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Children to get their own TV channel

A dedicated television channel for children will be among the recommendations from the 2020 summit to be adopted by the Federal Government.

It will be one of about six policies to be contained in the Government's final response to the hundreds of ideas generated at the 1000-strong talkfest held in Canberra last year.

Child protection rules

Anyone who photographs children will need the permission of the parents before the pictures can be exhibited.

The ruling is included in sweeping guidelines released by the Australia Council yesterday designed to protect children in the aftermath of the Bill Henson controversy.

One in five kids suffers anxiety disorder

One in five Australian children has an anxiety disorder, thanks to modern conveniences such as mobile phones and shopping centres.

Fast-paced living - too little sleep, too many gadgets, too much sugar, too many demands and too little family support - is making children overly anxious, an international expert in childhood disorders told an Australian psychiatry conference yesterday.

Australian Youth Forum marks a new era in communication between youth and Government

The Rudd Government’s launch today (Thursday) of the Australian Youth Forum (AYF) represents a new era in the way the Australian Government will engage with young Australians.

Routine makes a good student

The secret to the academic success of many Asian students starts in the home, with a study of schoolchildren suggesting a regular homework routine carries benefits into the classroom.

Australian students lead the way in 2008 CensusAtSchool project

CensusAtSchool is a student-centred online data collection and analysis project run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. More than 44,000 Australian students in years four to 12, completed the online questionnaire between 29 January and 4 July 2008, once again making it the most successful CensusAtSchool collection globally.

You're out: long suspensions from school rise

NSW school principals are suspending one in 50 students for a week or more, mostly for physical violence and persistent misbehaviour, data shows.

NSW Department of Education figures to be published today show the number of long suspensions has increased by more than 2000 in the past three years. Last year there were 13,406 suspensions for at least five days, compared with 12,326 in 2006.

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