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Parents delay sending kids to school for social reasons and physical size. Itβs not about academic advantage
If you have a child born at the start of the year, chances are you face a tricky decision about when to start school.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:
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Fossil fuel companies βpoisoned the wellβ of public debate with climate disinformation. Hereβs how Australia can break free
The US has obstructed climate action for decades β largely due to damaging actions by the powerful fossil fuel industry. But Australia has a chance now to lead.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Early voting opens in the federal election β but it brings some problems for voters and parties
If recent trends continue, about half of all voters could cast their ballots before election day, May 3. How is early voting changing the way candidates campaign?
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Trump says he will attend pope's funeral as large crowds flock to Vatican
Crowds have converged on St Peter's Square in the hours since Pope Francis's death, the Vatican has announced his body could be lying in state as early as Wednesday, and US President Donald Trump has said he plans to attend the pontiff's funeral.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Queensland government spends $162k recruiting four bureaucrats
Queensland taxpayers have footed a $162,500 recruitment bill for the government to hire four top bureaucrats.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Personal items tell the story of Gallipoli bravery and 'living hell'
A young soldier was carrying a Bible when he was hit by shrapnel at Gallipoli β it's among the items on show in Sydney to mark 110 years since the ill-fated landing.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Predominantly Catholic Timor-Leste mourns its 'king'
Catholics across the world are pausing to remember the life of Pope Francis. And the pontiff's death is being keenly felt in the Asia-Pacific region, where he leaves a significant legacy.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Live: Reforming pontiff's cause of death confirmed amid mourning
The 88-year-old pope died on Monday, a day after greeting crowds of worshippers at the Vatican on Easter Sunday. Follow live updates.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Unsung Brumbies hero putting Wallabies' selectors on notice
Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham is convinced Corey Toole is ready to play Test rugby, and the lightening quick winger is continuing to build a case to be picked for the Wallabies.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Has Trump bitten off more than he can chew in a US-China trade war?
A US-China trade war is a battle neither side can win. It's more a question as to the amount of pain either country can endure and which will emerge with the least damage.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The northern Tasmania shop owner: βDonβt let the supermarkets get away with itβ
Chantelle Campbell and her husband put their money into buying a clothing store. Itβs a positive step, but they feel the cost-of-living pressureIn the lead-up to the federal election, ordinary people around the nation tell us about their life. Read more in the Anywhere but Canberra seriesInteractive guide to electorates in Australiaβs pollSee all our Australian election 2025 coverageChantelle Campbell has just been...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:How a deadly confluence of factors led to a βterrible and traumaticβ Easter weekend on Australian beaches
Authorities blame heavy seas and unseasonably warm weather for deaths across NSW and VictoriaElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastβTerrible and traumatic,β is how the Surf Life Saving New South Wales chief, Steven Pearce, summed up what has been declared the deadliest Easter long weekend on record, well before it was even...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Less than 2% of Laborβs promised $1bn mental health funding would be spent next financial year
Advocates voice concern that package will roll out too slowly and will not be targeted at services patients needElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Netherlands a βcautionary taleβ for Coalitionβs mortgage deduction scheme, expert warns
Cody Hochstenbach says the scheme in his country has driven up home prices and weighs heavily on taxpayersElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastAt the...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Election Diary: Albanese government stays mum over whatever Russia may have said to Indonesia
The imbroglio over the reported Russian request to Indonesia to base planes in Papua initially tripped Peter Dutton, and now is dogging Anthony Albanese.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success
Pope Francis is being remembered as a pastoral leader β and in some ways, his treatment of women in the Catholic Church was unprecedented. But he could have done more.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Twinkling star reveals the shocking secrets of turbulent plasma in our cosmic neighbourhood
For the first time, astronomers have measured the plasma layers of a shock wave surrounding a pulsar.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms β and controversies
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, a day after greeting crowds at St Peterβs Square. From the very start of his papacy, he seemed determined to do things differently.
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Coalition says a national sex offender register would be a βpowerful deterrentβ. How would it work, and why now?
Proposed 12-month trial would be based on models in WA and UK and overseen by Australian Criminal Intelligence CommissionElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Coalition promises crackdown on βdrugs and thugsβ as polls continue to favour Labor
Opposition expected to use final two weeks of the campaign to focus on the traditionally safe grounds of national security, crime and defencePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe Coalition would crack down on...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:In a difficult year being unemployed, I learned what success really means | Sunil Badami
For most of that year, I didnβt tell anyone. I didnβt want to burden them with my troubles. And, to be honest, I felt ashamedFrom finance to academia, on radio and TV and even in a Kings Cross sex shop, Iβve had a diverse range of jobs, most largely freelance, casual or contract.I loved doing new things, learning new skills and meeting new people. I was so busy for so long, with so many contracts overlapping each...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:An alternative to Aukus: why a strategic defensive approach best suits Australia | Albert Palazzo
Missiles and drones are a better buy when compared with the nuclear-powered submarines Australia hopes to acquire from the USGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastFor more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then the United States.Without properly considering other options, successive federal...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:The Greens want to be election kingmakers β but they are fighting on two fronts
Adam Bandt is determined to build on the minor partyβs historic 2022 result, but its supporter base has not expanded β and its Brisbane seats are vulnerablePolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA peculiar and...
Published on: April 21, 2025 | Source:Faced with extremes, the Spinifex People are being pushed to the limit
The Anangu built one of the nation's most remote communities after nuclear bombs were tested on their country. But they face profound challenges amid extreme weather and rising costs.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:This is one of the most realistic depictions of modern war on film
Civil War director Alex Garland has teamed up with a veteran soldier to tell a hyper-realistic story set during the Iraq war. While it avoids cliches and blood-lust, it refuses to engage with the politics.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Burials halted as council works out whether it can afford cemeteries
A NSW council is working out whether it can afford to keep six cemeteries open to future interments, when it doesn't know where people are already buried at some of the sites.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:'I was a basher and a burner': How a farmer switched his outlook
It started when farmer Fred Perry's kids came home from school about 30 years ago, telling him he needed to take better care of the environment. Now, his small slice of a farming island is home to amazing birdlife.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Coalition promises trial of child sex offender register
The Coalition says if it is wins government it will trial a national child sex offender disclosure scheme that would allow members of the public to request information from police about whether someone who interacts with their children is a convicted offender.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Man charged with murder over stabbing outside farmers market
A 47-year-old man will face court today after handing himself in to police after the stabbing death of another man in a Nowra street, on the NSW south coast.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Prince Andrew makes rare appearance with King Charles at Easter service
The appearance was notable given Prince Andrew was absent from the royals' Christmas church service following a scandal involving an alleged Chinese spy.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:The travel toll of living with endometriosis in regional Australia
Lucy Savage has to drive 450 kilometres multiple times a month to access specialised care β a reality for many women living with endometriosis and chronic gynaecological conditions around the country.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Police investigate suspicious fire at inner-west Melbourne restaurant
Police say offenders drove a car into a Greek restaurant in Yarraville and set it alight before fleeing.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:Boothby is a relatively wealthy electorate, but voters still worry about the cost of living
At this yearβs federal election, the South Australian seat of Boothby is one of the stateβs two marginal seats. As part of the ABCβs βYour Sayβ campaign, we spoke to residents in the electorate about their biggest concerns.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:AFL fan removed by police after throwing object at Aliir
The Swans are trying to find out if the fan who through an object over the fence at Port Adelaide's Aliir Aliir during their AFL clash is a member.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source:One word underpins how this town came through a super-storm tragedy
It's been 10 years since three people died in flash flooding that devastated Dungog. The town's artistic flair and commitment to preparedness have been crucial to its recovery and the remembering of those lost.
Published on: April 20, 2025 | Source: