2023

• A much more creative approach’: remote learning may be over, but home schooling in Australia is on the rise, Caroline Riches, The Guardian, Feb 4

2022

• No Place like home, by Kirsty James, Source Kids Magazine, Summer 2022
• ‘Accidental’ homeschoolers on the rise, by Bec Zajac and Claudette Werden, ABC News (Life Matters & Sunday Extra), November 21
• Rise in homeschooling, Interview with Kirsty J, Drive Time with Tom Elliot 3AW, November 11
• Virtual schools could double in flexible education push, by Olivia Jenkins, Herald Sun, November 11 (behind a paywall)
• How to Help Home Educated Kids Make Connections, Kirsty James, Twinkl Home Education Magazine, September 2022

• ‘We can fit education into our lives’: More kids learning at home, by Madeleine Heffernan, The Age, August 25

• From bedrooms to boats: Why more families are choosing home education, by Ninah Kopel, SBS, March 23

  • See the whole story on SBS on Demand, The Feed, March 22

• Home schooling reaches record high in South Australia as families respond to COVID-19 disruptions – by Rebecca Puddy, ABC News, February 14

• Transition to homeschooling – Interview with Kirsty J, Jonathon Kendall, ABC Radio Mornings, February 3

2021

• Homeschooling in Sunraysia on the rise, by Caitlyn Morgan, Sunraysia Daily, October 25

• Homeschool registrations rising in Australia, alternative education advocates say mainstream schools need a shake-up, by Manika Champ, ABC News, October 8

• Home schooling and remote learning: How do they compare? , by Zainab Arab, Upstart, May 17

• Homeschooling boomed last year. But these 4 charts show it was on the rise before COVID, by Rebecca English and Karleen Gribble, The Conversation, April 16
• How the pandemic spurred a homeschooling boom, Henrietta Cook, The Age, January 31

• More Victorian parents choosing to homeschool students post COVID-19, Mim Cook, ABC News, April 9

2020

General Home Ed Articles

• A local home ed alumni that was able to follow his interest in architecture and combine it with Lego.

  A Pathway to Creativity and Dreams, Paved with Legos, an article by Dr. Joseph Kerski for Directions Magazine – GeoInspirations, Dec 23
• ABC Education segment “We caught up with some homeschooling parents and asked them how they structure their day, what sort of resources they use, and how they turn everyday tasks like cooking into learning opportunities!” (via Twitter, March 27 and Facebook March 28) 
• Lydia Leaps from Home School to Higher Education with TAFE NSW, Blue Mountains News, July 6
• 96three FM hosted Sarah Nicholson to discuss home education each morning Tuesday 9th –Friday 12th June
• Why are more Australian families choosing to homeschool? – On Focus with Hilary Smale (50 minute podcast), March 5
• More and more parents are choosing to educate their children at home – why aren’t we supporting them? – Edith Cowan University, Feb 25
• Homeschooling is on the rise and for children like Ayla Staer it has helped end a ‘vicious cycle’  by Rebecca Carmody, ABC News
• Statewide Conversation, Feb 4 (one hour podcast)
• The alternative to school that’s on the rise, Feed Play Love (15 min podcast), Feb 3
• Learning Curve: More Victorian Parents Schooling Their Children, Tom Minear, Herald Sun, January 18

COVID-19 Articles

COVID-19 has seen the student population of Australia learning from home. Home education has therefore received an unprecedented amount of media attention, although remote learning (where parents supervise learning with school support and direction) has often been conflated with home education (where parents are fully responsible).

Articles fell into three categories:

Home education as a result of COVID-19

• Home Education after Corona on The Project, July 27
• Coronavirus: Parents keen on home-schooling after pandemic, Nine News, June 2
• Why plenty of parents are thinking of continuing with homeschooling in a post-COVID world Tom Elliott on 3AW Drive, May 27
• Brisbane mum of seven on why COVID lockdown inspired her to homeschool for good by Cindy Lever, 7NEWS  May 24
• Don’t want to send the kids back to school? Why not try unschooling at home?
  by Rebecca English and Karleen Gribble, The Conversation, May 20
• Coronavirus turned these families into accidental homeschoolers, and they’re not looking back
  by Ellen Coulter, ABC News, May 11
• Homeschooling brought Sanity, Emma Siossian, ABC Port Macquarie May 26
• ‘Best three months of our lives’: family decides to homeschool permanently after isolation experience by Cindy Lever, Nine.com.au May 25
• When coronavirus forced me to home-school my daughter, learning through play was the answer we both needed
  By Rachel Parker, ABC News April 27
• What is homeschooling? And should I be doing that with my kid during the coronavirus lockdown? by Rebecca English and Karleen Gribble, The Conversation, April 1
• Virus fears spark homeschooling interest, EducationHQ, March 24
• Would you emergency home school your children during isolation in Canberra? ABC Afternoons, 16 March

