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Louise Paech and husband Locky say finding the time to get children Oskar and Ella to school with a healthy lunch requires a team effort.

What cost of living crisis? Aussie parents spend big to escape hated chore

Feel like there’s not enough hours in the day? You’re not alone – and many parents are willing to splash a surprising amount of cash to get out of one particularly tedious task.

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Serious mother talking to sad upset preschooler daughter kid at home. Mum consoling quiet girl, giving love, comfort, support, touching shoulder of child at home. Psychology, therapy, empathy concept

‘Re-enacting abuse or porn’: Kids’ sexual behaviour soars at schools

Reports of disturbing behaviour between children in schools have quadrupled since 2020, as experts warn it is now Australia’s fastest-growing form of sexual abuse.

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Revealed: The Geelong schools with the wealthiest parents listed

Ever wanted to see how much families earn at the state’s top private schools? Here’s a full list of the average income of families at every elite school in Geelong and Victoria. Search now.

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Private schools rich list – how much money all the other parents earn

You’ll be astonished to learn how much parents at Australia’s elite schools are earning. Here’s the official data showing the average family income at hundreds of private schools.

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Claire Spinkston and her son Hugh, 14mths with Aleksandra Golat and her son Noah, 2 at Dave's Angels Playgroup in Burnside SA. Pictured on 17th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Sleep, activity, screens – what parents of toddlers are doing wrong

Half of all Australian kids are developmentally delayed when they start school, but university researchers have identified one key factor that makes a huge difference.

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Dr Emma Goodall and Tania Allen will co-lead Dara School. Picture: Supplied.

SA’s only gifted school makes big change for a ‘very bright future’

Australia’s first school dedicated to gifted education from reception will embrace a radical new approach to leadership, appointing two principals to share power.

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‘Not medical professionals’: Teachers struggling with ADHD students

More than half of Australian teachers admit they cannot identify ADHD in students, with many turning to Google for guidance.

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Year 7 student Felicia threatened to run away from camp in the lead up to a school trip to Woodhouse. Her fears were eased by mum Kathy showing her the layout of camp among other things. Story about school camp anxiety. Picture: Brett Hartwig 9th September 2025

‘Too anxious’: Inside the death of the school camp

It was once a rite of passage but kids are increasingly refusing to go to camp and be away from their parents.

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The parents of many basketball players from St Kilda Primary School are scrambling to find a training ground after the St Kilda PCYC announced it will close its gym next month. It comes after the primary school lost its school hall in 2018 due to school renovations, with the hall never rebuilt. (L-R) Walter, 8, Remi, 8, Elise, 6, Mae, 9 and Sid, 10. Picture: Josie Hayden

First, St Kilda students lost their school hall. Now it’s the gym

St Kilda Primary School pupils who lost their school hall to renovations have suffered a fresh blow after being left without a basketball training venue.

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Fitzroy Community School Principal Tim Berryman with his kids Abi, 7 Xavier,9 Christian, 11. Melbourne Principals and psychologists are asking the government to open up schools for ChildrenÃs Mental health because of Covid 19 lockdowns. Picture: Jason Edwards

Police interview three men over primary school ‘bash-up room’ claims

Three men have been interviewed by police amid shocking new claims from parents about a so-called ‘Lord of the Flies’ private school in Melbourne. The school denies any wrongdoing.

Schoolchildren cruel boys filming on the phone torturing bullying their classmate in school hall. Puberty difficult age

Bullies zero in on disabled kids – five things schools must do to stop them

More than seven in 10 students with a disability are bullied at school – accused of “faking” their condition, mocked, shoved, excluded, harassed. Hear their heartbreaking stories.

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Race hate in the playground: Teachers report nasty surge in Nazi slurs

Teachers are seeing a surge in sickening racist taunts after recent anti-immigration rallies – one group of white teens screamed “deport, deport, deport” at a Muslim classmate.

Maths might be the broccoli of school lessons - but there's a way of getting kids to enjoy their greens!

Maths is the broccoli of school – so subtract negativity and add sum fun

Two passionate educators are fighting to restore the status of maths in the minds of Aussie students – and say it starts with these simple steps for parents.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER 13, 2021. Fitzroy Community school whose principal has repeatedly flouted public health orders and invited families to send in their children during lockdowns has been hit by a significant coronavirus outbreak . Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling

Teacher suspended by regulator as ‘Lord of the Flies’ school crisis deepens

A teacher at Fitzroy Community School has been suspended on an interim basis, as parents come forward with new claims and regulators act. See the latest here.

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