Brisbane News, Australia News and World News
KIARA BLINCO Gold Coast resident Veronica Wnuk has founded a new theatre school in Tugun, giving local children a new outlet to release their creative energy. The theatre school, which is known as Sun Stage, allows children aged from … [Read more...]
SHILOH PAYNE Young minds are being shaped by technology like never before, with e-books, apps and online educational games replacing traditional learning methods. Local developers are working to meet the demand for quality offerings, with … [Read more...]
BRIANNA MORRIS-GRANT The Gold Coast writer of a new children's book hopes to empower and inspire young people across Australia. Aimed at children aged six and under, Little Hope, Big Hope tackles multiculturalism, diversity and equity with its … [Read more...]
JANA GABRIJEL Early Childhood educators in Queensland are walking off the job this week in a protest about wages. The walkout is planned for this Thursday, 7 September, at 3:20 pm, to signify the time employees fundamentally start working … [Read more...]
TAYLOR TOOVEY Do you remember the War in Chechnya that left 50,000 - 100,000 people dead and 500,000 displaced in just two years? This war was likely in your lifetime yet the atrocities imposed upon Chechen civilians in the First Chechen War … [Read more...]
LUJAYN HAWARI The number of children living below the poverty line has increased in the past decade, according to research by the University of New South Wales' Social Policy Research Centre. According to The 2016 Poverty Report, 17.4% or … [Read more...]
ELIZABETH ANDAL Same sex couples engaged in long-term foster care will be one of the many groups of Australians to benefit from the proposed changes to QLD adoption laws according to Gay Dads Australia Co-moderator, Rodney … [Read more...]
GRACE LLEWELLYN Around 35,000 people go missing every year throughout Australia including 20,000 children under the age of 18. Most children reported missing are located safe and well within 24 hours, however there are still a small percentage … [Read more...]
HOLLY WARE DEADLY CHOICES wrapped up a three-day camp for children aged 9-12 as part of a health education program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It's no secret there is still a large health gap between Indigenous and … [Read more...]
JONATHON NOONE Julia Gillard’s announcement in November last year that a Royal Commission would investigate institutional responses to child sexual abuse was the ultimate reward for Bravehearts. After a decade of fighting for the country’s … [Read more...]
