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The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research show 28 sexual offences by minors on school grounds were reported to police in 2022, and 37 in 2023.

‘It’s not a voucher’: This is how Queensland’s $100 back-to-school bonus will work

When a school hat costs $90, the payment, which will not be handed directly to families as a voucher, might not stretch far.

  • Felicity Caldwell

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There is no evidence that working-class women in America currently have fewer offspring than they actually want.

Baby brain: Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived

Unless you’re on a one-man mission like “procreator-in-chief” Elon Musk, efforts to deliver a wider boom either fail or cost a fortune.

  • The Economist
Carissa Smith was adopted from South Korea as a baby and has embarked on a search for her birth parents.

Carissa used to look at the moon and wonder if her mother could see it too - she never found out

Carissa Smith finally made the journey to Seoul last year, seeking answers about who she was. But her hopes were dashed by a woman holding a manila folder, and hiding words with a ruler.

  • Lisa Visentin

When it comes to talking to teens about sex, this is the approach to avoid

If your only strategy is to try and stop them, then it is doomed to fail.

  • Ita O'Brien
Pavel Durov is the founder of Telegram and was arrested by French authorities as part of an investigation into criminal activity on the messaging app.

Billionaire to leave fortune to 100 children he’s fathered

Pavel Durov has just written his will – and won’t let his children touch his fortune for 30 years.

  • Matthew Field
Bad parenting is often to blame for misbehaving kids.

Banning adults-only hotels is insane. Most children are intolerable

As a stressed adult, I have a list of things that relax me on holiday, and the presence of children isn’t one of them.

  • Mark C. O’Flaherty
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The author as a little girl.

After three days with my family, I feel my childhood self returning. Why does this happen?

I found myself going quiet, retreating into my chair. The crushingly shy, passive version of myself I’d long thrown off was threatening to reappear.

  • Anna Snoekstra

Teaching your teenager to drive is terrifying (for more reasons than the obvious ones)

As I hold on – white-knuckle to the door handle and my emotions – I remember that this is just another milestone.

  • Jo Stanley
Australian schools need to take a different approach to truancy.

‘Schools become a prison’: Parents must take responsibility for truancy, expert says

Parents and schools need to take an entirely new approach to school absenteeism, an academic says.

  • Noel Towell and Caroline Schelle
As more schools embrace student-led discussions with teachers, it pays to prepare discussion points ahead of time.

How to get the most out of parent-teacher interviews when your child is there

Student-led conferences, where your child leads the conversation about their learning, can feel a little awkward. Getting the most from your 10-minute chat requires preparation and poise.

  • Jenna Guillaume

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