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Watching Adolescence with my teen son left me with terrifying questions
My son is the same age as the teenager in Adolescence. Watching it together made me realise the reality of the school kids in the show is the shared reality of our own child.
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'This is a great time to get rich', says Trump as US markets experience biggest two-day loss since COVID
While Wall Street faces its worst crisis since the pandemic, Donald Trump has said "this is a great time to get rich".
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Thunderbirds to chase history as Super Netball launches season
Adelaide Thunderbirds coach Tania Obst says two key players will be fit to play as the side begins its quest for a record three consecutive national netball league titles.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Crushed by rabbits, bolting horses and childhood illness: the stories buried in outback NSW cemeteries
Historians have shared research on 106 gravestones to a mobile heritage app covering the far west towns of Menindee, Wilcannia, Ivanhoe and White CliffsElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA small marble headstone sits in the rusty red outback dirt, a monument to two men described as βfirm friends during life, now resting hereβ...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Spy thrillers are everywhere β why are they so popular?
Black Bag is the latest in a string of spy dramas to grace our big and small screens. But could our obsession with espionage reflect a deeper anxiety?
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Pierre Boulez was exacting β but never in a bad tempo | Letters
Celia Craig shares a fond memory of the late French composer and conductorIn 2005, I was chairman of the BBC Symphony Orchestra when Pierre Boulez (Editorial, 28 March) conducted a special concert for his 80th birthday. The all-French programme included Debussy, some of his own works, and then Ravelβs Daphnis and Chloe β an especially big date on the calendar for me as principal cor anglais. Boulez had previously been...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Jewish leaders unhappy at decision to block Greens candidate from Melbourne community forum
Exclusive: Two established groups push Labor to preference minor party last in ultra-marginal seat of MacnamaraElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Dirty laundry: what really happens to your clothes when you donate them to charity?
Only a fraction gets resold on the domestic secondhand market, but there are ways consumers can help reduce wasteChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your householdβs carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comEvery year, Australians donate the equivalent of 250m pairs of jeans to charity...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:βIt just leaves us without anythingβ: why was Wodonga left reeling by sudden primary school closure?
βThere was really no communication,β Daniel Dickinson says. βWe found it out through the school and the mediaβSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe Dickinsons have been sending their children to Bandiana primary school on the outskirts of Wodonga for more than eight years.But at the end of 2023, the community suddenly received notice the school would be closing when the lease for the site expires at the end...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Donald Trump in the White House seemed like a plus for Peter Dutton. But after this week, maybe not so much | Josh Butler
As Australians balk at rightwing populism, cosying up to the US president is no longer an election-winning formula. The opposition leader needs to find a new way to win attentionElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series:...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:A lucky rascal or a feral critter that βshould be euthanisedβ? Hunt for Valerie the dachshund divides Kangaroo Island
Wildlife groups claim the resourceful miniature sausage dog was sighted again this week. But not everyone is on Team ValerieElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThereβs a roo carcass on the side of the road, near the turnoff to one of Kangaroo Islandβs many excellent cellar doors. Black ravens lift sullenly from their feast as...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Back to Back Barries: Trump tariffs wreak havoc on week one
The federal election campaign was barely a week old when Donald Trump rearranged the world trading order.And in Australia, the leaders covered a lot of ground. But in a campaign lacking inspiration, where is the promise of hope?Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine the impact of new tariffs on Australia just four weeks out from the election. They also debate Duttonβs plan to cut public sector workers, and wonder: is it...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Inside the campaign cocoon, sure-footed Albanese outboxes dour Dutton
From the first moments, the Labor leader has shown confidence in the partyβs positive message in contrast to his opponentβs more negative styleElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignPolls tracker; election guide; full federal election coverageAnywhere but Canberra; interactive electorates guideListen to the first episode of our new narrative podcast series: GinaGet our afternoon election email,...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Albanese and Dutton both say they will return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands
The prime minister made the announcement after getting wind of the oppositionβs planned announcement.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:No, thatβs not what a trade deficit means β and thatβs not how you calculate other nationsβ tariffs
To calculate its βreciprocal tariffsβ, the Trump administration has opted for a crude formula with no basis in trade theory. We are all going to pay the price.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Whatβs it like to be showered with Trump dust? Election special podcast
What impact the Trump tariffs might have on Australia generally and the election in particular is among the issues discussed in this weekβs election special podcast.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Hackers have hit major super funds. A cyber expert explains how to stop it happening again
Super funds may be missing a basic safeguard to protect retirement savings.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Breaking with the US will be painful for Australia in many ways β but itβs inevitable | John Quiggin
The first Australian response to Trump was denial, then (unsuccessful) bargaining. Now thereβs anger and depression as the tariffs sink in. Eventually must come acceptanceGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trumpβs announcement of a βliberation dayβ, involving the imposition of tariffs on almost every country in the world, is one of a series of measures which call for an urgent...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:If a child has extra needs, support can be hard to find. This new approach can help make it easier and quicker
All children have support needs. But some require more than is typical for their age.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?
