No rivers of gold, but Canberra welcomes the trickle
Emma Macdonald The Australian National University is one of few institutions celebrating very slim Budget pickings for the ACT.
ACT children fare better on wellbeing than peers
Emma Macdonald Canberra's five-year-olds are slightly less vulnerable to developmental delays than other children across Australia.
Not-so-glorious food in capital canteens
Emma Macdonald ACT school canteens have produced the worst nutritional results of a nationwide analysis of food available to students.
Why work on the homefront won't count this year
Emma Macdonald The millions of hours that women put into unpaid household, voluntary and community work will go uncounted this year as the government axes the Bureau of Statistics Work, Life and Family Survey to...
Nobel prize astrophysicist enjoys the local flavour
Emma Macdonald Nobel prizes are nice, but astrophysicist Brian Schmidt says it is wonderful to be recognised ''at home''.
Pushing the boundaries of self-sustenance
Emma Macdonald Got a veggie patch? Maybe a compost heap? Perhaps you even have some chickens – but here's betting you aren't farming trout in your own backyard.
Movers and shakers win some quiet time at last
Emma Macdonald What some of the ACT's movers and shakers are up to as Canberra quietens down during the summer break.
Limit trauma of tragedy, parents told
Emma Macdonald Education Editor Parents should monitor how much media coverage their children are exposed to in the wake of the horrendous school shooting in Connecticut so they do not become traumatised or overwhelmed, child...
Top of the class: high achievers honoured
Emma Macdonald Merici College student Danielle Farrell has had a very satisfactory year. Not only was she dux of the school but she found time for community service for which she was also honoured.
Swapping classes for army life is just par for the course
Emma Macdonald Most year 12 graduates will be kicking back tomorrow and putting the stresses of a university entrance rank behind them, but not Reut Rotem.
Staff thanked as ANU climbs in world ranking
Emma Macdonald ANU Vice Chancellor Ian Young has commended his staff following the institution's one-place rise in the latest world rankings.
Writing is on the wall for captions in class
Emma Macdonald Absorbing information in the classroom is challenge enough for most students, but for those with hearing impairments, language or learning difficulties, it is even harder.
ANU jumps six places in world uni rankings
Emma Macdonald ANU has clawed back six places to come 64th in the world in the Academic Ranking of World Universities.
ACT schools to share in $2m 'empowerment' fund
Emma Macdonald Twelve ACT schools will share in $2 million to help ''empower'' them to make decisions on staffing and school budgets.
ANU spends $1.5m on chiefs
Emma Macdonald Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Ian Young has reportedly spent an extra $1.5 million creating two new executive positions since coming into office, according to figures obtained by the...
Police investigate school incident in bullying row
Emma Macdonald Police are investigating an incident at Gilmore Primary School in which a long-running bullying issue turned into an angry mob scene involving students and their parents.
My School results yield a few surprises
Emma Macdonald, Breanna Tucker The My School website shows Canberra's high-fee independent schools maintain their dominance of the top spots across literacy and numeracy testing in all year levels, but they continue to spend up to...
Website to spotlight university quality
Emma Macdonald A website which allows students to compare Australia's 39 public universities on everything from student/staff ratios, to graduate employment outcomes and even car parking spaces on campus will go...
UC journalism course investigation
Emma Macdonald Retired senior deputy vice-chancellor of the University of New England, Professor Graham Webb, has been appointed to investigate whether Chinese students at the University of Canberra were improperly...
