• Who’d be an academic?

    Louise Johnson     |      May 8, 2024

    Australia’s academics feel insecure and overworked and their careers are getting harder to maintain. What does this herald for the future of Australian universities?

  • Red tape ties up university innovation

    David Noble     |      May 7, 2024

    Australian public universities tout themselves as bastions of innovation and driving forces behind economic growth, but their in-built cultures are getting in the way.

  • Boosting belonging for school mental health

    Kelly-Ann Allen     |      May 2, 2024

    Initiatives to enhance a sense of school belonging can have positive and far-reaching effects on the mental health of young people.

  • The first thousand days

    Ana Gamarra Rondinel     |      May 1, 2024

    The first 1,000 days of a child’s life do much to shape their future, but the cost of living crisis is taking its toll on young families.

  • Boardroom blitz

    Open Forum     |      April 29, 2024

    A new report has revealed the extent to which Australian universities’ governing bodies have become stacked with unelected big business appointees.

  • Universities face a cash crunch

    Anthony Welch     |      April 26, 2024

    Government plans to reduce the number of overseas students are forcing the Australian universities which have come to depend on their fees to contemplate opening more branches abroad.

  • Encouraging critical thinking in schools

    Geoffrey Dobson     |      April 17, 2024

    Better education, combined with social media regulation, can help to combat the plague of science denial on popular platforms like tik-tok.

  • Aligning skills and education

    Open Forum     |      April 12, 2024

    Student-centred reforms to more closely align the skills training and higher education sectors are needed to ensure that the Australian workforce is resilient and able to adapt to change.

  • Setting up children for success

    Open Forum     |      April 10, 2024

    As Australian schools prepare to gather the nation’s latest data on early childhood development next month, early childhood advocates are emphasising the importance of taking action to set children up for success well ahead of their school years.

  • Varsity blues

    Gwilym Croucher     |      April 8, 2024

    Universities should be drivers of educated debate, so if civil society is increasingly fractious, divided and dumbed down, have they been doing their job?

  • Too busy to play?

    Elise Waghorn     |      March 27, 2024

    Some Australian children suffer from neglect at home, while others are scheduled with so many extra-curricular activities they barely have time to play, so what’s the right balance for your child – and your finances?

  • The key to early learning

    Open Forum     |      March 6, 2024

    The key to boosting a child’s cognitive and emotional development lies in promoting an active interest in topics or activities, Griffith University researchers have found.