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High-visibility policing ramps up at airports ahead of Easter rush

High-visibility operations are being rolled out at the AFP’s 10 designated airports, including the recently added Western Sydney Airport, where federal officers formally began security duties in March.

How can you keep kids off screens during the winter holidays?

If you feel your toy cupboard is looking overly familiar, try a local Toy Library to borrow puzzles, board games and activities.

Holiday playdates are great for kids – but ditch the stress and don’t compare milestones

Play can support children’s executive functions, meaning the mental skills we use when we think flexibly, use our memory and practise self-control.

Parents dive into surf safety after tragedy strikes school community

With 95% of its students coming from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds—groups overrepresented in Australia’s drowning statistics—the initiative has already started making waves.

Will we have a COVID wave, spike or blip this Christmas? It depends where you live

Estimates suggest XEC has risen from 10% to 60% of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in the past two months.

Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?

More than one in five employees (22%) had accrued more than four weeks, with older workers having higher averages than their younger colleagues.

Passengers urged to behave responsibly and avoid suspicious behaviour at airports

“People who are unruly on aircraft should understand that this may mean they will not be allowed to travel and will impact their family holiday plans and also impact fellow passengers.” 

How to keep your home safe from burglars during holidays?

All burglars we’ve interviewed have reported not liking dogs, alarms, neighbours or anyone who could potentially identify them.

How to set up a kids’ art studio at home and learn to love the mess

It’s important to give your child the opportunity to make a mess in order to discover new possibilities, generate ideas and think through materials.

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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