Sacha Payne

Better public transport, slower local streets and more social housing called for in new Infrastructure Victoria plan

A Melbourne family's distress during a recent travel experience has highlighted different airline approaches to disability seating on flights.

Young kids can benefit greatly from exposure to art, but some students face many barriers to even get to an art gallery.  

Children in out-of-home care in Victoria are five times more likely to be suspended, or expelled, and complete year 12 at drastically lower rates than the rest of the population.

Victoria's State Coroner is frustrated by an apparent lack of progress in reducing deaths by suicide, but he's hoping new research will provide new answers.

The number of "accidental" homeschooled students is increasing across Australia, and some families are reporting positive outcomes.

The federal government has offered to lift its funding share for public schools, but Victoria has rejected the offer in a situation the state's education minister has described as "difficult".

Deer are listed as "game" in Victoria to be only hunted by registered hunters under strict conditions. Other parts of the country classify the introduced animal as a "pest". 

Months after student strikes for climate action, some teachers still find the topic 'too controversial' to tackle

Economists are blaming cost of living pressures for plummeting birth rates, saying there's been a decline in baby numbers not seen since the 1970s.