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School canteen orders may be thing of the past as rising costs bite
Writing your school lunch order on a brown paper bag may be a thing of the past. School canteens still rely on the goodwill of volunteers and advocates say more funding is needed to keep the roller door open.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:
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Family of 13yo left at homeless shelter for months worry he won't live past his childhood
A 13-year-old boy was left languishing in a homeless shelter for months because of Tasmanian child protection department's "gross negligence", a family member says.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:ACT budget week sees opposition leader's first reply speech upstaged
Despite her long career in show business, Leanne Castley may never have been upstaged quite like she was in the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday when the Greens' announced they would oppose the government's proposed health levy.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:NDIS pricing changes 'devastating', Canberra therapy providers say
Canberra therapy providers say looming changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme are "devastating", forcing some to reduce their fees and leaving others staring down another year with no price increase.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:'Far too much B6': Supplement likely headed off Australian shelves
A rise in the number of B6 toxicity cases across the nation has sparked action by the TGA to move products behind pharmacy counters.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Even crocodiles need real estate. That's when Jesse Crampton steps in
Removals of problem crocs from the wild have been on an upward trend since 2020 and hit a record high last year, but one grazier has an innovative approach to ease the crocodile housing crunch.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:How birds know when Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre is full remains a mystery
With Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre expecting its most significant fill in decades, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds are flocking to the inland oasis, but how they know the rare event is happening is an "enduring mystery".
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Women turn to alternatives to running for 'outdoorsy' group exercise
A growing number of women say they want community, physical activity and time outdoors โ just without the gasps for air that come with trying to chat mid-run.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:RFK Junior is stoking fears about vaccine safety. Hereโs why heโs wrong โย and the impact it could have
The situation in the US is deeply concerning โ for vaccine uptake and for the impacts globally.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Cost-effective ways of heating your home this winter
As the first month of winter is almost over, we ask ABC readers to share their tips on how to save money without sacrificing comfort.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:People are spending hundreds on 'biological age' tests. Are they worth it?
Over time, the chemical processes that allow our body to function, known as our "metabolic activity", lead to damage and a decline in the activity of our cells, tissues and organs.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Electrician with no ag experience now runs thriving duck farm
Former Sydney electrician Luke Winder has built one of Australia's largest free-range duck farms on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, after teaching himself regenerative farming via YouTube.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Joint into Eastbourne Open final as teenager's Wimbledon prospects grow
Maya Joint has continued her extraordinary rise, reaching the final of another WTA event at the age of just 19.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Fallout from Ned Kelly's last stand haunted families for generations
It's a story that became Aussie folklore, but for the descendants of those involved, the ripple effects of that frosty night 145 years ago would be felt for generations.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:NDIS travel cuts could leave kids in regional areas without care
Families of children living with a disability in regional and remote areas fear their kids may lose their independence due to cuts to NDIS provider rates.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:The eight books our critics couldn't put down in June
A queer thriller, new novels from some of Australia's biggest authors and luminous short stories are all on offer this month in our critics' top picks. They'll take you from South London to New Zealand to a post-apocalyptic future โ and beyond.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:'Bomb cyclone' ahead for Australia's east coast
Forget the headlines and hyperbole of the fictitious "rain bomb" โ the real weather bomb is possible along Australia's east coast next week.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:China vies to win humanoid robot race against US
China is now competing with the United States in the race to find a breakthrough moment with machines set to transform economies.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:It took years to sentence her son's killers. Mechelle Turvey knew the truth
After three years, a national outcry, and the sentencing of her son's murderers, Mechelle Turvey is still a force for change.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Dr Fiona Stanley: โIf we want better health outcomes, the last thing we need is more doctors and hospitalsโ
The trailblazing public health activist reflects on childhood dreams, hard-won lessons and why healthcare starts long before anyone gets sickGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFiona Stanley arrives at South Beach Cafe at 11.30am on the dot, beaming beneath her orange sunhat. Sheโs bright-eyed and buoyant, perhaps owing to her morning laps at Fremantle pool, a twice-weekly ritual. In the warmer months, she swims...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Calls for โurgentโ investigation into lobbying activities of fracking advocate and gas company
