Starting School At 3 Years Old?

President Emmanuel Macron has announced compulsory schooling in France will begin at age three, instead of six, as part of new reforms set to shake up the country’s education system. “Kindergarten will be a founding moment in our school journey,” Mr Macron […]

Daily News Roundup

Wednesday, March 28 Cricket Australia says it is considering significant sanctions against Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft, but Darren Lehman will remain Australian men’s cricket head coach, according to ABC News. Smith, Warner and opener Bancroft have all been ordered […]

Big Skies Festival

The star quality of the historic Western Downs town of Dalby and surrounds will be showcased to the world next month with its first Big Skies festival spanning nine days of  “top act” music, food, fashion, unique country experiences and galaxy gazing. […]

#SheInspires Phoebe Russell

At just 23, Phoebe Russell is considered one of the world’s most exciting double bass players. She could be playing in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Yet in April last year the Melbourne -born musician applied for, then accepted the position of Principal […]

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TUESDAY,  MARCH 27 The Federal Government is expelling two Russian spies from Australia within a week, in solidarity with the United Kingdom over a nerve agent attack earlier this month, ABC Newsn reports. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister released a joint […]

The Healing Powers Of Crystals

1. How can crystals be used for healing? Crystals have been used for their powerful healing properties for thousands of years. At an atomic level, our universe is in a constant state of vibration. Crystals emit high frequency vibrations and are extremely […]

Women In Sport: Tamsyn Moana-Veale

– What’s your favourite aspect about your sport? I love being able to travel the world and working towards goals every day. It’s cool to think that it’s one of the few jobs in the world where everyone around you (coaches, physio’s, dieticians etc) is actively […]

Women Connecting Within Communities

One woman’s passion Never under estimate your passion, nor your worth. You will be surprised how one small nagging concept has the ability to bloom into reality and ignite individuals and communities with a renewed sense of self-worth and community pride. One […]

Autism Awareness

Television drama, The Good Doctor, about an autistic surgeon, has helped increase the spotlight on Autism, the complex developmental disability in Australia and the world. And in a few weeks time as Easter ends, the attention will intensify even more with Autism […]

Daily News Roundup

Senate to debate ball-tampering debacle The Senate is set to debate Australian cricket’s ball-tampering saga, as politicians weigh in on the scandal engulfing under-fire captain Steve Smith. One Nation’s Brian Burston proposed Monday’s urgency motion, which is “the need to understand why […]

Is Homework Important?

A global survey of parents has reignited debate about the value, or otherwise, of homework for schoolchildren, according to a report on ABC Radio Melbourne. The survey of more than 27,000 parents was conducted by the Varkey Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated […]

9 Tips For Managing Endometriosis Pain

Heba Shaheed from The Pelvic Expert shares her top tips for Endometriosis month this March… 1. Eat a plant-based diet which is known to be anti-inflammatory 2. Avoid sugar and gluten. Research shows that gluten makes endo-belly pain much worse. 3. Eat […]

How Long Can You Keep Your Fruit & Vege?

How many times have you had to throw away wilted spinach or brown avocados? We know it’s hard trying to keep track of everything in your fridge, especially when half the time you don’t even know what’s actually in it. You find […]

Daily News Roundup

FRIDAY, MARCH 23 An American couple were on their honeymoon when they were killed in a helicopter crash off the Whitsundays in north Queensland, ABC news reports. John ‘Pete’ Hansel, 79, and his 65-year-old wife Sue from Kailua-Kona in Hawaii died after […]

Australia to Get First All-Women Games Creation Hackathon

In an effort to increase female representation in Australia’s video game industry, Melbourne-based education and events startup Girl Geek Academy has launched Australia’s first all-women games creation hackathon. The hackathon is called #SheHacksGames, and compliments Girl Geek Academy’s selection of other education […]

Weekly News Roundup

#DeleteFacebook The Guardian, The Observer and The New York Times reported that data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica used information gleaned from hundreds of millions of Facebook profiles to try and influence how Americans voted in the 2016 US election. The former Vice President of […]

Tasmania Has Just Made History

Tasmania has become the first Australian state to have a female-majority parliament. Thirteen women and twelve men have been elected to the House Of Assembly as counting is finalised in the state election which was held on March 3. Election analyst Kevin Bonham […]

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in his first comments since the user-privacy crisis now engulfing the company broke, has admitted Facebook has made mistakes and outlined what it plans to do to restore trust with users, Reuter reports. News broke last Friday that […]

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