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How parents manage devices and little kids

Australia’s national 24-hour movement guidelines recommend no screen time for children under two and a maximum of two hours for children over five.

Is AI deciding what we see online?

Earlier this year, a News Futures: Media Policy Roundtable brought together 45 leaders from industry, government, not-for-profit organisations, digital platforms and academia.

Pretend play is a magical part of childhood. New research suggests it can also help mental health

Children have huge imaginations and use these to turn rocks into spaceships, tables into forts or pens into fairies

Ceasefire on paper, a war in motion: Why the Iran crisis is far from over

Omer Ghazi Hours after markets and diplomats began pricing in a fragile pause, President Donald Trump announced an extension to the Iran ceasefire while simultaneously...

Wondering if you’re a ‘light’ or ‘deep’ sleeper?

Sleep is not a single, static state. Rather, it’s a cycle that unfolds and repeats across the night, in two main stages.

More than 60% of home battery installations inspected in Australia are ‘substandard’

Issues include missing or incorrect warning labels, unlabelled backup circuits, and missing or incorrectly positioned energy storage (ES) labels.

When oil refineries burn, here’s what happens to your lungs and heart

Smoke from an oil refinery fire is made up of many different pollutants.

‘Exceptional circumstances’: why was Ben Roberts‑Smith granted bail?

The allegations against Roberts-Smith relate to five separate killings of people in various locations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan in 2009 and 2012, where he served with the Australian Special Forces.

US–Israel vs Iran: Ceasefires without ideological change are just intermissions between wars

The world waits with bated breath to see whether the ceasefire in the US–Israel and Iran conflict will be extended. Yet many observers avoid...

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Jashanpreet Singh, Punjabi Devils Motorcycle Club founder, jailed over seized machine guns, grenade and silencer

Prosecutors said the attempted sale to an undercover officer, combined with the weapons recovered from Singh’s residence and vehicle, reflected serious public safety risks.

Albanese government bets big on India’s growth with $25.3 million package to boost trade and maritime security

India has become an increasingly central part of Australia’s regional strategy, with both countries working more closely on trade, education, clean energy, technology, defence

Cost-of-living pressures demand a new direction: Opposition Senator Dave Sharma on Budget 2026

Senator Dave Sharma Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his fifth federal Budget. For many Australians — including the vibrant and hardworking Australian Indian community —...
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