More and more Australian families are homeschooling. How can we make sure they do it well?

Homeschooling ranges from highly structured ‘school at home’ to ‘unschooling’ where kids learn through living.
BBC

Kindergarten parents told to pay thousands for kids' art - sparking uproar and a midnight heist

How much would you pay for your child's art? That's the question one Australian kindergarten posed to dozens of families this week when it asked them to stump up A$2,200 (£1,000; $1,400) for the ...
Medical Xpress

Not just 'growing pains': 1 in 5 Australian kids live with chronic pain, but it's often invisible

Most children bounce back from pain after an injury or illness. But for one in five—approximately 877,000 children in Australia—the pain continues. The 2025 National Kids in Pain Report included 53 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

AI Chatbots Are ‘Clear Danger’ to Kids, Australian Watchdog Says

The rules apply to a range of online services including social media platforms, gaming sites and AI services. Breaches can be punished by penalties of as much as A$50 million ($33 million) Read More: ...
Spectrum News NY1

Australian woman sentenced to life in prison for mushroom poisonings

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s ...
KCCI Des Moines

Australian judge sentences Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning relatives with mushrooms

An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap ...