Nicole Precel

Australia's child protection system is at risk of becoming financially untenable, with costs having almost doubled over the past decade despite outcomes remaining stagnant.

Of the almost three dozen children who died between 2019 and 2025, all had been flagged with child protection services several times, a new landmark report has found.

Add us as a preferred source on Google As a 14-year-old student was getting ready to compete at an interschool swimming carnival for his Jewish school, he saw a student from another private school perform a Nazi salute.

Independent schools will meet later this month to discuss how to tackle antisemitism, including changes to the curriculum, amid a wave of alarming incidents among students.

More than 400 Victorian primary schools will roll out a new year 1 numeracy checks next term as the state expands its screening programs designed to identify students at risk of falling behind in maths.

Children at a high-rise childcare centre in the inner city were at risk of falling from a 12-storey roof edge, the official regulator has found.

Children at an inner-city Melbourne childcare centre were at risk of falling from a 12-storey roof edge.