Home ed tips for remote learners

• Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown means it’s back to remote learning for thousands of students. Here are some tips that could help 
  ABC News July 12
• Woodford’s Lim family share insights on homeschooling as coronavirus forces thousands to learn from home, by Jackson Graham, The (Warnambool) Standard, April 13
• Home educators worry not all parents can ace homeschool by Jasmine Vermeer and Louise Blair-West, Mojo News, April 14
• Tips from a veteran homeschooler by Kate Moriarty, Eureka Street, April 3
• Outback govie offers words of wisdom for homeschooling by Andrea Davy, The Weekly Times, April 3
• As the coronavirus crisis turns parents into teachers, experts share homeschooling advice by Conor Duffy, ABC News
• Trying to homeschool because of coronavirus? Here are 5 tips to help your child learn by David Roy The Conversation
• Home schoolers rally to help parents forced to take children out of school by Anna Patty, Sydney Morning Herald,  March 23
• Home Education Network gives advice on how to homeschool during the coronavirus outbreak – Tara Cosoleto, Bendigo Advertiser, March 20
• Coronavirus has parents gearing up to home tutor if schools close. Here are some tips from homeschoolers – Rachel Carbonell and Lucy Barbour ABC, March 19
• Homeschool mums share helpful activities to get you through isolation by Beverly and April Paine, Kidspot, 17 March

Remote learning

• Melbourne parents and kids steady themselves for another round of coronavirus home learning, ABC News, July 20
• Parents say they will take pressure off if remote learning returns by Anna Prytz, The Age, July 9
• How to home-school your children in social skills, Linda Blair, The Age July 7
• Parents reflect on homeschooling as teachers voice fears about schools during coronavirus pandemic,
  by Conor Duffy and Lucy Kent, ABC News, May 26
• Students less distracted and do better work remotely, teachers say, Adam Carey, The Age, May 24
• Getting to the end of homeschooling during coronavirus (without losing it) by Tim Fisher, ABC Life, May 5
• Learning from home during coronavirus is a new challenge. So how are parents organising the school day?
  ABC News, April 18
• ‘I’m an ex teacher who failed at home-schooling her own children’ by Shona Hendley, Kidspot, April 15
• ‘I’ve done my time’: Rebecca Judd reveals she’s given up on homeschooling and is now letting her son Oscar, eight, supervise her daughter Billie, six by Chloe-Lee Longhetii, Daily Mail Australia, Apr 14
• For most Victorian students, term two begins at home due to coronavirus restrictions. Here’s what it will look like
  by Ben Knight, ABC News, April 14
• What will school look like when we (don’t) go back this week? By Wendy Tuohy, Sydney Morning Herald, April 12
• Don’t Call This ‘Homeschooling’ by Meghan Moravcik Walbert, Lifehacker, April 11
• ‘I’m driving them all bonkers’: Life around the kitchen table  by Julie Power, The Age, April 11
• Mum’s angry rant over homeschooling, Daily Examiner, April 10
• Parents call for more support to ensure no disabled student is left behind amid coronavirus pandemic by Nas Campanella, ABC News, April 7
• How to ensure your children learn effectively while home-schooling by Helen Vnuk, The Age, April 7
• Adjusting to homeschooling: ‘Don’t be too hard on yourself’ by Frances Vinall, The (Tasmanian) Examiner, April 5
• Coronavirus and homeschooling: How the tables have turned, by Nikki Gemmel, The Australian, April 3
• Parents finding it tough to teach kids at home during Coronavirus pandemic by by Peter McCutcheon, ABC News, April 2
• Faces of COVID-19: Mum explains strategy for homeschooling son with special needs
  by Kate Benson, Canberra Times, April 1
• Focus on maths and literacy, and don’t beat yourself up, says minister by Jordan Baker, Sydney Morning Herald, April 1
• 8 ideas for artists homeschooling kids by Elissa Blake, Arts Hub
• Homeschooling advice for Tasmanian parents, by Emily Jarvie, the (Tasmanian) Advocate March 30
• Stay Calm and Homeschool, Herald Sun 26 March (paywalled)
• Coronavirus has changed our education landscape — here’s five things you need to know about homeschooling by By Flip Prior, ABC News, 26 March
• Virus fears spark homeschooling interest, by Ashlea Witoslawski, The Australian, March 25
• Coronavirus: How to home school your kids during COVID-19 outbreak by Hannah Paine, news.com.au, March 23
• Coronavirus Australia: Jessica Rowe praises teachers as daughters begin homeschooling, 7News, March 24
• Coronavirus: How to home school your kids during COVID-19 outbreak
• Virus fears spark homeschooling interest by Ashlea Witoslawski Australian Associated Press, 23 March