Lidia Thorpe, David Pocock and the Greens demand action after Good Advice and Empire Energy allegedly offered private deals to traditional owners to smooth the way for gas salesHow an obscure consultancy firm is helping fracking companies influence traditional ownersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFederal and Northern Territory MPs have called on the Albanese government to investigate...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:If old school white-anting Sussan Ley on gender quotas works, the Liberals may pay a heavy political price | Tom McIlroy
The problem for those opposing a new system is that quotas are the only method shown to have worked to get more women in politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA day after the Labor party first voted to implement gender quotas to promote the representation of women in federal politics, five female Liberal MPs condemned the decision in a statement.Laborโs national conference in Hobart in...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:If the Liberals want to appeal again to aspirational Australians, they could start by taxing wealth | Judith Brett
A shift in the publicโs expectation of government is under way and, as Menzies realised in the 1940s, any party seeking to win over voters must adapt to stay relevantGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party is facing an existential crisis. In her address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Sussan Ley promised a fundamental review of the party which would go deeper than the...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Albanese will need to resolve the standoff with Turkey if Australia is to host Cop31
Hosting the climate summit is a major political and logistical exercise. The prime minister is being urged to turbocharge the diplomatic effortThe Australian governmentโs bid to host a major global climate conference in Adelaide next year wasnโt supposed to go like this.A two-week meeting of diplomats at the UN climate headquarters in Bonn, Germany, failed to resolve what has become a long-running issue: whether the...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Former Greens candidate may lose sight after being arrested in Sydney protest at alleged Israel technology supplier
Hannah Thomas, who ran against Anthony Albanese in the Sydney electorate of Grayndler, sustained facial injuriesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former Greens candidate has been injured after allegedly resisting police arrest while picketing a business in Sydneyโs west, with friends and family warned she may lose sight in her right eye.The protest, which attracted between 50 and 60 people,...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:The sentencing of Cassius Turveyโs killers shows courts still struggle to deal with racism
Those who murdered the 15 year-old have received life sentences, but the ruling on racially motivated crime isnโt so definitive.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new โclimate visaโ to Australia โ hereโs why everyone may ultimately end up applying
The rush for โclimate visasโ to escape Tuvalu shows the extraordinary need for schemes that enable people to migrate in a warmer world.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Half of all Australian landlords claimed rental losses against their taxes, ATO reveals โ as it happened
This blog is now closed.The foreign minister, Penny Wong, is expected to join a meeting of her Quad counterparts in Washington DC next week.The US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, said on Friday he would host foreign ministers from Australia, India and Japan on 1 July, with the meeting set to discuss geopolitical issues and Chinaโs treatment of Indo-Pacific nations. Continue reading...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Over at the men-only Savage Club, they are having an emergency meeting โ itโs bad news chaps! | First Dog on the Moon
Fellows! Itโs getting grimSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Celebrities, blue jeans and couture: how Anna Wintour changed fashion over 37 years at Vogue
Wintourโs legacy at Vogue involved elevating fashion from a frivolous runway to a powerful industry which is not scared to make a statement.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Mommy dearest? Molly Jong-Fastโs blistering memoir of her โalways performingโ mother Erica is hilarious and moving
Donโt, whatever you do, parent like Erica Jong. Her daughterโs memoir of the โworst yearโ of her life is fiercely loving โ but sheโs horrified at how she was raised.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:The green drought: June rainfall has come too late to offer relief to farmers in southern Australia
The winter crop growing season requires three days of steady rain โ but many inland parts of southern Australia did not receive an autumn break this year How often do you mow your lawn in winter? It may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought, but the answer helps explain why our current drought has not broken, despite recent rain โ and why spring lamb may be more expensive this year.Southern...
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, theyโve solved the mystery
The quest to pin down the source of the burst led to a derelict 60-year-old satellite.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is more complex than that
News reporting on Iran encourages a view of the regime as homogeneous, ideological and separate from the people. But many Iranians have ambivalent views on the state.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source:Do all Iranians hate the regime? Hate America? Life inside the country is much more complex and nuanced
News reporting on Iran encourages a view of the regime as homogeneous, ideological and separate from the people. But many Iranians have ambivalent views on the state.
Published on: June 27, 2025 | Source: