Contemplating life at 50
Karen Hardy has turned 50 and turned a corner
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Karen Hardy
Karen Hardy is a reporter at The Canberra Times.
Be a backyard lifeguard and save a life
The ACT government is calling on all Canberrans to become backyard lifeguards this summer in a campaign aimed at decreasing drowning deaths in the ACT.
Only one in seven ACT primary school students can swim 50 metres
As Victoria plans to make swimming part of the curriculum, ACT students are getting less time in the pool
ACT maths students year and a half behind where they were 13 years ago
Australian students are up to two school years behind their peers in the world's best performing countries.
ANU projects on indigenous health receive major funding boost
A project looking at how cultural factors affect health outcomes in indigenous communities has received a major boost.
ACT tops the nation but Australia plummets in international rankings
The ACT has come out ahead in the latest international maths and science rankings but there are problems for Australia.
Canberra's Year 10 graduates recognised for excellence
More than 2700 students graduated from Year 10 this year and will enter the college system full of aspirations.
Another candidate knocks back the head role at ANU School of Music
It's the poisoned chalice no one wants to drink from. Sixteen months later and the ANU is still looking for a permanent head for the School of Music.
Success stories of young mothers coming out of school-based programs
Pregnant at 16, Michelle Keaveney knew she had to give her daughter the best chance of success. So she went back to school.
STEM setting preschoolers up for workforce success in 2030
How do you capture the inquisitiveness of four-year-olds and transfer that to the workplace? And what will the workplace of 2030 even look like? A University of Canberra project is hoping to bridge the gap.
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