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With potentially harmful chemicals accumulating on children’s playgrounds around the country, researchers have studied how effective simple cleaning techniques may be.

Education experts say political attacks on teachers are driving people away from the profession.

New figures show Western Australia's universities suffered a significant drop in income in 2014.

Researchers say there should be more tests on the theory that school is ruining children’s eyes.

It is a commonly-held belief that “student engagement” in the classroom is crucial to learning, and there may now be a good way to measure it.

Modern science and ancient Indigenous knowledge should be much more closely linked, one expert says.

New research suggests playing can be a lot of hard work.

The Federal Employment Minister will be faced with worker troubles on his own doorstop, with industrial action given a green light.

Queensland councils have welcomed the Great Barrier Reef 2050 Long-Term Sustainability Plan, despite concerns from environmentalists.

The Federal Government has released new methods for public consultation ahead of the first Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction.

Hobart's Lord Mayor has said local council amalgamations in Tasmania are "inevitable" after a vote in favour this week.

The South Australian Local Government sector continues to lobby for significant changes to the State's planning system, changes it has wanted for years.

The New South Wales Government has been accused of missing several key points ahead of this weekend’s election, as it tours the state spruiking a plan to sell valuable assets.

Deep funding cuts to the Indigenous Advancement Strategy have led one NT mayor to tell federal politicians they “better start listening real fast”.

The Western Australian Government has set up a new office to guide ICT reform.

A Federal Parliamentary committee has slammed the Federal Government's Asset Recycling program.

The Senate will vote on the Government’s metadata retention bill today, and it appears almost certain to pass with the blessing of the party technically considered the Opposition.

Business simulation experiments have shown simple interventions could increase compliance by company directors whose companies are undergoing liquidation.

Robots will change the Australian workforce in the next decade, according to some.

New research suggests the biodegradable claims on some plastic containers may not be all they appear.