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.

HEALTH

Unmasking Delhi’s annual apocalypse

Last week, Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) – which points to the level of pollutants in the air – reached almost 1,700 in some parts of the city.

OPINION

The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action

Currently, it is an offence to publish any information from an intelligence agency.

OPINION

Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law, How it will work remains a mystery

The legislation does note that some services are “excluded”, but does not name specific platforms.

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POLITICS

OPINION

Why are boys outperforming girls in maths?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unmasking Delhi’s annual apocalypse

The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action

Australia’s social media ban for kids under 16 just became law, How it will work remains a mystery

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Roshena Campbell emerges frontrunner for Liberal Western Metro ticket as Dinesh Gourisetty decides not to contest

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