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The Sky Tonight: January 2025

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Posted Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Opinion: Building future-ready thinkers, not just test-takers

Scitech's Emily Grainger discusses the increase in media on the benefits of explicit teaching and argues that while it's an …

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Posted Thursday, 7 August 2025

Opinion: NAPLAN results – Let’s talk about equity, not failure

As the 2025 NAPLAN results reignite public debate over the health of our schools, Scitech CEO John Chappell writes that we …

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Scitech Senior Science Communicator Isaac Dawe gets ready to drop a watermelon with a parachute from a 45-metre tower to test how to make a safe Mars landing

Posted Monday, 21 July 2025

Aussie students to explore space careers with astronauts

Scitech and the Australian Space Agency are inviting primary school students to discover the possibilities of space with free …

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