15 h. ago The entrepreneurial VCE subject enjoying a boom in student enrolments

Business management is considered a practical subject among VCE students, whereas more traditional subjects such as biology and chemistry have dropped in enrolments.

Politics

28 h. ago Here’s how renters can take advantage of the solar battery boom

The cost won’t make sense for everybody, but a portable battery and some panels can take a portion of your energy use off the grid.

Politics

39 h. ago Childcare to close after 120 years amid warnings Sydney is losing grandchildren

The Millers Point childcare centre will close this year due to dwindling enrolments, as locals say high housing prices are forcing out young families.

Events

51 h. ago A single piece of cloth stands between this student and his lifelong dream of becoming a paramedic

For religious reasons Prabhjeet Gill has a beard and does not cut his hair. He was shocked when he was told this meant he couldn’t do a required mask-fitting test.

Politics

3 d. ago Former student sues college over schoolyard scuffle that left him quadriplegic

The now 20-year-old says there were no teachers on recess duty when he was put in a headlock at Beaconhills Christian College in 2022.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘We’re still close friends’: Why Petracca’s bond with Oliver remains strong

The Gold Coast Suns unveiled boom recruit Christian Petracca on Friday, and the former Demon is already warming to his new life in the sunshine state.

Politics

3 d. ago Call this a geriatric rant if you wish, but at 90, I’ve decided enough is enough

I’m fond of King Charles but, on my significant birthday, I must declare: I am not his subject. I owe him no allegiance.

Politics

5 d. ago England overlook Roosters star Smith in favour of veteran who flopped in NRL

Billy Smith enjoyed the best season of his injury-plagued career for the Tricolours, and put up his hand to represent the country of his heritage. He received a “thanks, but no thanks”.

Events

5 d. ago In every couple, there’s a travel organiser and a passenger. I know who I’d rather be

After years of being the ‘John’, I am enjoying being a ‘Jane’.

Politics

6 d. ago She’s the only HSC student at her school. This is how Cody did it

In a town where the closest traffic light is 280 kilometres away, Cody Gallagher can’t wait for school to finish so she can explore new opportunities.

Politics

6 d. ago Khawaja’s student and Konstas’ waterboy: Inside boom teen’s Test apprenticeship

Victorian wunderkind Ollie Peake will face Sam Konstas at Junction Oval this week with the aim of emulating his peer’s rapid rise to Test stardom.

Society

6 d. ago Nice bum, miss: Why we need to get tough with boys at school

A student threatened to come to the teacher’s house and rape her. He was not suspended.

Events

6 d. ago Sydney Uni singled out to get no extra international students next year

The sandstone university was the only institution to be knocked back in its bid to host a share of 17,500 extra foreign student places.

Politics

7 d. ago Decade of debt: The number of students owing more than $50,000 revealed

Australian Tax Office data shows the average uni graduate now takes more than a decade to clear their student loan, with 200,000 more owing $50,000 and above.

Economics

1 week ago ‘Just extraordinary’: What the gold mania means for your jewellery box

Australians are queueing in the streets to buy gold amid a global boom for the precious metal. The mania surrounding gold is predicted to make jewellery more expensive, and even delay our energy transition.

Politics

1 week ago Jett spends HSC maths visualising his answers. He is Mosman High’s dux

Jett Thompson has been legally blind since the age of eight. But the gifted student has not let it get in the way of his academics.

Economics

1 week ago ‘It’s going to stretch budgets’: The affordability paradox for Brisbane’s growth corridor schools

Housing incentives have set off a housing boom predicted to hit south of Brisbane in the near future. Can schools keep up with it?

Politics

1 week ago VCE maths exams should ban calculators, return to pen and paper for better results

Victoria is being urged to follow the lead of other states and ban powerful calculators from being used in final year exams to improve maths understanding.

Politics

2 w. ago Forget the stereotypes, there is plenty to enjoy about sex after 60

While sex (and our bodies) change as we age, the notion of a sexless older age is outdated, new research reveals. Here’s how to navigate relationships, sex and pleasure with the passing of time.

Politics

2 w. ago Mansions, pools and pony club: Melbourne’s most expensive outer suburb

It has a higher median house price than Northcote and Fitzroy, and surged in value while the inner city stalled. But can the boom continue?

Politics