2019

• New home schooling regulation a win for kids and families (opinion piece) The Riot Act 5/12/2019
• Young go getter well on his way to achieving paramedic dream, TAFE Digital, Oct 22
• Hannah sits HSC equivalent without ever attending high school Bega District News, Oct 18
• Why more and more WA parents are choosing to teach their children at home by Lauren Pilat, WA Today, Oct 14
• ‘Surprise, blessing, gift’: Home schooling numbers reach record by Madeleine Heffernan, The Age/Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 13
• Eyre Peninsula family’s journey into holistic farming and homeschooling by Brooke Neindorf, ABC Rural, Sept 26
• Homeschooling a ‘default setting’ for frustrated parents, Gold Coast Bulletin, 3 July
• Home schooling: Who and Why – ‘Afternoons’ on ABC Radio, May 16
• Families take extended breaks from city living and turn their kids into ‘road scholars’ ABC, May 15
• The rise of the accidental home-schooler, Radio National, May 5
• Evenings on ABC Radio “Nic Healy and David Roy discuss Homeschooling” Apr 22
• ‘Doing it all off their own back’: Homeschooling on the rise David Roy talks to Luke Grant on 2GB Radio
• ‘Struggling to cope’: why more families are opting for home schooling, Jordan Baker, Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 18
• The Conversation‘s four part series on home education:
  • Time, money and method: three things to consider if you’re thinking about homeschooling your child David Roy, Apr 19
  • Homeschooled students often get better test results and have more degrees than their peers
    Sven Trentholm & Tom Stehlik, Apr 18
  • Homeschooled children are far more socially engaged than you might think Kate Burton & Eileen Slater, Apr 16
  • Homeschooling is on the rise in Australia. Who is doing it and why? Rebecca English, Apr 15
• Homeschooling: would it benefit your child? on ABC Nightlife Apr 1
  (Much of the information supplied is NSW-specific. Requirements and options vary according to state)
• ABC Education segment “If I can teach the children how to teach themselves, they’ll be set for life.” Mar 20
• Homeschooled since kindergarten, teen works towards becoming a doctor by Luisa Rubbo and Fiona Poole, ABC News, Mar 9
• Homeschooling growth in Western Australia continues as parents seek more flexibility, ABC News, Feb 26
• Bendigo’s Discovery Centre hosts more than 40 home educated students Bendigo Advertiser, Jan 31
  (pay-walled but accessible if you rarely visit the website)
• Hannah Sexton takes unusual route to university  (Medical Science) Port Macquarie News, Jan 30
• Parents turning their backs on mainstream schooling to teach their kids at home by Allyson Horn ABC News, Jan 15
• Home-schooling in Queensland almost triples in five years by Felicity Caldwell, Brisbane Times, Jan 14
• School’s Out Unschooling segment on The Project