Hereβs how your body might respond when you turn your clock back an hour on Saturday night.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Daylight saving time ended Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?
Hereβs how your body might respond when you turn your clock back an hour on Saturday night.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Heroin found in cocaine and βiceβ, and snorting a line can be lethal
Accidentally taking heroin when you thought it was cocaine or methamphetamine can be deadly, new research confirms. Hereβs what to watch out for.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:How might the House of Representatives shape up after the 2025 federal election?
A lot has happened since the 2022 election. For starters, at least two MPs elected as members of the Coalition will be contesting as Independents at this election.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:No one knows why the nine-year-olds are dying. Chris Flynnβs novel invites us to question existence itself
Supernatural thriller or character-driven thought experiment? Chris Flynnβs Orpheus Nine imagines the personal toll of a tipping point for our destabilised world.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcasterβs 'waste' | Weekly Beast
ABC almost certainly facing yet another efficiency review if Coalition is elected, insiders say. Plus: shop the Andrew Tate look in the Womenβs WeeklyWant to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the Weekly Beast media newsletter hereItβs only week one of the election campaign but Peter Dutton has made it abundantly clear how he feels about the ABCβs funding and its journalists. Pressed repeatedly by 2GB...
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Itβs not easy being a street tree, but this heroic eucalypt withstands everything we throw at it
Street trees often grow in appalling soil, have little root space, are rarely watered and get aggressively trimmed. But this tough species rises to the challenge.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Albanese targets cafes and tradies in instant asset write-off
Small businesses will get a 12-month reprieve and be able to instantly write off another $20,000 in expenses, if Labor wins next month's federal election.
Published on: April 04, 2025 | Source:Labor leads in three recent national polls, four weeks from the election
While the polls remain tight, Labor is ahead after the first week of campaigning.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Dark Mofo returns with creepy jazz clowns and a man slowly buried in sand
The Tasmanian winter arts and music festival is back, with its first line-up under new artistic director Chris Twite.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Pentagon watchdog to investigate Hegseth's use of Signal app
In a memorandum addressed to US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the Inspector General's office said it would examine whether the use of Signal met Defense Department guidelines.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:'Pebbling' keeps me connected with friends when I'm exhausted
When the thought of a phone call is too much for me, I can still manage to send an image or video to a friend as I let myself unwind.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?
China is now the top trading partner for four of the five ex-Soviet Central Asian states. Russia, however, is desperate to reassert its dominance in the region.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:βCuriosity-driven researchβ led to a recent major medical breakthrough. But itβs under threat
Curiosity-driven research is exactly what it sounds like: research driven by the goal of understanding nature without regard for application.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Yes, data can produce better policy β but itβs no substitute for real-world experience
Data-driven policy is often held up as the gold standard. But by reducing people to measurable statistics, it can also whatβs needed to drive real-world change.
Published on: April 03, 2025 | Source:Trump adviser suggests lifting US beef ban won't lead to tariff exemption
Donald Trump's commerce secretary indicates Australia should not expect an exemption from tariffs even if it relaxes its restrictions on American beef imports.
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