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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...

Albanese government will commit to boosting defence spending to 3% of GDP, but under a revised definition

The Trump administration has repeatedly made it clear Australia should boost its defence spending.

Liberal candidate draws top of ballot paper in Farrer but faces mammoth battle

Liberal candidate Raissa Butkowski has drawn top position on the ballot paper for the May 9 Farrer byelection, in a field of a dozen candidates.

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Australia partners with Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev to launch mental health initiative

“About the relationship between Australia and India, the governments are working very hard. For what Australia is doing for the Indian community there, I’d like to say thanks on behalf of them,”

Australia reaches 28 million people as migration drives growth, with one new resident every 75 seconds

The ABS estimates the population rose from 27.59 million in 2025 to 28.09 million in 2026, an increase of 491,743 people.

Victoria Police investigating targeted shooting in Melbourne’s north

The offender is described as a male wearing a black hooded jumper, black face mask or balaclava, black tracksuit pants
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