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Monash launches CareerEdge: A new era in student career support

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Monash University has launched a new platform to bring personalised, simulation-based career development to every Monash student. Building on the University’s commitment to future-focused, student-centred learning, the new CareerEdge platform was built using Monash’s in-house ATLAS (Authentic Teaching and Learning through Adaptive Simulations) technology and co-designed with students and educators.  The new platform is an … Continued

New brain clue on female binge drinking behaviour

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Key Facts: Florey researchers have identified a brain pathway that appears to be a strong driver of binge drinking in females.  Switching off this circuit reduced alcohol intake in female but not male mice.   The findings add to existing evidence of biological differences in brain circuits driving binge drinking and could help guide future sex-specific strategies to treat alcohol misuse in humans.  New brain clue on female binge drinking behaviour  Key points  Florey researchers have identified a brain pathway that appears to be a strong … Continued

PANDA MEETS KOALA: China- Australia and New Zealand

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Key Facts: China and ANZ Cutural exchange publishing children’s book. PANDA MEETS KOALA: China- Australia and New Zealand   A special edition of PANDA MEETS KOALA, a book published for the China Themed Book Fair & Cultural and Creative Products Exhibition. The delightful imagination of children from 5 to 14 years of age, celebrate creativity … Continued

“Respectful and genuine”: Wind farm’s Aboriginal stewardship exemplifies renewable project’s social value

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On Mannalargenna Day hundreds of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people gather here to celebrate the ancestral warrior. There’s dancing, art exhibitions, yarning circles and cultural food. This is Tebrakunna Country. It’s also a wind farm.  The Musselroe Wind Farm on the far northeast tip of Trouwerner/Lutruwita/Tasmania has formalised access to an 80-hectare piece of land, with … Continued

Collabor8Women Gold Access Spotlights Australian Winemaker Callie Jemmeson, Founder of Pachamama

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Key Facts: The event was held on August 20, 2026.  Calllie is the second female winemaker to be featured as part of Collabor8Women’s partnership with Joval Wines. The first was Narelle King, award-winning winemaker of Tar & Roses.  Professional networking collective Collabor8Women continues its Gold Access partnership with Joval Wines, spotlighting Callie Jemmeson, founder and winemaker … Continued

Australia’s sportsgrounds and golf courses are running out of people to look after them, national survey reveals

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Key Facts: A national survey of more than 400 turf managers across Australia has identified recruiting and retaining qualified staff as the industry’s biggest challenge, with 38 per cent of respondents describing hiring as very difficult or critical. The staffing shortage affects multiple sectors equally, with council parks (45 per cent), golf courses (41 per … Continued

Worker and student voices now at table of refreshed NSW Skills Board

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The voice of apprentices and workers will help guide skills policy in the State, with a student and employee representative included for the first time on the NSW Skills Board. The NSW Government has appointed eight members to the refreshed board, which is tasked with providing independent, strategic advice to the Minister about addressing critical … Continued

How the next generation of teachers can better Australia’s education system

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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) education expert is calling for systemic change in how young people are taught after the 2026 NAPLAN results again highlighted the challenges First Nations students are facing in classrooms across Australia. The results revealed more than 60 percent of First Nations children who sat the test in the Northern Territory … Continued

‘Don’t have time to wait’: Advocates, researchers, experts call on States and Territories to keep commitment to women and children living in violence

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Survivor Advocates, health organisations and researchers are calling on state and territory leaders to renew their commitment to reduce alcohol-related family violence by updating alcohol delivery laws.   Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed at this week’s National Cabinet meeting he would seek updates from each state and territory leader on their progress to reduce domestic, family … Continued

Employment Committee to raise issues about minimum employment conditions with Australian Government

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Workplace Relations, Skills and Training will hold a public hearing in Canberra on Thursday, 27 August 2026 as part of its inquiry into the operation and adequacy of the National Employment Standards (NES). The inquiry was referred to the Committee on 27 November 2025, by the Minister for Employment and Workplace … Continued