85 m. ago How ‘Australia’s worst school’ transformed after public low point

Two determined principals dramatically turned around the culture of a school where student and educators’ physical and mental health, plus academic records, had been plummeting.

Politics

96 m. ago Coalition makes first major school announcement with training college network

The $260 million pledge to build 12 technical colleges for high school students is a move towards teaching skills rather than pushing students into university.

Society

4 h. ago Glenda was a teacher who made a schoolgirl cry. Then she tried one change

They’d had it with teaching. It was partly chemistry, partly Dorothy the Dinosaur that led Glenda and Jennifer into their new careers.

Society

5 h. ago EPA urges Chevron to overhaul environmental panels, pull staff to safeguard integrity

WA’s environmental watchdog has recommended Chevron pull staff from expert panels governing quarantine at its Gorgon gas project on Barrow Island to prevent their impartiality being compromised.

Politics

5 h. ago Teachers bitten, pushed down stairs: How ‘Australia’s worst school’ transformed after public low point

Two determined principals dramatically turned around the culture of a school where student and educators’ physical and mental health, plus academic records, had been plummeting.

Society

7 h. ago Heartbroken parents of toddler killed in car park tragedy pay tribute to 'shining light'

The heartbroken parents of a toddler who was tragically hit and killed by a car in south-west Victoria last week have paid tribute to their "beautiful" daughter.

Society

7 h. ago ‘I’d be silly to walk away’: Huge Dolphins facelift looms as stars fight for futures

Four veterans face uncertain futures as they head off contract, and two new additions have painted a picture of the Dolphins’ looming facelift.

Politics

7 h. ago School teacher accused of sexually assaulting five students pleads guilty

The primary school teacher allegedly sexually assaulted a child every day for two terms.

Society

7 h. ago School teacher who sexually assaulted five students pleads guilty

The primary school teacher sexually assaulted one of his victims every day for two terms.

Society

11 h. ago Financial planner who gambled away $4.5m of family money jailed for seven years

A judge has lashed online betting agencies for actively feeding the 32-year-old’s addiction after he defrauded millions from his partner, cousins and close friends.

Economics

18 h. ago My boss is sexually harassing me, but I love my job. What can I do?

No job is worth putting up with harassment from an employer in any form, and what they’re doing is illegal, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

Events

18 h. ago Schools urged to fight back against bickering, online harassment and toxic gossip in parents’ WhatsApp groups

Parents’ WhatsApp chat groups have become so “diabolically bad” for schools that experts are urging educators to fight back through the courts and the teachers’ union is calling for state government intervention.

Events

26 h. ago Driver accused of hitting Sam Kerr’s gran plans to fight charges

A Perth driver accused of hitting soccer star Sam Kerr's grandmother has indicated he will fight the charges.

Events

28 h. ago In five years, Zeke has never had a classroom inside his school’s building

Parramatta East Public School, like many in the region, has been over its student cap for years, but now new funding will bring its classes out of demountables.

Politics

52 h. ago Two years ago, Jayden was failing school. A single thing changed that

Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.

Politics

55 h. ago Coffee dispute fight ends in death while customers pay for drinks and food

Lisa Murphy had coffee thrown on her before a wild fracas on the floor of a 7-Eleven left her screaming that she couldn’t breathe.

Economics

60 h. ago Albanese v Dutton: what are they offering on housing, taxes, health

New tax and housing policies are latecomers to the campaign agenda that will dominate debate. Medicare and a nuclear energy fight are also in the conversation.

Economics

61 h. ago Woman dies, three men fight for their lives after Bald Hills crash

Police were trying to contact the woman’s family, with some of the occupants of the vehicles understood to be international visitors. 

Events

66 h. ago ‘Not going to stand for this’: The IKEA exec emboldened by Donald Trump

In the face of the US president’s strident attack on climate action, this IKEA executive has urged fellow corporates to stay the course.

Politics

66 h. ago State must crack down on Chevron’s toxic soil use in WA, say advocates

The US oil and gas giant is “privileged” to operate its export plant in a biodiversity haven off the WA coast. But the pollution of the site has become a concern.

Politics