This book, by Michael Carr-Gregg (published by the Australian Drug Foundation) is described as providing helpful, realistic advice, encouraging parents and students to keep exams and the pressures of Year 12 in perspective, and avoid unrealistic expectations and unnecessary stress.

It costs $19.95 and is available from the website of the Australian Drug Foundation.

Education Queensland has developed three Queensland Academies that are the first of their kind in Australia:

1. Queensland Academy for Creative Industries 
2. Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
3. The Queensland Academy for Health Sciences

The prospect of their child becoming a victim of bullying is now the top fear among Australian parents, new research released today says.

By Katrina Channels & Paul Benedek, Brisbane

Sixty students and staff rallied in the Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove amphitheatre on March 15 to protest against the recent arrest of four QUT students for “unauthorised” political activity on campus. The students, all activists with the QUT Social Justice Collective (SJC), were arrested on Market Day for collecting signatures on a Free David Hicks petition at a stall that the university administration said “did not have permission”.

In 2006, Year 10 students from Redcliffe State School in Queensland completed a Learning Engagement Online (LEO) project in which they investigated the barriers that prevent students from attending university after finishing Year 12. The project aimed to re-engage at-risk students in learning through an ICT-rich learning environment. Students involved in the project surveyed their peers and presented the results in a short documentary DVD called 'Destination uni: Way to go!'.

For more information, contact Kylie Smith: ksmit88@eq.edu.au.

Source: 'Connect', n.164-65, April-June 2007, p.8..