58+ min ago   (437+ words) A first-of-its-kind pornography literacy program will be rolled out across Australia, encouraging teens and parents to understand porn's harms as the government pledges to crack down on domestic violence. The program will be written by activist group Teach Us Consent,…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (422+ words) New laws opening universities' doors to thousands of regional students will not be effective in establishing equal educational opportunity, a parliamentary committee warns. Under a bill introduced in June, the number of students from regional areas or low socio-economic backgrounds…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (89+ words) The Canberra Times It's the Canberra event with boundless heart and emotion. In 1976, to mark the newspaper's 50th anniversary, The Canberra Times Fun Run was born. Ever since, it's been a beloved feature of the calendar for a city that loves…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (513+ words) In the outpouring of words about the death of the mega-star Dolly Parton, the most eloquent no doubt comes from a humble corner of Canberra which she really did touch. Her organisation supplying books to bookless children in Tennessee went…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (935+ words) Oh great. A school doesn't communicate with a parent body about chaos among the kids. What's the goss? Boys at Radford College were in an online chat group where boys were rating girls' appearances. When I say boys, these ones…...

4+ week, 14+ hour ago   (541+ words) Parents at Radford College say they have been left in the dark about an online chat group where boys were rating girls' appearances. At the beginning of the term it came to light that some boys in the year 6 cohort…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (475+ words) US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunisations. The order advances a long-standing goal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist who has promoted a…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (508+ words) There are now countless versions of the modern-day plague on our collective attention span. It's almost an accepted fact that we're all being held hostage to Big Tech, and there's seemingly nothing any of us can do about it. But…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (422+ words) Zackary Boundy drastically changed the way he lived after losing his university scholarship. The Ngiyeempaa man began skipping meals and limiting his spending when he lost the funding after transferring to an undergraduate degree. "It was actually pretty devastating," the…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (798+ words) Reports of shocking abuse and neglect in our early childhood system mean many Australians are questioning whether they can trust childcare centres. In our new report, we look at some of the broader factors that can increase risks in the…...