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UNSW is the top-placed Australian university in the latest global rankings, coming in at 19th. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremiumAustralian unis 'punch above their weight' in rankings

An Australian university has soared 30 places in a key global ranking to become the best performing tertiary institution in the nation.

Duncan Murray

The Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings, released on Thursday, shows UWA in seventh place nationally and 77th in the world.

Education CommentsPremiumREVEALED: One WA uni holds global ranking while one slides

One WA university has retained its position among the top 10 in Australia in the latest global university rankings, just ahead of the nation’s newest institution, Adelaide University.

Bethany Hiatt

Not- For-Profit Child Care Illustration: Don Lindsay

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The uncomfortable truth about male childcare workers

Doing something to fix the gender disparity in child care will not be possible without hard, honest conversations.

Ben O'Shea

One third of students at Curtin University and around one in five from the University of Western Australia do not feel free to express their views on campus, a report has revealed.

EducationCommentsPremiumWA uni students grapple with free speech concerns

A third of students at Curtin University and around one in five from the University of Western Australia do not feel free to express their views on campus, a report has revealed.

Bethany Hiatt

Students at publicly funded universities do not feel free to express their views, an analysis shows. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremiumUni students report 'serious' free speech problem

University funding should be partly tied to how free students feel to express themselves, a think tank says, as students report increasing constraints.

Nick Wilson

East Beechboro Primary School students Ayva, 10, Ella, 9, and Artem, 11. Carwyn Monck

EducationCommentsPremiumSEE THE LIST: Most popular books chosen by WA kids

More than a quarter of a century since the first Harry Potter novel was published, the books are still among the most popular for WA school kids who signed up for this year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Bethany Hiatt

Educators should be sceptical about AI but head for the driver's seat, says Professor Danny Liu. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

EducationPremiumWhy teachers are creating AI-powered classroom helpers

An Australian made artificial intelligence platform is letting educators create their own teaching aides, some of whom simulate scenarios from the real world.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Rory, Aria and Rafaeil moving to help boost balance.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumParents urged to act as kid’s balancing skills plummet

Parents are being encouraged to build more movement into everyday routines as part of a push to arrest a decline in kids’ balancing skills.

Rhianna Mitchell

Applecross Senior High School Picture Facebook

EducationCommentsPremiumTeachers at prominent Perth school in push for shorter year

Teachers from a prominent Perth high school are calling for the number of days students spend at school each year to be slashed, arguing it could even improve academic performance.

Bethany Hiatt

The former private school swim teacher accused of sexually abusing a child will stand trial in July. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

COURTPremiumSchool swim coach groomed 13yo for sex: court

A swim coach trusted with children at one of Melbourne’s most prestigious schools will stand trial over 10 child abuse charges.

Harvey Constable

Abusive parents will be banned from school grounds under expanded measures. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremiumAbusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

It will be easier for principals to ban abusive parents from school grounds under expanded laws, including those who target teachers through social media.

Nick Wilson

He was tracked down to Altona North. Vic Police

NewsPremiumSchool locked down as teen, 15, arrested

Dramatic footage has captured the moment police arrested a teenager in a rideshare vehicle following an alleged burglary, as a nearby private school was plunged into lockdown.

Alexandra Feiam

James dialled into court from custody on Friday. Court sketch: NewsWire/ Rocco Fazzari

UPDATEDPremiumMum’s horror after childcare worker’s abuse

A mother has told a court of the “horror and fear” she felt when discovering her child had been abused by a childcare worker.

Clareese Packer

Australia's world-first social media ban for under-16s has been in place for half a year. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremiumTeens' mental health worsening due to social media

Young girls face the greatest psychological risk of all adolescents from using social media for extended periods, a decade-long Australian study has found.

Allanah Sciberras

CCTV captured the pair fleeing from the scene after the incident. 7News

CRIMEPremiumDad, daughter’s frightening hit man escape

A father and his teenage daughter have survived an apparent assassination attempt gone wrong after a terrifying confrontation.

Jack Nivison

Students at the University of Western Australia have been warned their personal details were exposed in a recent data breach.

EducationCommentsPremiumWA university students caught in fresh data breach

Students received an email urging ‘heightened vigilance’ of their personal digital security after the university identified ‘unauthorised external access’ to the student information database.

Bethany Hiatt

It's six months since the social media ban for children started and it's unclear how it's going. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremium'A bit messy': jury still out on child social media ban

There is no verdict on the benefits of barring under 16-year-olds from using social media, months after the controversial changes came into effect.

Allanah Sciberras, Duncan Murray and Morgan Reinwald

All prep students would be assessed for neurodivergence under a state election policy. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

EducationPremiumAustralian-first plan to spot autism, ADHD in schools

Parents and teachers could benefit under a state election pitch to place specialists in prep classes to assess, refer and diagnose neurodivergent students.

Callum Godde

Julie Bishop resigned as ANU chancellor last month. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremiumExplosive letter behind Bishop’s uni exit

An explosive parting shot by former foreign minister and ex-Australian National University chancellor Julie Bishop has been revealed.

Nathan Schmidt

Premier Roger Cook has denied that being forced to juggle more students than public schools in other States has made the job of WA teachers more difficult.

EducationCommentsPremiumCook defends teacher workloads despite worst student ratio

Roger Cook has denied that being forced to juggle more students than public schools in other States has made the job of WA teachers more difficult.

Bethany Hiatt

The Cook Government often likes to point to its track record in education, but having the worst student-to-teacher ratios in Australia is hardly something to boast about.

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Our rich State must put more resources into education

The Cook Government often likes to point to its track record in education, but having the worst student-to-teacher ratios in Australia is hardly something to boast about.

Bethany Hiatt

WA has the worst ratio of public primary school students to teachers in the country.

EducationCommentsPremiumWA’s teacher shortage crisis hits worst in the nation

WA has the worst ratio of public primary school students to teachers in the country and has done little to reduce class sizes over the past decade.

Bethany Hiatt

Pauline Hanson has shared plans to block foreign students from staying in Australia.

Federal PoliticsVideoComments‘Abusing the system’: Hanson’s new plan to block foreigners

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has revealed details of a radical plan to stop foreigners from accessing bridging visas or attempting to appeal cancellation decisions.

Max Corstorphan

UWA professor David Blair and members of his team at the Australian International Gravitational Research Centre at Gingin, with equipment central to his team's part in the discovery of gravitational waves. PICTURE: NIC ELLIS THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

SCIENCECommentsPremiumWA scientist David Blair spreading insights of Einstein

One of Australia’s most acclaimed scientists has been recognised for his lifelong passion for physics and his dedication to unlocking the secrets of the universe for future generations.

Bethany Hiatt