Conor Duffy is the ABC's national education and parenting reporter. He was previously the ABC's North America correspondent, environment reporter, Andrew Olle scholar, and has worked at Lateline, 7.30 and AM. Conor has reported from Canberra, Hobart, Brisbane and Townsville, and has been assigned to report for the ABC from Thailand, Cambodia, New Zealand and Chile.
Australia's long overdue reforms to improve safety across the nation's childcare centres are a start but still a long way off best practice compared to other countries, writes Conor Duffy.
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
As the Gaza war drags on Palestinian Australians are putting their hands up, warning their community needs a little extra care as unimaginable suffering drags on.
Sami Muamar says the grief, anguish and mental toll of constant death have forced him to leave the job he loves.
For the roughly one third of students who are falling behind, experts say it's crucial to intervene early and restore confidence.
Education analysts are warning of a code red for parents as the latest Naplan results continue concerning trends with one third of students not meeting expectations.
As budgets are slashed and jobs are cut in the university sector, an ABC investigation has revealed how five senior managers at the University of Technology Sydney spent at least $140,000 on a trip to the United States.
The spending on alumni events in May comes as the university says it needs to sack 400 staff to save $100 million.
A University of Sydney-led paper undertook Australia's first peer-targeted study of unpaid work for childcare workers, amid a crisis of confidence across the sector.
Jillian Segal’s plan to combat antisemitism recommends giving herself a role in vetoing funding to universities and their researchers.
As states consider adopting a NSW trial of CCTV cameras in at-risk childcare centres, experts, unions and workers have questioned the wisdom of a wider rollout.
As states consider adopting a NSW trial of CCTV cameras in at-risk childcare centres, experts, unions and workers have questioned the wisdom of a wider rollout.
It's been more than a week since news broke of a Melbourne childcare worker being charged with more than 70 offences, including child sexual abuse.
More concerns have been raised about safety at childcare centres, with three-quarters of workers telling a survey their place of work was operating below minimum staffing levels at least weekly.
The University of Technology Sydney is being investigated by SafeWork over "psychological hazards" arising from a restructure with other universities also wielding the axe.
New resources launched by Australia's Education Research Organisation will arm all teachers with the skills to teach writing.
Australia's child support system is being weaponised by financial abuse that is 'amplified' by Services Australia, according to a Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation released exclusively to AM.
Australia's child support system is being weaponised by financial abuse that is 'amplified' by Services Australia, according to a Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation released exclusively to AM.
A Commonwealth Ombudsman's investigation finds Australia's child support system has been weaponised by financial abuse that is "amplified" by Services Australia.
The recent election was the first time many young people voted. But experts and national leaders are warning crushing results in civics education mean we've left them ill equipped for the task of voting, the government or knowledge of how the parliamentary systems work. Now the ABC can reveal a fightback is underway with national curriculum to include a specific module on media literacy to tackle misinformation.
The recent election was the first time many young people voted. But experts and national leaders are warning crushing results in civics education mean we've left them ill equipped for the task of voting, the government or knowledge of how the parliamentary systems work. Now the ABC can reveal a fightback is underway with national curriculum to include a specific module on media literacy to tackle misinformation.
The governor-general says misinformation is the scourge of our times — and Australia's future is at stake.
Four years ago almost half of the students left this Brisbane high school without plans for work or study — financial literacy has turned that around.
When a parent drops their child at their local Only About Children childcare centre in Sydney or Melbourne, they probably don't know the revenue will be cheered on the New York Stock Exchange, writes Conor Duffy.
New research shows a sharp rise in HECS debts, despite graduate earning power declining, as student loans become a potent election issue for the first time.