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Beijing has announced a nationwide childcare subsidy policy to try and encourage people to have more children, but experts are not convinced the strategy will work.
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A witness in the Supreme Court trial of a 71-year-old former Hobart teacher, accused of indecently touching numerous students, has broken down in court while giving evidence.
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Joan Anderson, who spotted a new fad on a trip back to Australia and brought the hula hoop to the attention of a US toy company, dies aged 101.
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Ahead of its 10th season, amid stagnating crowds and ratings, AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon says the AFLW remains an investment "absolutely worth making".
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Teachers are preparing to hold a 24-hour strike next Wednesday as pay negotiations with the state government hit a stalemate.
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World » 5 days ago
The NT government is reinstating the use of spit hoods in youth detention, eight years after the practice was banned. Why are spit hoods controversial and what are the laws across Australia?
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The father of emissions trading in Australia has warned the nation is "on a path to comprehensive failure" without the urgent reintroduction of a carbon price.
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World » 5 days ago
A community-led call to remove rock lobster pots from a popular surf beach near Streaky Bay following two fatal shark attacks draws criticism from fishers who say there's "no scientific backing".
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The approval of a solar farm in just 30 business days is an example of how the renewables rollout could be sped up if Australia's ageing environment laws were rewritten, the government says.
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World » 5 days ago
One of Australia's largest employers axes 45 jobs in its customer call centres after rolling out an artificial intelligence chatbot to deal with customer inquiries.
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