Dear NSW teachers, You are on the right track. Keep moving toward systematic, structured reading instruction, including synthetic phonics. The results will come. smh.com.au/national/nsw/w…

I support the Voice. Because it’s about working for an Australia with more opportunity – not for some, but for all.   And changing our beautiful country, for the better.

If delegates to the ALP Conference need some reasons explaining why phasing out #native #forest logging is good #economics look no further - Blueprint Institute has done the math for you: blueprintinstitute.org.au/branching_out_… #forestry #auspol #LaborConf23

Why a new National School Reform Agreement should include bringing the Year 1 Phonics Check into NAPLAN (but not into My School). educationhq.com/news/naplan-sh…

The misogyny on X re Manchester United decision to release #MasonGreenwood beggars belief. Any real Utd fan would have been appalled had the club kept him. The club did the right thing and should have done it sooner. #GreenwoodOut

💬 “We want to excite the next generation of innovators and make them realise how they can make a big change in the world." The first ever nuclear fusion device to be wholly designed, built and operated by students is planned for UNSW. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-t…

This is bang on.

Media release: New Australian National University Vice-Chancellor #auspol ourANU ministers.education.gov.au/clare/new-aust…

An open letter signed by 45 literacy academics and experts has been published today. It asks all education ministers in Australia to commit in a new #NSRA to provide instruction, assessment and intervention to ensure students learn to read proficiently. nsra-open-letter.squarespace.com/home

The Australian Greens refused to condemn Hamas, encouraged people to the Sydney protest featuring vile antisemitism & now walk out of the Senate chanting Free Palestine. Compare & contrast their reaction to Hamas barbarism with this powerful speech by a German Greens minister…

💬"...these models do not represent the upper layers of the atmosphere very well... we thought this might be a missing link." A UNSW study has found stratospheric clouds over the Arctic may explain differences between polar warming models & recorded data.newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-t…

As a former Chief of Staff to a senior NSW minister, I can tell you it is incomprehensible that the Minister here would not be aware of what her DLO was doing…#nswpol Lachlan Kennedy

Tasmanian politics An ageing state and why it matters. 1998 - Labor 44.79% primary vote. 36 median age 2002 - Labor 51.88% primary vote. 37.7 median age 2006 - Labor 49.27% primary vote. 39 median age 2010 - Labor 36.88% primary vote. 40.7 median age 2014 - Labor 27.33%

A huge congratulations to UNSW Scientia Professor and Cobble Cobble woman Professor Megan Davis (@mdavisqlder) who has been appointed Gough Whitlam and Malcolm Fraser Chair of Australian Studies at Harvard University University. 🔗 newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/general/m…

Incredible to have Leonardo DiCaprio supporting our Forests Pledge to end native forest logging in Australia! Our hard work behind the scenes on Climate and the Australian Environment is paying dividends. Change happens when the people demand it! #TheForestsPledge

💬 “It is not realistic to tell people not to use screens at all, but we can do better when it comes to being more mindful about how screens might impact our eye health and managing the risks day-to-day.” newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/to…

Congratulations to @ProfRScolyerMIA & Professor Georgina Long AO (Bluesky @gvlongphdmd). Two extraordinary Australians using their skills and brilliance to save lives and beat cancer

Australians: That Paris opening ceremony was so weird Also Australians:

The right to peaceful protest is an important part of Australian democracy, but not support for a prescribed terrorist organisation. Police must investigate and prosecute those who support and promote violence. Extremism is a threat to our social cohesion.

We're delighted to announce Professor Emma Johnston AO (Prof Emma L Johnston AO FAA FTSE) has been appointed the 21st Vice-Chancellor of University of Melbourne. Professor Johnston, is the first woman to be appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University, commencing her new role in February 2025 →