Education and Family

New ministerial direction limits international student numbers with revised forecast pushing net migration to 340,000.

Australian universities have given feedback on their efforts to tackle antisemitism on campuses.

Experts are warning against porn consumption, pointing to statistics that reveal its negative impact, and the increasingly young ages of viewers.

A think tank says the move is aimed at shoring up Labor’s inner-city electorates.

Parents warned parents to think twice about buying an e-bike for an underage child for Christmas.

Australian National University professor Bruce Chapman said a levy would be a alternative solution to an international student cap.

New Australian laws allows the government to pay other countries to accept those non-citizens.

Dan Tehan highlighted the bill’s neglect of secondary visas, including 120,000 partners of students, 86 percent of whom seek to remain in Australia.

Some students were able to work out how to access questions, supposedly hidden, in sample papers uploaded by the body in charge of exams.

‘The higher income earners could be more restricted by their HECS debt than lower income earners,’ David Koch said.

Opposition raises concerns about the program’s cost and outcomes.

The university sector has backed the plan, while economists are less positive.

‘Taking action early is key to achieving better hearing health outcomes,’ said Karen Hirschausen, Hearing Australia’s Principal Audiologist.

Australian youth calls for digital literacy, parental support, algorithm control, and tech accountability, prioritising education over age verification.

Experts raise concerns about staffing shortages, regulatory complexities, funding inadequacies, and the impact of the new ‘Support at Home’ program.

‘The new bill appears to give providers more rights than the consumer,’ said a South Australian pensioner.

‘You either reduce the number of people you’re servicing, or you get more nurses,’ said Eyre Peninsula Old Folks Home CEO.

A similar scheme in New Zealand is reported to have led to 10,000 meals going to waste each day.

Premiers of NSW and SA will join leaders from around the nation in discussing plans to ban kids from social media in Australia.