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Images of Gaza’s starving babies have gone round the world. This is what malnutrition does in the first 1,000 days of life
Starvation and malnutrition are harmful for anyone. But for infants the impact can be profound and lasting.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:
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Actually, Gen Z stand to be the biggest winners from the new $3 million super tax
Rather than being the biggest losers from super tax rates not being indexed to inflation, younger Australians are the biggest beneficiaries.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Who really benefits from smart tech at home? ‘Optimising’ family life can reinforce gender roles
One father over-engineered his smart home so much, his kids struggled to turn the lights on and off.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:A not-so-modern epidemic: what 17th-century nuns can teach us about coping with loneliness
‘Loneliness’ is a modern word – but we have a lot to learn from how early modern nuns understood solitude.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Australia’s first machete ban is coming to Victoria. Will it work, or is it just another political quick fix?
A Victorian machete ban raises several questions, including whether there will be exemptions and what other states and territories are doing.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What’s the difference between abs and core? One term focuses on aesthetics – and the other on function
Abs are one element of the core muscles, so they’re similar in many ways – but the terms are often used with different connotations.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:The drought is back – we need a new way to help farmers survive tough times
Revenue-contingent loans should be offered to minimise taxpayer subsidies while protecting drought-affected farmers from insolvency.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Fourth time lucky? ACT’s regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts
ACT has been trying to pass a version of its Regulatory Standards Bill for 20 years. Opposed by the Waitangi Tribunal and others, it is now poised to succeed.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Australian PM Albanese says Israel’s blockade of aid into Gaza is ‘an outrage’
Anthony Albanese says Netanyahu government ‘excuses’ for stopping critical food and medical supplies are ‘completely untenable’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIsrael’s blockade of aid into Gaza is “an outrage”, Anthony Albanese has said, calling the Israeli government’s “excuses” for stopping critical food and medical supplies “completely untenable”...
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:What if Hitler was assassinated and World War II ended in compromise? Catherine Chidgey imagines a parallel reality
Catherine Chidgey’s thrilling novel, set in an alternative UK under a version of Thatcher, continues her exploration of murky morality and the legacy of Nazi Germany.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Albanese says Israel's 'excuses' for withholding Gaza aid not credible
In some of his strongest criticism to date, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel's "excuses and explanations" for blocking aid into Gaza are untenable, and that it is an outrage that a democratic state would withhold aid.
Published on: May 26, 2025 | Source:Female inmates 'disadvantaged' by overcrowding at WA prison
The Inspector ofCustodial Services report highlights overcrowding, staffing shortages and inadequate facilities at a Geraldton prison despite millions of dollars of investment.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Mum shares heartbreak as search for missing 17-year-old continues
The mother of Pheobe Bishop says she is struggling to cope with the "cyclone of uncertainty" as police continue to scour dense bushland in Queensland following the disappearance of her daughter.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Gangland figure, lawyer critical after shooting at traffic lights
Two men are fighting for life after the third shooting in a fortnight linked to simmering underworld tensions in Sydney.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Victoria's coast on alert amid flood threat from high tides
The SES prepares sandbags as abnormally high tides threaten to flood low-lying coastal areas across Victoria.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Family rocked by tragedies finds strength in country town's support
A 23-year-old Tasmanian wool grader says the healing power of community and daily chores have helped her family through "everything that you could possibly imagine in life".
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:SA to get burst of wild weather after months-long dry spell
Wild weather warnings are in place for much of SA as cold fronts push showers and strong winds across the state, while Kangaroo Island ferry services have been cancelled because of the rough conditions.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Trump calls US program helping boost internet access 'racist'
Donald Trump reveals plans to end the United States's Digital Equity Act, which provides funding to programs that assist people to live in an increasingly online world.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Old mines in WA are being revived amid gold price records
Perth mining investor Tim Goyder became a billionaire on the back of critical minerals projects, but now he has turned his attention to gold.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Tasmanian government's woes compounded as budget day approaches
Recent polling and Saturday's Legislative Council elections highlight problems for the Tasmanian Liberals, as Treasurer Guy Barnett prepares to hand down his first state budget this week.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Migrant families transform tiny valley into Italian wine hub
Victoria's King Valley, once home to post-war Italian tobacco farmers, is earning global recognition for its climate-resilient Italian grape varieties.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Live: Trump's trade threats hit global markets
A US threat to impose heavy new tariffs on Europe sparked selling on global markets. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Live: PM deploys defence force to 'devastating' NSW flood zone
Anthony Albanese says Australian Defence Force personnel will join the flood recovery and clean-up effort on the NSW Mid North Coast from tomorrow, with the PM to visit the region. Follow live.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:'I am Roman': Pope completes ceremonial steps to become bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV declares himself Roman as he completes the final ceremonial steps to cement his role as the bishop of Rome.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Father and daughter duo support SES volunteers after trauma
Portland's Ray and Melissa Polaski are SES peer support officers who travel to be with personnel after traumatic critical incidents.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Morning Mail: ‘culture of total disrespect’ in schools; Ukraine hit with massive air raids; Piastri third in Monaco
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterAustralia news live: latest politics updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning. Our main story today looks at a growing “culture of total disrespect” in schools, with teachers reporting a shocking rise in bullying behaviour and even violence...
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Israel strikes on Gaza kill children, journalist and Red Cross volunteers
The strikes come on the same day European and Arab nations gather in Madrid to discuss the conflict, with Spain's foreign minister urging allies to consider sanctions against Israel.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Farmers to plant record crop equivalent in size to entire UK
Despite droughts and floods battering Australia, farmers are on track to sow a record area of winter crops, covering a land area equivalent to the United Kingdom.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Labor women make history by overtaking men in cabinet. So is the job done?
The Labor federal government will be the most diverse in history, driven by the influx of women members who outnumber the men in both caucus and cabinet.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Most of us will leave behind a large ‘digital legacy’ when we die. Here’s how to plan what happens to it
Just as we prepare wills for our physical possessions, we need to plan for our digital remains.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Cyclones drive people to buy health insurance, more so than some government campaigns
A damaged home and the psychological stress that comes with living through a major cyclone can prompt people to buy private health insurance.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Urban rewilding has brought back beavers, hornbills and platypuses to city parks – and that’s just the start
Bringing nature back to our cities doesn’t just mean plants and birds. We can bring native animals back too.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Tiny country town on front line of national renewable 'battery boom'
Five companies plan to expand or build large-scale battery projects in or near this tiny country town. Residents say it's happening too fast.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:No corflutes, no election? Some voters left in the dark by SA poster ban
SA's electoral commission is concerned the state's corflute ban is leaving some voters unaware that elections are taking place.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source:Homicide detectives investigate death in Melbourne's north
Police say a man was found dead at a property in Glenroy on Sunday. It's believed an altercation took place at the property the previous evening.
Published on: May 25, 2025 | Source: