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Teals toy with forming party despite a history of tears

By Michelle Grattan The flirtation by some “teals” with the idea of forming a new party is part of the major shakeup underway in our political system, mostly on its

One in four students receive special disability help

By Linda J. Graham and Callula Killingly New data shows 27.2 percent of Australian students are receiving an adjustment for disability at school. This is up from 25.7

Forever renting quickly becoming the new norm

By Dorina Pojani For a growing swathe of Australians, “forever renting” has become the new norm. Renting is no longer a youthful rite of passage or a transitional

Skilled migrants a vital resource for regional business

By Claire Higgins and Louise Olliff Regional Australia has long struggled to attract skilled workers away from urban centres. In the years since the pandemic, however,

Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit dismissed in less than 2 hours

By Alexandra Andhov and Ian Murray On Monday, a nine-member federal jury in Oakland, California took less than two hours to dismiss Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI

AI-generated actors and films banned from Oscars

By Daniel Binns and Meg Thomas The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has adjusted the eligibility criteria for films vying for Oscars from 2027 onward. Films

New Ebola outbreak declared an international emergency

By Thomas Jeffries The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern. So far, 336 people have

No relief in sight for long aged care wait times

By Sabrina Lenzen Imagine your elderly mother needs help to get out of bed, shower and manage her medications – and then waiting more than a year for that support to

Starmer’s troubles reflect potholes in democracy

By Mark Beeson Keir Starmer is the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minster in the past ten years. For a country that likes to think of itself as the birthplace of modern

Eurovision is as much about politics as entertainment

By Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta Australian singer Delta Goodrem has advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest grand final after days of online hype, fan campaigning and betting

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