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6 in 10 leave school without enough information about their options as AAT urges Burnham to look beyond ‘hard hat’ careers

Aiming to encourage thousands of young people to explore a career pathway that could change their lives – including the nearly million not currently in education, employment or training [1] – the campaign will showcase…

Colleges will be key to Delivering the Prime Minister’s Youth Offer

He spoke of almost a million young people who are not working or learning, and of a school system “overly focused on the university route and not enough on technical education”. Colleges see the consequences of that…

Bedbug infestation forces Qantas to ground plane in Rome

The parasitic insects were found in the front of the economy section of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner as it made its way from Perth to Rome for the QF5 flight on 9 October, a source with knowledge of the incident confirmed…

Women ‘more likely to be told autoimmune conditions are psychological’

Hundreds of millions of people – about one in 10 globally – are affected by autoimmune conditions, which can cause a range of health issues including fatigue, muscle pain and rashes. But research by the University of…

If you’re over 55 and too tired to make it into the office, these two Fair Work decisions are required reading | Van Badham

It was only in July that Australia's Fair Work Commission rejected the request from a full-time council employee, Steven Polak, to reduce his days in the office from two a week to one. Polak argued that as he was over 55…

I lost my hair to chemo - now my wigs are worn by A-list stars

The 26-year-old, who was in between acting jobs and working in a call centre, said the diagnosis was a "massive turning point" in her life. "It does really make you think about what you want to do in life," she said. She…

John's concerns were shared by my wife and I as our disabled daughter moved from her specialist residential further-education setting 17 years ago. However, with her gutsy approach and strong financial support by way of…

The surprising benefits of food rationing | Letters

Bring on the redistribution revolution, 6 October ); and ( The generation raised on sugar rations – and what their health reveals 70 years later, 7 October ). Shocking that the average family throws away 156 meals a…

Can I get too much protein? Experts answer your questions on the popular supplement

While plant and whey powders are both popular, we opted for whey, given its surging prices and popularity (and the former's higher risk of lead ). What started as a simple mission to find the best-tasting powders soon…

As a scientist, here's what worries me about the suspected Russian plague victim | Devi Sridhar

Each step promises progress through human innovation, investment and planning. The World Health Organization (WHO), for example, brings experts together to identify and prioritise emerging disease threats and collect the…