National NAPLAN results show large numbers of children are still struggling with the basics of learning, despite a federal push to reshape how reading and maths are taught and tested.
A high-profile expert’s work has been used as part of a campaign attacking allegations of a $15 billion cost for CFMEU Big Build misconduct. But he says he was never asked to test the figure.
As more women fear hospital birth will be traumatic and make the risky choice to avoid the medical system, obstetricians want a range of changes to reduce high rates of reported birth trauma.