoming the face of this year’s Woolworths Small Change Appeal to raise funds for the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Throughout October, customers shopping at Woolworths supermarkets in Queensland will have the...
Will ‘overcharging’ make it explode? Ritesh Chugh debunks common battery myths Shutterstock In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take centre stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc on your battery? A number of factors determine a phone battery’s lifespan,...
Three distinguished educators from across the nation were celebrated as the 2023 HESTA Early Childhood Education & Care Award winners, recognizing their extraordinary contributions to early childhood education. Advancing Pedagogy and Practice - Balnarring Pre-School, Balnarring, VIC Balnarring Pre-School in Victoria was honored with the 'Advancing Pedagogy...
Cancer in the family brings immense challenges. Thanks to Cancer Hub, finding support isn’t one of them. The immense challenges that come with a cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. Families often have to make important treatment decisions while also navigating financial pressures, accommodation and parenting arrangements. Whether...
Law experts from Charles Darwin University (CDU) are advocating for significant reforms to Australia's parental leave system, emphasizing the need for substantial increases in paid parental leave. Their research indicates that Australia lags behind other countries with similar economies in terms of parental leave entitlements. Current...
Sally Larsen reports that the widespread beliefs about widening gaps are not shown in her research. If students have poor academic results early in school, do they continue to fall further and further behind as they move through their education? The intuitive answer to this question is...
Nearly 500,000 Australian kids go to after-school care. Researchers Alyssa Clare Milton, Ian Hickie, Karen Thorpe and Tom McClean report that it needs to be more than a babysitting service. Outside school hours care – also known as “school-aged care”, “OOSH”, or “afters” – is booming. As of 2020,...
How do we help those most at risk? ask researchers Melissa Cain and Joanne Quick There is increasing concern about Australian students falling behind in numeracy and literacy. NAPLAN results show that 16.2% of Year 3 students are at or below the national minimum standards in numeracy,...
The next round of education reforms can fix this, researchers Catherine Smith and Helen Dickinson report The National School Reform Agreement is made about once every five years in Australia. This is the main way the federal government can steer changes in how Australian schools are...
Evangeline Mantzioris looks at the science Rice is a staple food for billions of people in Asia and Africa. It’s also a versatile ingredient for many iconic dishes from around the world, including dolmades from Greece, risottos from Italy, paella from Spain and rice puddings from...
