Cyberbullying is commonly defined as the use of information and communication technologies to support repeated and deliberate hostile behaviour intended to harm others. Forms of cyberbullying Flaming – heated exchange Harassing and threatening messages – e.g. ‘text wars’, ‘griefers’ Denigration – sending nasty SMS, pictures or prank phone calls ‘Slam books’ (websites or negative lists)...

Research indicates that students who are bullied are more likely than students who are not bullied to experience impaired social and emotional adjustment, poor academic achievement, anxiety, depression, poorer physical health, higher absenteeism, increased loneliness and lower self esteem. This 2-page document outlines possible interventions that school executive, Learning Support Teams or Student Welfare Teams...

These guidelines and associated support materials are to assist schools to build on their current practice and revise their anti-bullying plans to comply with the new 2011 Bullying: Preventing and Responding to Student Bullying Policy. They provide a framework for schools to use in developing and implementing an anti-bullying plan which includes protection, prevention, early...

The Department engaged VicHealth to review respectful relationships education in Victorian secondary schools resulting in the Respectful Relationships Education: Violence prevention and respectful relationships education in Victorian secondary schools report. The report provides guidance on good practice criteria required to achieve violence prevention and respectful relationships education in schools, as well as a basis for...

Vijay Naidu of the University of the South Pacific argues that the Australian Defence White Paper 2009 “does not successfully incorporate Australia's foreign and economic policies in its immediate neighbourhood as a possible source of instability and security risk." It "proposes the use of ADF with other partners to stabilize countries with fragile states." But...