1+ hour, 35+ min ago (18+ words) Mosman High School in Sydney has seen a change in uniform policy which bans students from wearing leggings...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago (958+ words) Melbourne's shift to higher density living is expected to put pressure on schools in the inner city, as well as the northern and western suburbs, as Victoria looks to find classroom space for an extra 100,000 children in the next decade. But a school in the city's inner west says chances are being missed to acquire land in the area to prepare for long-term population growth, while education authorities refuse to act until the existing nearby school is nearly full. Data from Informed Decisions, which tracks population growth for school planners and local councils, shows 17 suburbs across Melbourne's outer north and western fringe, from Wallan to Werribee South, are set to add about 63,000 school aged children by 2035. But the growing pains will be most acute in inner-city areas flagged for more apartments such as Box Hill " where the primary school age…...

15+ hour, 1+ min ago (572+ words) Arbitrary detention, grossly unfair trials, enshrined discrimination against women, the death penalty: human rights groups say that this is Saudi Arabia today. Authorities there are now working closely with the University of Wollongong to open its latest and arguably most ambitious international campus in the Saudi capital, Riyadh. The University of Wollongong will join Arizona State University, University of Strathclyde, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and IE University in Riyadh. Credit: Getty Images "UoW is the first foreign university to receive a Saudi Investment Licence under the country's Vision 2030 program, reflecting our reputation as a trusted global education partner," the university said. Regulatory hurdles have delayed the campus's opening, which was set for mid-2025. English courses will now begin next year, with undergraduate degrees to follow from 2027. The university says its fees will be in line with local expectations " courses…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (61+ words) Trivia buffs: can you get a perfect score in the interactive superquiz? Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Try our new Mini Crossword Ten clues. Twenty-five squares. How quickly can you solve this bite-sized puzzle? Track your win streaks and challenge family and friends by sharing your results....

3+ day, 5+ hour ago (761+ words) Some time ago, I was told after a job interview that an organisation would love to hire me but suspected I'd be bored in the job they were offering. I took their advice and didn't pursue the opportunity any further. Looking back, they were right " it had not been quite right for me. Then it happened again recently. They used the words "wouldn't be stimulated. But this time it was different. For one, the position description was detailed, and I was confident that the job wouldn't bore me. And, the second thing was, this wasn't a friendly warning - it was them telling me why I hadn't got the job. I appreciated the honesty of the hiring manager the first time. But the second time I was a bit annoyed. Obviously, organisations can choose whoever they want, but isn't it really…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago (541+ words) Sitting with the winner of the scholarship that bears his late sister's name, Angus Dawson is sure she would be impressed. "She would love you, Adele, and be very excited that you're going to go and head off to Oxford and have the scholarship in her name," he says. Adele Burke (centre), with Nikki and Angus Dawson. Burke is the recipient of a new $100,000 scholarship from the Katrina Dawson Foundation.Credit: Sam Mooy It is almost 11 years since Man Haron Monis took a group hostage in Martin Place's Lindt Cafe. During the early hours on December 16, 2014 a police tactical operations unit stormed the cafe, bringing his 16-hour siege to an end. Sydney lawyer Katrina Dawson was caught in the crossfire, killed by a stray bullet fragment from a police gun. Her family has chosen to memorialise her through the work…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago (565+ words) Students at Western Australia's biggest university have sounded the alarm over a possible merger of the state's public institutions, believing any "so-called benefits" would come at the cost of fewer courses, staff cuts, bigger classes and more online delivery. Curtin University, the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University are all in the firing line for a merger, with Edith Cowan University likely exempt due to the opening of its new inner-city campus in 2026. Curtin Student Guild president Dylan Storer. Earlier in the month, WA Premier Roger Cook said the number of universities in Perth could be "considered too many" for the city's size. But Curtin Student Guild president Dylan Storer said that idea was not grounded in fact. "The state benefits from diversity, specialisation and institutional autonomy " a merger would make WA's sector slower, less competitive and less responsive…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago (580+ words) The Age's team behind the coverage of the trial of triple-murderer Erin Patterson has won the Walkley award for coverage of a major news event or issue after months of dedicated and insightful reporting. Journalists from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald won six categories at the 70th Walkleys, journalism's annual national awards for excellence, in a ceremony on Thursday night at the ICC Sydney. The Herald's health editor Kate Aubusson, reporter Emily Kaine and Age investigative reporter Aisha Dow.Credit: Sydney Morning Herald Reporters Aisha Dow, Kate Aubusson and Emily Kaine won the Walkley for specialist and beat reporting for their relentless coverage of medical misogyny. Liam Mannix and William Davis were finalists in the same category for their detailed documentation of academic wrongdoing by a disgraced Australian scientist Mark Smyth. The groundbreaking visual story documenting the pursuit of…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago (529+ words) The University of Technology Sydney has backflipped on plans for mass redundancies and course cuts, with teaching and international studies degrees to continue and public health courses to be dumped. The cash-strapped institution had announced earlier this year that more than 10 per cent of academic jobs would go, and its schools of education, international studies and public health would shut. UTS will walk back its plans to axe teaching and international studies degrees.Credit: Artwork: Michael Howard UTS recorded a deficit of $78 million in 2024 and is attempting to refinance its debts in a bid to maintain a good credit rating. Unlike other universities, it has enrolled a record number of lucrative foreign students this year. But on Wednesday, the university's vice chancellor Andrew Parfitt emailed staff to announce most of the proposed changes would not go ahead as the executive…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago (638+ words) Queensland is yet to get shovels in the ground on Olympic infrastructure projects at state schools weeks before the priority projects were supposed to be completed. The Education Department instead said it expected to green-light construction in early 2026. The state government's Go for Gold school grant scheme awarded more than $93 million to 120 schools in its infrastructure funding round, with projects "to be completed by December 2025. Glenala State High School in Brisbane.Credit: Morgan Roberts In July last year, six schools secured the highest level of funding " category three " to cover projects ranging from $2.5 million to $5 million, including Glenala State High School in Brisbane's south-western suburbs. However, almost 18 months later at the state's original deadline for all projects' completion, none of the high-level funding projects had begun. A spokesperson from the Department of Education said all six schools would have projects…...