2018

• Huge jump in number of Victorian children being home schooled, Herald Sun, November 25
• Why Homeschooling is on the rise across NSW, The Sunday Telegraph,  November 24
• The end of the Milky Way (interview with unschooled astronomer, Lisa Harvey-Smith, ABC Conversations, November 20
• Meet the McCallums, one of Australia’s few Amish families, Melissa Fyfe, The Age October (Amish home ed family in Tasmania)
• Why do parents home school? Brooke Tasovac, Melbourne’s Child September 25
• Swan Hill’s The Guardian covered HEN’s camp at the pioneer settlement – Made at Home  September 7
• ABC Mildura Swan Hill also covered the camp September 5
• Religious Bullying Triggers Rise in Home Schooling, The Daily Telegraph, August 31
• Sunday Mail, Adelaide carried a feature on home education including the issue of two signatures to register in SA August
• Classroom where the world in your teacher, Sunday Tasmanian July 28
• Autism: How Taylor Swift helps Fletcher, 8, learn  (July 24) plus an associated segment on 7.30 24/7
• Unschooling lets kids learn naturally based on what they are interested in, but it can be hard work for parents, Wiriya Sati ABC Mid North Coast, June 27
• ABC Radio afternoons with Rachelle Hunt – home ed discussion and talkback (June 25) prompted by Rachel Brady’s article below. The home ed discussion begins at the 1 hour mark.
• I took my kids back to school after two weeks of homeschooling them By Rachel Brady, The Age (Lifestyle) June 22
• April 2018 saw a wave of articles and segments on the growth in home ed numbers (prompted by Stuart Chapman’s stats) and others unrelated.
  • Unhappy parents embrace home schooling in record numbers by Rebecca Urban , The Australian
  • Cutting Class – 10 News
  • Home Schooling on the Rise  – Sunrise
  • Sandwich lunches and Homeschooling: How Sally raised nine kids by Rosamund Burton, Sydney Morning Herald, April 17
  • Luke Smith is on the road with his nine kids and a mental health message  by Sarah Hudson, The Weekly Times, April 25
• Bullied out of class, The Courier Mail March 2018 (pay-walled)
• Home Truths on homeschooling, Townsville Bulletin, March 20
• The heartbreaking reason homeschooling numbers have surged, 7 news, March 1
• A Winning Combination (home ed and paid work) by Tanya Hollis, The Age, February 1
• Home ed segment on ABC Breakfast show with HEN’s Shae Reynolds and HEA’s Lindy, January 30 (no longer online)
• Home-schooling in Queensland almost triples in five years, Felicity Caldwell, Brisbane Times Jan 14

2017

• What’s driving the rise in home schooling? by James Reid, The Educator, November 17
• I’ve made the difficult decision to homeschool my son, Abi J, 9Honey News, October 7
• Why Do Parents Homeschool? Child Magazine, September 25
• Homeschooling rising fastest among students with special needs as parents look for new directions by Sarina Locke ABC Rural Online (August 30) and associated Radio segment on ABC AM Home schooling growing fast for students with special needs.
• ABC Hobart interview with Linda Carlos from HEA Tas (Home ed segment begins around the 1:20 mark) August 29.
• Meet the family who don’t go to school – Sunrise and follow up discussion  August (no longer online)
• Homeschooling in Shepparton on WIN News July (no longer online)
• Children are eager to learn  by Tara Whitsed, Shepparton News July ( no longer online)
• Unschooling? Stop being lazy, attention-seeking parents, Louise Roberts, The Queensland Times, July 21
• Home schooling and ‘un-schooling’ on the rise and the results look promising on The Feed,  June 28
• No teachers, no grades: City family backs ‘unschooling’, Meghan Harris, The Chronicle, June 30
• Compass: School’s Out  June 3
• There’s been a really big increase in homeschooling in Canberra, Emily Barker, West Coast Sentinel, May 22
• Home educated students miss out on disability support services, Andrew Taylor, The Age, May 16
• Home schooling increases by 122 per cent in Canberra, Emily Baker, Sydney Morning Herald, May 14
• Education’s biggest trend: Why home taught kids are doing better News.com, May 13
• Home schooling is sometimes the best choice for parents by Anne Vise, Education HQ, February 3
• Our campaign for a reasonable regulatory regime resulted in wide media coverage with over 40 articles and segments.
  • 29/8/2017 Vic home-schooling move could have tech ramifications by Sam Varghese, iTWire
  • 24/8/2017 Jono from ABC Drive spoke to Sue Wight on the regulations and what they mean for home educators
  • 23/8/2017 Homeschoolers Suffered Set Back Today ABC News  (segment starts at 10:07)
  • 23/8/2017 Victorian families fight changes to homeschool regulations by Stephanie Ferrier, ABC Online
  • 5/8/2017 Home Schooling protects LGBTIQ and Other Children at Risk!, Trans Health Australia
  • 11/7/2017 Flare Up on Home Teaching by Emma Hamilton The Moreland Leader 
  • 10/6/2017 New rules for home schooling have upset home educators by Michelle Smith, The Ballarat Courier
  • 10/6/2017 HEN’s Maaike Johnston and her daughter Emma were interviewed for Breakfast with Matt Tribe on ABC Swan Hill Mildura (no podcast avail)
  • 8/6/2017 Homeschooling crackdown: Routine audits, tougher barriers by Timna Jacks, The Age
  • 29/5/2017 Democracy or Bureaucracy? by Susan Wight, Online Opinion 
  • 23/5/2017 Department sanitises submissions before release Warracknabeal Herald (pictured at bottom)
  • 18/5/2017 Education Department accused of ‘whitewashing’ sexual abuse after editing parents’ submissions by Henrietta Cook, The Age
  • 30/4/2017 Reading, Writing and Stifling Homeschool  Regulations by Kate Moriarty, Eureka Street
    
