Construction is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries. It employs around 1,143,600 people, which accounts for 8.7% of the total workforce. Over the past five years, employment in the industry has increased 7.3%.
The median weekly earnings for those working in construction are around A$1,305 per week. This is higher than ...
The World Bank is urging Papua New Guinea to address a “human capital crisis” and invest more in educating children, who suffer high rates of stunted growth and illiteracy, as a way to boost economic growth and security.
An anonymous survey posted on an Adelaide teachers’ Facebook group has unearthed further disturbing evidence of the impact notorious ‘manfluencer’ Andrew Tate is having on boys – and on female teachers’ working lives.
It’s obscenely expensive, often fails to do the basics and leaves children feeling like animals, but despite a report determining an urgent need to replace it, NSW last-resort alternative care arrangements will continue shuttling dozens of childre...
With the media and society in general it seems finally looking to seriously challenge misogyny in this country and ending men’s violence against women and the harm it creates, the Federal Government is looking to build on investments already made ...
ACT Minister for Education and Youth Affairs Yvette Berry has released the Final Report of the Literacy and Numeracy Education Expert Panel, and accepted its eight recommendations in principle.
A raft of reforms could allow members of the LGBTQI community in NSW to be treated equally under the law for the first time, advocacy groups say.
While most in our education system recognise the transformative potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to improve teaching and learning, there remains a hesitation or suspicion on the part of many to fully embrace it in ou...
A public speaking curriculum should be delivered in all Australian schools so children learn the essential tools and techniques needed to succeed in business and in life, a renowned communications expert has urged.
Students have returned to school following the holiday break, but one cohort in Broken Hill is reuniting for the first time in months.
NCEA and University Entrance results for 2023, released on Tuesday, show decreases in attainment across all levels.
