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Serious incidents in Victorian childcare jump as staff qualifications slide
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (557+ words) February 10, 2026 " 10:30pm Almost 5050 children were injured, became ill or experienced trauma at Victorian childcare centres last financial year, an increase of 8 per cent, according to the latest Productivity Commission report released on Tuesday. More than 730 children were also locked out of…...
Trevor Long discusses safety on Roblox
13+ hour, 39+ min 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...
A childless life is not the nightmare ending you might think it is
3+ day, 17+ 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…...
Once dismissed as ‘westies’, these VCE students are soaring against the odds
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (1016+ words) February 3, 2026 " 5:00am It's been almost 30 years since principal Craig Jennings first walked through the gates of St Albans Secondary College. Back then, it was dismissed as "a westie school" " burdened with the weight the disparaging tag carries. Now it's "a maths…...
Why writer of Adolescence doesn’t fear for the future of boys
1+ week, 3+ day ago (981+ words) How do you follow a surprise heavyweight hit such as Adolescence, the confronting, harrowing and complex miniseries about the arrest of a teenage boy for murder, which dominated pop culture and political debates almost immediately on its release last March?...
I am a doctor. If I see people at festival without a hat, should I say something?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) January 31, 2026 " 5:00am I attended an outdoor music festival on a hot day. All around me, people were getting sunburnt and not wearing hats. I'm a doctor. Should I have tried to educate them about the risks? V.N., Beaconsfield, Vic I'm assuming you're…...
My 17-year-old is trying to find a part-time job. Are ‘trial’ shifts legal?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (578+ words) January 28, 2026 " 5:00am Each week, Dr Kirstin Ferguson tackles questions on workplace, career and leadership in her advice column Got a Minute? This week; the legality of "trial shifts; a dismissive boss and toxic behaviour within a union. My 17-year-old daughter is…...
School for my bright son has been heartbreaking. Too many teachers think kids need to ‘try harder’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) January 28, 2026 " 5:20am When I picked up my son from his final year 12 exam at the start of this summer, I was definitely happy it was over and proud of him for getting through such a tough few weeks, but the biggest…...
‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1247+ words) At 28 years old, Alisha Burns got married, and started trying for a baby the following year. After three long years of fertility treatments, she finally got pregnant. At 21 weeks, her son was stillborn. Two weeks later, her husband left her....
Parents offered ‘coaching’ before the new school year
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (725+ words) January 27, 2026 " 5:30am Taking the first steps from primary school into high school can be daunting for any young student, but one Reservoir girl isn't letting the fear of the unknown hold her back. Emma Wilkie is due to start at Reservoir…...