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Creating a culture of kindness in our schools
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (630+ words) February 14, 2026 " 4:45pm Bullying in our schoolyards costs the country upwards of $500 million over 13 years of schooling and victims up to eight months of learning. Today's report by Emily Kowal on the NSW government's landmark policy for handling bullying represents a significant…...
The million-plus students cut off from computers in this age of billionaire excess
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (16+ words) The million-plus students cut off from computers in this age of billionaire excess'SMH.com.au...
Lucia missed social cues. Finding out why changed her life
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (793+ words) February 11, 2026 " 7:30pm Seven-year-old Lucia Porteus wasn't picking up on all the social cues her peers managed to seamlessly decipher. She couldn't sit still, and concentrating in class was often beyond her. "I was doing silly things " I'd get in trouble, and…...
New data finds spike in dangers in Australia’s childcare sector
3+ day, 26+ min ago (42+ words) New data has found a surge of 'lost kids' and serious injuries at childcares across Australia. New data has found a surge of 'lost kids' and serious injuries at childcares across Australia. Updated February 11, 2026 " 6:55pm,first published 4:43pm...
Trevor Long discusses safety on Roblox
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (38+ words) Tech expert Trevor Long speaks with Today about online safety on gaming platform Roblox. Tech expert Trevor Long speaks with Today about online safety on gaming platform Roblox. Updated February 10, 2026 " 11:32am,first published 11:29am...
One dead, 800 missing: The truth about NSW childcare revealed
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (618+ words) February 11, 2026 " 5:00am One child died, almost 800 were temporarily lost and 7674 suffered a serious injury, trauma or illness at NSW childcare centres last financial year, as centres increasingly sidestep staff ratio requirements. New data released by the Productivity Commission has shed light…...
Laura can’t afford unpaid work her allied health study needs
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (494+ words) February 9, 2026 " 4:02am Support payments for allied health students struggling to feed themselves during mandatory unpaid practical placements would cost less than $300 million over the next four years, exclusive modelling from the Parliamentary Budget Office has found. Less than a year since…...
Kids put at risk by IT bungle, minister says as ‘damning’ findings revealed
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (529+ words) February 7, 2026 " 3:51pm Queensland children were put at risk by a bungled IT program rollout, minister Amanda Camm said as the "damning" findings of an independent review were made public. Case management system Unify was launched in April 2025 " two years after initially…...
A childless life is not the nightmare ending you might think it is
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (537+ words) February 7, 2026 " 8:00am Have you heard the term "fertility vampire? It's a person " usually a man " who dates someone during their childbearing years and then ends the relationship, robbing them of their chance to be a parent. These stories, common enough that…...
Are men or women to blame for ‘heterofatalism’? I have a theory
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (753+ words) February 7, 2026 " 5:00am Here we go again. Three men in their 30s, two of them childless, pondering " in public " whether the drop in the fertility rate could be due to the sheer selfishness of women. "I mean, they get jobs and then don't…...