ADHD prescriptions up 10-fold in two decades
By Brenton Prosser and Yogi Vidyattama
The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more
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Simple tips to bring meaning to your life
By Trevor Mazzucchelli
The start of the year often comes with attempts at big life changes that we’re hoping will make us feel more grounded, fulfilled or in control
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Bad Bunny makes Super Bowl history despite safety fears
Bad Bunny has made history at the Super Bowl as the first performer to sing entirely in Spanish despite fears for his safety.
The Porto Rican performer also made
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Funding rescue for Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
The Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers will live to bloom another day, with an injection of funds guaranteeing its operation for the next two years, the Queensland Government
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Ed Sheeran to “pop up” in Australian retail centres
Music superstar Ed Sheeran will make a temporary foray into the Australian retail scene during his national tour later this month.
The singer today announced pop-up
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Logan’s Heroes save basketball playing pastor
Two Logan City Council staff members have been awarded medals after they helped save the local pastor who was playing basketball when he went into cardiac arrest.
Aaron
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Maryborough college “revolutionises” path to high school
Innovative thinking has helped boost student engagement and attendance at St Mary’s College Maryborough, a Brisbane Catholic Education school.
Principal Bree
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‘Vitamin’ is named 2025 Children’s Word of the Year
Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced that “vitamin” is its Australian Children’s Word of the Year for 2025.
It was chosen from an analysis of 3.4 million
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Olivia Dean back on top of charts after Grammy win
Fresh from winning Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards, Olivia Dean has reclaimed the number one spot on the Australian Recording Industry Association Albums Chart.
Her
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AI detection overwhelmed by machine-generated content
By Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders
In 2023, the science fiction literary magazine Clarkesworld stopped accepting new submissions because so many were generated by
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