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Scholarship helps disadvantaged student reach for more

He wore the same pair of shoes throughout primary school but with help from The Smith Family, James Bow is forging a new path out of poverty.

AAP · Aug 29

Used laptops help kids 'locked out of opportunity'

The Smith Family and Telstra Foundation are helping deliver thousands of refurbished laptops to disadvantaged students, tackling "the new frontier of poverty".

AAP · Sep 12, 2025

Fears cost-of-living crisis worsening child poverty as families make 'impossible decisions'

Nearly three-quarters of Australians expect child poverty to worsen this year and say cost-of-living pressures are having a greater impact than the pandemic, according to a long-running survey released exclusively to ABC News.

ABC News · May 1, 2023

Disadvantaged students at risk of falling behind as parents struggle to afford school costs

Uniforms, lunches and excursions heap pressure on parents already dealing with rising cost of petrol, groceries and rent

The Guardian - AU · Nov 6, 2022

'Thinking about my future is really scary' – school leavers are not getting the careers support they need

Australia’s class of 2022 is on the home stretch. Next month, more than 200,000 year 12 students will be sitting their final exams. In amongst this, they are making big decisions about their lives beyond school.

The Conversation · Sep 15, 2022

Jane Garrett's 'courage and love' remembered at Victorian state memorial — as it happened

Victorians gather to pay tribute to Jane Garrett, who spent more than two decades working to advance social justice as a lawyer, councillor and government minister.

ABC News · Sep 2, 2022

Canberra children being turned away from daycare

"It's gotten so bad that children are being turned away"

The Canberra Times · Aug 12, 2022

Fears pandemic education fallout not over

One in two Australian parents and carers feel the COVID-19 pandemic is still making learning difficult for their children, research shows.

AAP · May 27, 2022

LETTERS: Herald readers suggest an energetic idea that could help save Stockton Beach

Newcastle Herald readers have their say

Newcastle Herald · Apr 5, 2022