While individual schools might shine, PISA results show our education system is stagnating
Education ministers were disappointed by the results. As they were last time. But between PISA cycles, timidity and divisions stymie bold reform.
Education ministers were disappointed by the results. As they were last time. But between PISA cycles, timidity and divisions stymie bold reform.
An unconscious man was found near the van in Morayfield bushland in June, with police believing him to be the victim of an attack causing severe brain damage.
Nine airports will receive additional counter-terror resources including 135 Australian Federal Police officers over the next 18 months.
Comedian Ed Kavalee will be Dave Hughes' new permanent sidekick on the Hit Network's national drive show in 2020.
In the lengthy report, which divides sexual misconduct into 21 categories, the ride-share company said it recorded 235 rapes and thousands more cases of assault.
Australian fans are going to see plenty of Tiger Woods with the US captain hinting he may play more than the minimum two matches next week in Melbourne.
'There are no coincidences.'
'There are no coincidences.'
The world-acclaimed author, who has traced his ancestors' story of the East India Company to Australia, delivers an ominous warning about caring only for the interests of shareholders.
A Warning does nothing to advance our knowledge of the pathology that is Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Studying in England on a scholarship in the name of his late friend Dan Vickerman, former Wallaby James Horwill has one last scrum to pack in to.
New Football Federation Australia chief executive James Johnson has pledged to build a "shared vision" for the game in Australia
Amazon says it lost a valuable Pentagon cloud contract because of "bias expressed publicly" by President Donald Trump, according to the judge overseeing the case.
"You’re not allowed to be ‘meh’ about Extinction Rebellion," says the Turner Prize-winner, who is challenging cultural divisions in a new stage show.
Emma Thompson was just one of the stars dazzled by Songs for Nobodies.
There's plenty of things to do and see, from markets to Japanese festivals, outdoor cinemas to a Christmas pool party.
The Prime Minister, triumphant after winning an unwinnable election, might use the summer to recall the dangers of hubris as demonstrated by Paul Keating.
The S&P/ASX 200 is up by 20 points to 6703.4 with industrial and financial stocks leading the market.
The ASX is set for a calmer day after losing nearly 300 points during trading this week. Futures point to a slight rise when trading starts.
Socceroos Aaron Mooy and goalkeeper Mat Ryan compounded Arsenal's Premier League misery as Brighton beat the Gunners 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium.
State Parole Authority chair James Wood said keeping the sex offender locked up to the end of his prison term was against the community's interest.
Additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning the 737 MAX to the skies could cause Boeing to cut or temporarily halt production of the aircraft, the planemaker said.
World heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz jnr said he fulfilled a dream when he triumphed over Anthony Joshua and he would "die trying" to defend his belts.
Elon Musk won't be getting an apology from a British cave explorer who said the entrepreneur's offer of a mini-submarine to help rescue a boys' soccer team from a flooded Thailand cave was a "PR stunt".
The impossible quest for perfection is the cause of much unhappiness. This is how messing up can work to your advantage.
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