  • 25/4/2017 Privacy Breach is Probed by Kath Gannonway, Yarra Ranges Daily News Group
  • 12/4/2017 Vic parent info online days after breach AAP
  • 12/4/2017 ABC News segment (no longer online)
  • 12/4/2017 Radio segment of ABC Drive Fast forward to 2:08:30. There’s a brief news bulletin at 25:55.
  • 12/4/2017 Radio segments on ABC Drive (Regional) & 3AW not available online
  • 12/4/2017 Parents of ‘vulnerable’ children furious after Victorian education department publishes data The Guardian
  • 12/4/2017 Inquiry ordered over Victorian privacy breach involving vulnerable students ABC online
  • 11/4/2017 Student privacy breached in Victoria Education Department blunder by Sophie Smith, Herald Sun
    
  • 11/4/2017 Confidential student details published in Education Department blunder, Henrietta Cook, The Age
  • 4/4/2017 WIN News segment
    
  • 31/3/2017 New education regulations will deny kids basic rights, Trans Health Australia
  • 26/3/2017 Victorian government set to introduce new regulations for homeschooling, parents concerned Tott News
  • 15/3/2017 Government’s Homework Fail by Cam Lucadou-Wells and Kath Gannaway, Star News
    
  • 25/2/2017 Homeschool advocates and families fear for their children under proposed Department of Education changes by Emma Hastings, Moreland Leader
  • 22/2/2017 No Flexibility by Declan Martin, Shepparton News
    
  • 22/2/2017 Child’s Needs Must Come First by Cameron Whiteley, Shepparton News 
  • 19/2/2017 Daniel Andrews’ “Education State” is bullying homeschoolers by Sarah Nicholson The Spectator
  • 15/2/2017 Learning from Home by Kate Turner, Moorabool News
  • 8/2//2017 Parents Teach Freedom by Sarah Harman, Sunraysia Daily News
  • 5/2/2017 Families Fight Change by Ellen Ebsury, Border Mail 
  • 3/2/2017 Home schooling is sometimes the best choice for parents by Anne Vise, Education HQ 
  • 1/2/2017 ABC Central Vic Breakfast radio segment included an interview with the Minister (part recording available).
  • 31/1/2017 3AW Drive radio segment available online – scroll down to Drive.
  • 31/1/2017 Education Paper is Must See – Riverine Herald.
  • 31/1/2017 ABC Central Vic radio segments on Breakfast show matching the ABC Online article. (not available online).
  • 30/1/2017 Home-schooling parents concerned about proposed changes to Victorian legislation by Larissa Romonsky, ABC online.
  • 25/1/2017 Home Schooling Changes Cause Concern by Wendy Hunt, Mansfield Courier.
  • 24/1/2017 Home Schooling Changes a Worry by Kath Gannonway, Yarra Ranges Daily News Group Mail News Group   (contains factual errors and misquoting) 24/1/2017.
  • 20/1/2017 Removing the Right to Protect our Children by Bekah Carmen, Online Opinion 
  • 7/1/2017 Unschooling: Learning from Life at Home Neelima Choahan in The Age

