8 h. ago McDonald’s wants to open on a primary school’s doorstep. The school is far from happy

Plans to open a McDonald’s beside a school have triggered fears it will undermine efforts to promote a healthy lifestyle.

Politics

19 h. ago I went from high school dropout to professor. What I did next shocked my colleagues

I had an unfortunate knack for finding work environments that were completely inappropriate for me as a young person, but a diagnosis explained a lot.

Events

61 h. ago The Queensland school with the best (and healthiest) tuckshop meals

From hiding vegetables to playing with them, the state’s 2025 tuckshop recipe awards have produced a colourful line-up – and creative winner.

Politics

4 d. ago Rosie O’Donnell has found her happy place. Far away from Trump’s America

The US comedian is bringing her one-woman show Common Knowledge to Australia in October.

Politics

4 d. ago Behind the counter at old school camera and film shop Sydney Super8

The Kodak-yellow Newtown store is keeping the art of film photography alive among the next generation of shutterbugs.

Culture

4 d. ago Man charged after allegedly sexually touching schoolgirls in Sydney’s inner west

The man alleged reached through the primary school’s fence to sexually touch the children. He will face court on Wednesday.

Politics

4 d. ago A mountain out of a Rosehill: Gai Waterhouse and Peter V’landys trade blows over racetrack

Gai Waterhouse made a long-overdue return to the Randwick Races at the weekend. But racing supremo was not happy.

Politics

5 d. ago The hunt for Osama bin Laden and a vaccine disaster. Why polio remains a risk to our health

A prominent Australian dreamed of ridding the world from polio, but a vaccine-derived strain of the virus festers on our doorstep.

Science

5 d. ago Taliah is one of thousands who dropped out of high school. A major reform hopes to change this

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare wants to merge four teaching bureaucracies into one super-agency. Will it help more students to finish year 12?

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Australia belongs to all of us’: Community backs school after bomb threat

Anglican priests welcomed students to an Islamic school in Brisbane on Monday after a bomb threat forced an evacuation last week.

Events

6 d. ago One in 10 high school students banned from class as suspensions skyrocket

Critics of the increased suspension of students argue they will become further disengaged in learning.

Events

7 d. ago Eight years ago, I called off my engagement. We’re back together, with one big change

Radio and TV presenter Zan Rowe talks about the important men in her life, including her high school boyfriend who dumped her over a kiss gone wrong.

Politics

7 d. ago Meet the Harvard insider helping Sydney students get into elite schools

Devery Doran has been in the room when admissions officers decide the fate of the tens of thousands of students who apply to Harvard University every year.

Politics

7 d. ago These childhood mates grew up in their dads’ pizzerias. Now they’ve opened their own

No apps, no online ordering, no web bookings. Doing things the old-school way is already paying off for Frankly Nick’s.

Politics

8 d. ago Clifton Hill renters beat investor to buy $1.4m house in their neighbourhood

The buyers were happy to find a home in their dream suburb where they’d rented since selling their Fitzroy North home years ago.

Economics

8 d. ago Clifton Hill renters beat investor to buy $1.5m house in their neighbourhood

The buyers were happy to find a home in their dream suburb, where they had rented since selling their Fitzroy North home years ago.

Economics

8 d. ago ‘You can tell the fakes by the number of teeth’: My counterfeit Labubu conundrum

Can you fool a pre-schooler with a fake Labubu? Armed with a gift for a great-niece, that’s what I was about to find out.

Politics

8 d. ago The Carey connection: How Suns stars, best mates turned this school into a powerhouse

Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson are in their sixth year with the Suns. As with Carey Grammar, the sixth season has been the watershed, as the Suns make finals for the first time.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘It’s too much pressure’: Why Veera won’t give up on her school dreams

It was excitement for some and disappointment for many as the results came out for opportunity class exams marred by technical issues and crowd chaos.

Politics

9 d. ago Footy factories: The schools that produced the most AFL finals players, ranked

A small group of Melbourne private schools will have an outsized influence on September’s AFL finals series.

Sport