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Don’t understand your child’s report? Ask their teacher these questions instead

School reports are important because they help parents stay engaged in their child’s schooling.
OPINION

Retiring with debt? Experts explain downsizing, using super for your mortgage, and pension eligibility

Retirement communities provide vulnerable older Australians a unique opportunity to move into a community under a leasehold or licence agreement.
OPINION

Should we give students awards at school?

The philosophy behind giving students awards is to reward them for success.
OPINION

Why are boys outperforming girls in maths?

This is out of character with other subjects, such as literacy, where the gender gap is either much smaller, or girls outperform boys.
OPINION

Planning for old age? Here’s what the aged care changes mean for you

If you – or a loved one – are planning for aged care, here’s what the changes could mean for you.
OPINION

Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter?

While international climate negotiations are often conducted behind closed doors, this case is being broadcast in public.
OPINION

Australians still feeling pain in the hip-pocket but there are positive signs of growth ahead

The annual rate of growth, 0.8% since September 2023, is the slowest since 2020.
OPINION

‘They’re my babies’: what our attitudes to backyard chickens reveals about Australians

More and more Australians now keep chickens, after the COVID pandemic triggered food shortages and prompted concern for egg supplies.
INNOVATION

Too many Australian students don’t have the basic technology they need for school – here are 5 ways to fix this

Students need to have an appropriate device to work on – such as a laptop or computer, fast internet and adequate data.
OPINION

Human Rights watchdogs and Western media’s silence on Hindu persecution in Bangladesh is diabolical

The stark contrast in demographic trends paints a troubling picture, one that is conspicuously ignored by global human rights watchdogs and Western media.

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IMMIGRATION

Coalition Links Migration Levels to Housing Supply, Defends Pathway to Citizenship

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has defended the Coalition's approach to migration, citizenship and housing affordability, arguing that Australia's migration program must be aligned with...
IMMIGRATION

Dr Murali Reddy performs region’s first robotic knee replacements in New Zealand hospital

Dr Reddy’s journey spans three countries and decades of dedication to medicine.
NEWS

Victoria slashes car rego and fares as Trump’s Iran war hits Aussie household budgets

Announcing the measures, Premier Allan said the package was designed to help families cope with rising household expenses and higher fuel costs.
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