Australia's biggest study of teen sexual health paints a worrying picture - unwanted sexual experiences are common, condom use is in long term decline, and many young people say sex education isn't meeting their needs.
Australian students have recorded their worst-ever results in national tests that measure digital literacy, with just 37 per cent of year 10 students and 50 per cent of year 6 students assessed as proficient.
Almost 60 percent of Australian parents are experiencing psychological distress with flow on effects to their children according to the largest ever national survey of ten thousand parents.
As the birth rate hits a record low it's been revealed that almost 60 per cent of Australian parents are experiencing psychological distress, according to the largest-ever national parenting survey.
NAPLAN testing for 1.3 million Australian school students resumes following technical problems that saw schools across the country unable to access the digital test.
The latest schools data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a tinderbox of problems that experts warn could explode with growing pressure on household budgets.
The focus will turn from the threats outside the gate to those some critics say are embedded within education from a lack of Holocaust education to the harassment of Jewish students at universities.
