'Just atrocious': Schools furious over VCE ATAR leak

Schools furious about a major leak of sensitive VCE data have called the blunder "atrocious" and are demanding that a list of affected students be released.

Schools evacuated across Australia over threatening phone calls

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Several schools across Australia and New Zealand have been evacuated after receiving threatening phone calls on Thursday morning. Police suspect a hoax.

Rabbis call for heads to roll at Yeshivah

The most authoritative Jewish bodies have for first time called for heads to roll at Yeshivah, after damning findings from the royal commission in child sex abuse.

Child abuse unreported and 'enabled' at Yeshivah, Royal Commission finds

Leaders at Yeshivah Melbourne and Yeshiva Bondi have been accused of failing to report child abuse to police and allowed paedophiles unfettered access to children, in strongly-worded findings of the royal commission.

'Eight students in every class have no idea what is going on'

What maths and science skills would you expect a 10-year-old to have?

Universities slam 'elitist' federal government proposal

Universities have slammed a series of the Turnbull government's fee-deregulation proposals in a series of submission released by the Federal Department of Education on Thursday.

Manus Island detainee tries to exit 'hell' - by attempting to set himself alight

Amin Afravi as moments away from walking into a bed of flames, before a fellow detainee on Manus Island pulled him to safety.

Abuser free in Ireland after police bungle

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A serial paedophile and former Geelong Grammar teacher who Victoria Police was set to charge with abusing students at the elite school is roaming free in Ireland after being deported in an extraordinary inter-agency bungle.

Academics raise alarm over 'pay to cite' deal

Australian researchers are accessing hundreds of dollars in freebies from a company after naming a product in their research.