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13-year-old Aussie piano prodigy wows international audiences
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (47+ words) SMH.com.au Charlie Wu won one of the world’s top junior piano competitions in Moscow. We talk to him from his Wheelers Hill home in Melbourne. Updated July 24, 2026 — 2:48pm,first published 2:42pm...
The unexpected winner of the AI boom? Your arts degree
6+ hour, 28+ min ago (808+ words) July 24, 2026 — 9:53am It sometimes feels like arts degrees are the punching bag of Australian higher education. The connotation of “useless” arts degrees is hard to miss, a view cemented in policy when the Morrison government raised the price of arts degrees…...
Top Sydney private school’s $173m expansion plans revealed
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (587+ words) July 23, 2026 — 7:30pm One of Sydney’s oldest private schools has unveiled plans to spend $173.5 million on a major redevelopment as it prepares to become fully coeducational, but the ambitious expansion has triggered a backlash from neighbours who fear it will worsen traffic,…...
Kids can pet rabbits, play air hockey or go trampolining here for free. But maybe not for long
21+ hour, 14+ min ago (924+ words) July 23, 2026 — 7:07pm It’s been a local fixture for 87 years, providing accommodation for young men, free after-school, weekend and holiday programs for hundreds of kids a week, an affordable venue for birthday parties, a pool, basketball courts, table tennis and trampolines. But…...
Further strikes on the cards as teachers insist fight isn’t centred on their pay packets
21+ hour, 43+ min ago (1070+ words) July 23, 2026 — 6:38pm Victoria’s powerful education union has kept alive the prospect of further strike action as its leadership pushes its message that the battle with the government is not just about pay but improved funding for state school students. Thursday’s industrial…...
Evicted pool tenants told to negotiate compensation themselves
1+ day, 26+ min ago (627+ words) July 23, 2026 — 3:55pm Tenants at the Centenary Pool Complex will be compensated for having to relocate during construction for Brisbane 2032, but will have to negotiate themselves with the group contracted by the city council to manage the venue. Details of the process…...
‘Makes me sick to my stomach’: Students speak out about strapping scandal
23+ hour, 5+ min ago (794+ words) July 23, 2026 — 5:17pm Boarders at a prestigious regional school at the centre of a “strapping” scandal were pressured to keep quiet about the claims, an independent investigation has found. Ballarat Grammar last year expelled two senior boarders over allegations that junior students…...
Classrooms empty across Victoria as teachers strike again
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (51+ words) SMH.com.au Tens of thousands of public school staff have walked off the job over an ongoing pay and workload dispute, impacting schools statewide and leaving thousands of families in the lurch. Updated July 23, 2026 — 4:27pm,first published 4:24pm...
These young artists could teach Hanson a few lessons about ‘monoculture’
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (321+ words) July 22, 2026 — 7:30pm For me, the 70 finalists of the 2026 Young Archie competition on display at the Art Gallery of NSW are the sleeper success of this year’s exhibitions so far – for the overwhelming message of love in the accompanying texts. So many…...
Victorian teacher’s strike LIVE: Schools to close to students as teachers walk off job to protest pay deal
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (283+ words) Tens of thousands of union members are expected to meet at Bourke Street Mall at 10.30am and march through the Melbourne CBD wearing red. The rally will end at Parliament House where AEU Victorian branch president Justin Mullaly will address the…...