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Victorian principals will soon be able to expel students for out-of-school behaviour – is this a good idea?

The state government says this will “address concerns around harmful behaviour that happens outside school hours […] but affects student and staff safety”.

Pacific unity is our competitive advantage

"We must move from fragmentation to functionality. From competition to complementarity. From inwardness to integration."

Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better

South Australia is one of a number of states trialling a program based on a “co-responder” model.

With a government review underway, we have to ask why children bully other kids

There is a developmental phase in bullying, as most bullying occurs between children in Year 6 through to Year 10.

Your smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution

Evolutionary biologists define a parasite as a species that benefits from a close relationship with another species – its host – while the host bears a cost.

Some stories are written in ink, Rafael Nadal’s was carved in clay

Rafael Nadal’s statistics at Roland Garros are not just impressive—they’re mythical. Fourteen French Open titles. A mind-boggling 112 wins to just 4 losses.

Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure

The Starship program from Elon Musk’s space technology company, SpaceX, has been in development for more than a decade now and has undergone many iterations in its overall design and goals.

From Dickens to digital: Serialised fiction is back and thriving

Serialised fiction has made a dynamic comeback in the digital age, transforming how stories are told, shared, and experienced worldwide.

Most Australians have “forever chemicals” in their blood — how concerned should we be?

PFAS, often called “forever chemicals”, are a group of thousands of different human-made chemicals.

Shock NSW Senate result as One Nation beats Labor to win final seat

For the whole Senate, Labor has 28 out of 76, the Coalition 27, the Greens 11, One Nation four and there are six others.

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Nearly 200 Victorian multicultural groups to receive $4.9 million in grants

The successful organisations represent more than 46 ethnic communities and 15 faith groups, with more than $1.6 million allocated to groups supporting new and emerging communities as well as regional Victoria.

Australia and US tighten security ties with new AFP–FBI alliance targeting terrorists

Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Krissy Barrett has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FBI Director Kash Patel in Washington, strengthening cooperation between Australia and the United States on counterterrorism, transnational crime and intelligence sharing.

Coalition pledges $524 million to duplicate Donnybrook Road in Melbourne’s north

“Removing the bottleneck at the level crossing and duplicating the entire eight-kilometre stretch is part of the coaliation plan to deliver infrastructure to the very communities that have been starved of it.”
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