2016

• 28/12/2016   VRQA to probe homeschooling Herald Sun 
• 28/12/2016 3AW Mornings  interview podcast (no longer online).
• Home Schooling Gets New Rules Herald Sun December 27
• Class Pressure Sees Home Schooling Numbers Jump, The Daily Telegraph, December 24
• Sara Tomic: Teenage tennis prodigy aiming for a big summer (home schooled), News Daily December 14
• Home-schooling in Queensland: Number of children in alternative schooling doubles in five years, Lexy Hamilton-Smith, ABC News, November 13
• More parents are considering home schooling to allow children to learn at their own pace Greg Whitby, Daily Telegraph October 7, 2016
• How building a house changed Daylesford teen Zephyr (unschooling) The Age September 3
• Homeschooling on the Rise, The Morning Show interview with HEA vice-president Carly Landa September
• Homeschooling: the pitfalls and benefits Women’s Weekly, August
• More parents are choosing to home school their children – why? by David Roy, The Conversation, July 11
• Too cool for school? Why homeschooling numbers are increasing in Australia, Rebecca English, Independent Education, June
• Why home schooling in Australia is on the rise. ABC, interview of Rebecca English, Radio News Feb 29
• Home-schooled kids perform better in NAPLAN: report, Sydney Morning Herald, February 7
•  School’s Out – Cosima Marriner, Daily Life, January 31
• Why More SA Parents Choose to Home School Their Kids, The Advertiser, January 24
• Homeschooling children in Victoria on the rise Elissa Doherty, Herald Sun, January 11, 2016
• Mt Eliza family says home schooling the way to go for children Josh and Sarah Christian Tatman, Frankston Standard Leader

2015

• Bullied kids leaving school in droves,  Robert Ballantyne,  The Educator, Dec 9
• Why home education is on the rise in Victoria, Ballantyne, The Educator, October 29
• More families pick homeschooling – Channel 9 News (October)
• Home-schooling sees large increase in Victoria – Henrietta Cook, The Age, October 12
• Empowered parents turning homes into classrooms Ami Humpage, Melton Leader, September 16
• Unmonitored growth of home schooling is cause for concern in Queensland Christopher Bantick, The Courier-Mail, July 13
• Brisbane mother ‘unschools’ children because education system failed them, News.com.au July 8
• Fears for Kids Lost to Home Schooling. The Australian, July 2
• Education’s biggest trend: Why home taught kids are doing better. Megan Bird, news.com.au. May 15
• Live and Learn Carleen Sing told her unschooling story to Beverley Hadgraft, Sunday Style, February 28
• Home schooling takes off, doubling numbers in five years Brittany Vonow, The Courier-Mail, February 27
• The Weekly Times ran a series of articles claiming unregistered home education was ‘rampant’ in Victoria. This type of article is groan-worthy and the figures it quotes are pure guesswork. HEN surveys indicate 97% registration in Victoria.  They even had an ‘Ask Agnes’ letter which appears to have been manufactured to suit their theme
  • Government must monitor home school students to ensure children don’t fall through cracks Ed Gannon, January 29
  • Blackmarket Homeschooling Runs Rampant in Victoria  Shannon Twomey, January 28
  • Home schooling the way to success for Cobram family, Shannon Twomey, January 28
  • Home schooling means extra cash, less pressure for single parents, Shannon Twomey, January 28
  • Home schooling not monitored by the Victorian Education Department, Shannon Twomey, January 28
  • Time for the Victorian Government to get strict o n home schooling (editorial), January 28
  • Ask Agnes: Home schooling, Feb 11

2014

• Evidence of home schooling success erased from inquiry report Rebecca English, The Conversation, December 9
• Unschooling could leave Australian children without numeracy or literacy skills, Alexandra Smith, Sydney Morning Herald, December 6
• Home schooling is a perfect alternative to schools stuck in a time-warp, James Athanasou, The Sydney Morning, Sept 10
• Many children better suited to home school, Opinion. James Athanasou, Illawarra Mercury, Sept 10
• Unschooling: kids in a class of their own, ABC Tropical North, August 26
• Home schooling: concern children are not being monitored, Alexandra Smith, Sydney Morning Herald, August 25
• Baird government ignores ‘unschooling’ warning despite fears of ‘neglect‘, Alexandra Smith, The Age, July 18
• For the love of learning, Alexandra Smith, The Age, June 1
• Home schooling takes off in Queensland amid NAPLAN stress, bullying fears, Jackie Sinnerton, The Courier-Mail, May 16
• Un-schooling a gem for Victorian brothers, ABC Ballarat, April 3
• Home-schooling on the rise – Konrad Marshall, The Age. January 30

2013

• Home is where the class is – the rise of homeschooling, Ben Collins, ABC Kimberley, December 10
• Just two full-time staff for 999 students as home-schooling numbers soar in South Australia, October 28, The Advertiser
• Orthodox Jewish primary school face homeschooling due to council veto, Melanie Gardiner, Bayside Leader, September 17
• ‘Unschooling’ – education fad or real alternative? Rebecca English, The Conversation, May 7
• Home-schooling in Victoria is rising, but there are still no standards checks, Therese Allaoui, Bayside Leader & Knox Leader, April 30,
• More Families Choosing to Learn at Home, Wendy Morriss, The Age, March 25
• Thousands in Homeschool to Skip Trouble, Herald Sun March 16
• Re-assessing Schooling for the 21st Century, Greg Whitby, Melbourne’s Child, February 11

2012

• Opting out and staying at home, Radio National, Background Briefing, January 29
• Thousands of parents illegally home schooling, Ian Townsend for Background Briefing, January 30

2011

• Asperger’s high-tech school The Lab opens in Footscray, Radio National May 13 (Featuring home ed family).
• Home School a Real Option Sunraysia Daily, May 18
• Inside Adelaide on Channel 44 explores home schooling in South Australia, February 5

2010

• Divorce case ruling says no to home schooling, Bellinda Kontominas, The Age, July 3
• Radio National: Australia Talks June 1
• Amelia Maps Bright Future Bendigo Advertiser May 27, 11 year old home-educated Amelia Rowe topped Victoria in the National Geographic Competition – the youngest to ever do so.
• When it Comes to Schooling, There’s No Place Like Home, The Age, May 13
• Domestic Blitz  article on mums staying at home which mentions home education, The Age May 2
• School’s out when home is the classroom, Natalie Craig, The Age, Feb 14

2009

• No place like home for home-schooled Hunter kids Newcastle Herald, Aug 23
• Leunig: ‘Everything I believed has come true – their eagerness to learn is intact’ Ainslie MacGibbon, The Age, June 22

2008

• Love’s Harvest The Scott family, HEN members, featured in one of the Love’s Harvest documentaries
• Maldon Young Scientist Shines, The Castlemaine Mail, September 12
• In a Different Class, Dave Tacon, The Age, June 1

2007

• Country Viewpoint with Stephanie Pollock July
• School’s Out and Home’s In Says Educational Rebel The Age, June 5 (John Taylor Gatto visiting Australia)

2006

• Homeschooling and Teenagers Life Matters, Radio National, July 26
• Enough Rope Celebrated cartoonist and journalist, Michael Leunig, interviewed by Andrew Denton’s talks about home educating his children (May).
• Home Education and Bureaucracy, Susan Wight, Directions in Education, Vol 15 no 6 (ACEL), April (not online)
• Schools Out Forever, Time Magazine, April 17
• Parents Fear Law: Home School Educators turn to Shadow Minister, The Bendigo Advertiser, March 25
• Stateline covered home educators’ objection to the new Education Act, March 24 (footage no longer online but transcript here)
• No choice but home school, Wimmera Mail Times, March 17
• A class of their own, by Marilyn Rodrigues, Melbourne’s Child
• Home Educators up in arms over new laws, Shepparton News, March 9
• State under fire for plan on home schooling, Chee Chee Leung, The Age, March 6
• Bill Draft Farce, Herald Sun, January 21

2005

• Home Schooling Defended, James Silver, The Bendigo Advertiser December 27
• Pressure on Home Students, Jane Melkovic, Herald Sun December 25
• Parents rail at new state regulations, Shane Green, The Age December 22

2004

• Home Learning for Kids Too Scared for School, M Alexander, Sunday Mail, June 13

2001

• Labour of love for their mum, Mornington Peninsula Leader, October 9
• Ruling clears the way for school at home, (Adelaide) The Advertiser
• Learning on the Ross dairy farm, Luke Mullane, Ballarat Courier, May 17
• Maths Makes Mates, David Nason, The Australian, March 20

2000

• School’s in at home, Michelle Edmunds, The Herald Sun, August 17

1999

• Home education spreading, (Wangaratta) The Chronicle, November 17
• Sunday Life article on home education (September?) portrayed home education as “weird and wonderful”
• Homespun wisdom, Alan Thomas, The Australian, September 20

1998

• My home school, Clare Cole, The Australian Women’s Weekly, July
• Different school of thought, Anna Malbon, Progress Press, June 8
• Do it yourself education, Genevieve Lally, The Herald Sun, May 9
• Thomas, 15, is off to uni – without a HSC, Hornsby Advocate, February 25

1997

• Doing their Homework & School’s in as kids gather around the couch, Naomi Morriss , The Geelong Advertiser, November 20.

1996

• Children educated at home don’t learn like they do in school – Alan Thomas on Ockam’s Razor, November 24
• Going to school at the kitchen table, Gabrielle Hodson, The Ballarat Courier, September 7
• Homes of the brave, John Watts, The Age (Education), August 20
• Mums meet the challenge, Merrilee Lowe, The Bendigo Advertiser, August 17
• Family favors home schooling, Leigh Parry, Know News, June 25

1995

• A Home-grown scholarship boy, Mark Scott, The Sydney Morning Herald, July
• Shooting for the educational stars, Julia Boxx (home educating parent of the scholarship boy above) The Sydney Morning Herald, July 
• Home schooling’s photo finish, Maria Harris, Progress Press (home educated Holly Cole wins Premier’s Award for Studio Arts)
• Electronics takes Emma to the navy, (Wangaratta? Chronicle, April 5

1994

• Never a Schoolboy, The University of Queensland Graduate Contact Winter (on PhD lecturer in psychology Rex Newsome)
• Home classes can school your child, Lynne Holroyd, The Herald Sun, February 8
• Home school background a factor in maths award,  Matt Robbins, The Australian,  January 26

1993

• Home is where the classroom is, Sunday Herald Sun, July 25 (feature)
• Corbett kids get ‘proper’ education at home, The Standard (Weekend Magazine), April 10
• School’s in – at home, Elizabeth Johnston, The Australian Women’s Weekly, March

1992

• School’s Out, Kate Collins, the Sunday Mail, April 12
• Education at home grows in strength, Greg Abbott (Queensland article on John Peacock’s tour of Queensland home ed groups)
• The Herald Sun, February 22 (front page article referred to the Out of School Education Bill as a “KGB” proposal – the bill was withdrawn the next day.)

1991

• Alternative education, Carolyn Deed, (The Age?, Sept/Nov?)
• Northern Star (NSW), September 19:
  • The Legitimate Alternative (report on changes to NSW law, enabling home education)
  • Learning is as instinctive as walking or talking (on Nimbin Home-Based Learning Group)
  • Can parents give their children a better education? Dominique White
  • A family that learns together
• Home is where it all starts, Jane Cafarella, The Age, July (on home birther and home educator, Elizabeth James)
• Fooling around in Fitzroy, Greg Burchall, Melbourne Times (on artist Kirsty Boyd, mentions educating three children at home)
• The Age carried a home schooling article featuring Joanne Beirne and family, February 14? (not online)

1990

• Otherways page with newspaper clippings from a court case where a Victorian family’s right to home educate their children was upheld. October
• Staying at home may give children a better education, Eamon Murphy, The Age,  May 6

1989

• In a class of their own, Evelyn Tsitas, The Herald (Weekend), October 27

1987

• How far should parents involve themselves? Sydney Morning Herald Aug 11
• Women’s Weekly story on Clare Cole, home educator

1986

• Home education row turns full circle, Alison Lees, Southern Gazette, July 15 (report on Perth court case)

1985

• John Holt, children’s champion, Geoff Maslen, The Age, October 25 (John Holt’s death reported)
• Home is a school without peers, Progress Press, May (on Clare Cole and her daughters)

1984

• Education Age June 26 carried two stories on home education written by early members of the Alternative Education Resource Group (which later became HEN)

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