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What’s behind the rise in gun ownership in Australia?

Another police officer was injured during the incident, which sparked fresh debate about Australia’s gun laws and who owns firearms.

Targeting Indian Australians is shameful: Scapegoating them won’t fix choked roads and overcrowded schools — better planning will

“March for Australia” rallies target wrong people — it’s government's failure, not migrants

Treacherous terrain: the search for alleged police killer Dezi Freeman

Freeman fled into the bushland surrounding the Porepunkah property in Victoria’s high country and remains on the run.

Jammu and Kashmir Vaishno Devi Temple tragedy reduced to spin: ABC’s headline echoes propaganda, not facts

This is not an isolated slip of the pen; it reflects a troubling decline in ABC’s editorial rigour, particularly when reporting on India and the Indian subcontinent.

A key measure used to calculate age pension payments is changing. How will this affect your benefits?

For the government, the one-size-fits-all “deeming rates” simplify the way it calculates pensions and other income support payments.

Extremists are targeting young Australians who crave belonging. What can we do?

Around half of the young people we examined had become engaged with violent extremism through a direct relationship such as a family member or peer.

When it comes to wellbeing, what are the pros and cons of working in an office vs from home?

In Australia, 36% of Australians were working from home regularly in August 2024 and 37% in 2023.

Australia will get a register to track educators and CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe

Federal Early Childhood Education Minister Jess Walsh described them as “the strongest and most significant package of child safety reforms in our nation’s history.”

Social media ban is coming, whether families like it or not: 5 ways to prepare kids and teens

Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits for children and teens.

Indigenous students call for equal support to complete Year 12

Until now we have not had a lot of quantitative evidence on Indigenous students’ actual attitudes towards education.

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Trump’s unpopularity shields Labor in Newspoll and other polls despite fuel crisis

With One Nation well ahead of the Coalition in second, no two-party estimate was provided. An estimate using 2025 election preference flows gives Labor a lead under 54–46.

Australian War Memorial displays incorrect map of India, community raises concerns

Inside the brand-new ANZAC Hall, there is a map of India which leaves out Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and parts of Ladakh.

Liberal double standards? Abbott and Howard backed Pell after conviction, but Dinesh pressured out over reference letter

For critics inside and outside the party, the answer is uncomfortable. They argue the Gourisetty affair is not only about judgment but about power.
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