More than 230 new recruits join NSW Police Force
The NSW Police Force will welcome 234 new probationary constables and farewell a retiring Assistant Commissioner at a ceremony at the Police Academy in Goulburn today (Friday 27 April 2018),…
Section: Science
South Korea to hit pause on Friday to soak in historic summit
With a giant TV screen in its capital, and a break from classes for students to watch live coverage, much of South Korea will hit the pause button on Friday…
Fellowship supports ongoing study into chronic pain
www.cnbp.org.au The Centre for Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), an Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence led by the University of Adelaide, is pleased to announce that Logan Jenkins, a researcher at…
NAPLAN 2018: Keeping it in perspective
In May this year, over one million students from Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 will participate in an assessment of their literacy and numeracy skills. As with any test…
New insight into the never-ending arms-race between viruses and their hosts
Viruses have been infecting all forms of life – from single-celled bacteria to humans – for as long as there has been life on Earth. Because of this, ancient mechanisms…
Heatwaves ‘cook’ Great Barrier Reef corals
By Mary Halton Prolonged ocean warming events, known as marine heatwaves, are taking a significant toll on the complex ecosystem of the Great Barrier Reef. This is according to a…
A joint statement from Australia's national parent associations on NAPLAN
April 2018 As representatives of Australia’s national parent organisations, which advocate for parents of students around Australia, we support the useful role NAPLAN plays in the education of children. NAPLAN…
NSW GOVERNMENT MUST RESTORE TAFE FUNDING AND STOP TAFE CUTS
RELEASE 19 April 2018. The NSW Teachers Federation is concerned that today’s announcement on TAFE jobs is too little, too late. Over the past five years, TAFE has been under…
Research: The decision one third of Australian students regret
The number of Australians continuing further education is on the rise, with over 1.3 million students currently enrolled into universities nationally[1] compared to 1 million in 2008[2]. According to new…
Jumbla launches six in-studio animation and motion design courses
Learning animation and motion design by doing “We’ve always had the philosophy that the best way to learn is to do, and all of our new courses are based on…