If you’re a parent like me, you’d probably be a little concerned if you found your nine-year-old with a Smiggle macaroon eraser perched between her lips. I was onto it quickly: “Get that out of your ...

Might fluffy pencil cases, bright-coloured backpacks and gumball dispensers filled with erasers become Australia's next great export earners, and ease some of the pain caused by plummeting iron prices ...