Queensland state schools to trial AI

A teaching tool that uses artificial intelligence will be trialed in 10 Queensland state schools.

7 October, 2023

Digital Health Agency head quits

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

17 December, 2019

Here’s what a population policy for Australia could look like

Many people think a population policy is about control – like China’s one-child policy. But modern population policies are about population wellbeing.

20 August, 2018

Councils come together on sportsground shortage   

The importance of councils collaborating to push for large-scale infrastructure is laid bare in a new report warning of a sportsground shortfall across Northern Sydney.

5 April, 2018

PC Report on Government Services – Child care, education and training

The final section of the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has been released, covering child care, education and training (CCET). Expenditure on CCET services is significant. Total government expenditure on the sector was just under $71 billion in 2016-17, around 31.6 percent of total government expenditure on service. School education was the largest […]

1 February, 2018

NSW Budget: the impact on local councils

Win for the regions.

23 June, 2017

Canberra school cleaning company guilty of Fair Work Act breaches

Some workers owed almost $25k.

28 April, 2017

Piccoli takes on uni role to help disadvantaged students

Remote and rural areas focus.

5 April, 2017

Changing the shape of teaching

Flexible classroom spaces.

7 September, 2016

High-rise schools stack up

First ‘high’ school for SA.

17 August, 2016

It’s your public school: Former ABC chief Mark Scott to head of NSW Education Department

Lesson in political survival

2 June, 2016

Public private partnerships are back in vogue with government

How to build a successful PPP.

26 January, 2016

Push to give ‘My School’ website a disability inclusion plan

Give parents more info: Speech Pathology Australia.

20 January, 2016

Victoria could soon outlaw LGBTI discrimination in religious schools

Christian Schools Australia opposes the bill.

7 September, 2015