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No matter the language or socio-economic class, a new study shows memory is the key to learning.
Call for unfair school funding to be undone
School staff want WA’s school fee system changed, saying voluntary charges mean schools in poorer areas miss out.
School supermarket continues in lieu of new site
Some primary school students will continue getting a real-world lesson in market economics with a grocery store in their school hall.
Fee cuts see some ejected at Bishop's office protest
Student protestors continue to harangue the Foreign Minister over cuts and changes to higher education.
Parts of NT truancy plan could be counter-productive
The Federal Government has pressed on with its truancy program in the Northern Territory, but criticism continues too for the scheme that suspends welfare payments for parents of non-attending children.
Clear divide could be new brick in social wall
‘A wall to bring people together’ sound likes a strange concept, but that is exactly what the developers of a new interactive display surface hope to achieve.
ATO's great divide highlighted at crucial time
A tale is emerging of Australian Tax Office senior staff taking a break in luxury, while thousands of foot-soldiers fight to save their jobs.
New pitch for big public shift up north
Councils in the northern part of the country are pushing for a range of Federal Government services to move to regional centres.
New council to claw back useful governance in NT
The Northern Territory’s Country Liberal Party Government is working to undo the “chaos” caused by the former ALP Government’s “super shires” plan.
SA scraps it all to start again
The South Australian Government is looking to start with a blank slate, scrapping all government boards and committees and only reinstating those which can prove their worth.
Citizens form policy on People's Panel
A project is going on in Melbourne that will see a panel of everyday citizens to come up with new ideas and budgetary savings.
Councils swing for more say in WA
Western Australian local governments want more warning if the State is going to amalgamate.
VC says deregulation doesn't mean death
Budget cuts to universities were inevitable and deregulation will enable the sector to deal with the fallout, one vice-chancellor says.
Magnets talk to bring quantum days closer
Australian researchers are working on one step of the process that could see quantum information teleporting around the world instantaneously.
Boat song confused with coral calling
A fisheries study has shown that the noise a vessel makes can attract invasive pest species.
Green moves can bring flood of extra benefits
New research has shown that some environmental improvements do not occur in a vacuum, and can flow-on to benefit outside their intended sphere.
Old chemical rears head in Adelaide air and water
The phrase “safe as houses” means little for residents of one Adelaide suburb, who have had to evacuate ahead of the demolition of homes after a toxic contaminant was found.
Winds hint at bigger rise
Change is on the wind, and scientists say it could have impacts beyond previous predictions.
Muir takes the wheel on ARENA funding
An unlikely saviour has emerged for an important government body aimed at bringing more renewable energy to Australia.
All but one on board for homeless help
Almost all of Australia’s governments have thrown their support behind a $115 million national partnership agreement to combat homelessness.
Tribal mindset mapped with maths
Researchers have developed a mathematical model to examine online social networks, looking at whether we prefer to copy our friends or go with the opinion of the masses.