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How can you tell if your child is ready for a smartphone? What are the alternatives?

Safety concerns, particularly around travel to and from school, or being home after school without a parent, often drive this decision.

Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico amp up the risk of a broader trade war

While border security and drug trade concerns are the official rationale for this move, Trump’s tariffs have broader motivations.

A life of resilience, politics, and the fight for Fiji’s democracy

Harish Sharma’s autography is an emotional journey of a son, father, grandfather, and political leader who shaped Fiji politics uniquely and uncompromisingly.

Planes have high-tech systems to stop mid-air crashes, So what went wrong in Washington?

A total of 60 passengers – including US and Russian champion figure skaters – and four crew were on board the American Airlines flight AA5342 from Wichita, Kansas.

How can Vanuatu’s new parliament rebuild public trust?

Local constituency expectations of a Member of Parliament (MP) are high.

Will new $10,000 apprentice payments help solve job shortages in construction?

The federal government has committed to an ambitious target of building 1.2 million new homes over the next five years through the National Housing Accord.

‘Your quest, your way’ – Scouts have the time of their lives at Australian Jamboree

Our local scouts met scouts from international contingents from the UK, Norway, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New Zealand and other countries, swapped unit and district badges with them and made new friends.

Lower inflation in the December quarter boosts chances of an interest rate cut

Since it peaked at 7.8% in December 2022, inflation has now fallen for seven out of eight quarters.

DeepSeek: how a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights

DeepSeek’s “reasoning” R1 model, released last week, provoked excitement among researchers, shock among investors, and responses from AI heavyweights.

Motor neurone disease campaigner, former AFL champion Neale Daniher, is 2025 Australian of the Year

Daniher played for Essendon between 1979 and 1990, and at 20 years old was the club’s youngest ever captain.

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‘There is no back-door pathway’: New Zealand defends India FTA amid migration and exploitation concerns

The government says the visas will be capped at 5,000 at any one time and targeted at critical skill shortages in sectors such as healthcare, education, engineering and information technology.

11 Indian nationals deported from Australia over criminal offences, drug, fraud, visa breaches and non-cooperation

Australian authorities reportedly decided to use a dedicated charter flight because some of the detainees were considered “non-compliant and disruptive”, making it difficult and unsafe

Australia’s quantum sector backed as next major multi-trillion-dollar economic growth engine

Quantum Australia chief executive Petra Andrén said the sector had moved beyond pure research.
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