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Older, sicker: life-expectancy boost poses health test

Older, sicker: life-expectancy boost poses health test

Australians can expect to live well into their 80s within four decades, but an aging population will pose increasing challenges for governments.

Speaking up for lives harmed by alcohol in the womb

Speaking up for lives harmed by alcohol in the womb

Speaking up for lives harmed by alcohol in the womb

Speaking up for lives harmed by alcohol in the womb

A national campaign is seeking to destigmatise and raise awareness of a physical and neurodevelopmental condition caused by prenatal alcohol exposure.

'Trust your gut': mum's message after daughter's death

'Trust your gut': mum's message after daughter's death

'Trust your gut': mum's message after daughter's death

'Trust your gut': mum's message after daughter's death

After her little girl's "wholly preventable" death from sepsis, a mother hopes more weight will be given to parents' views in Australian hospital settings.

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Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Final piece in Labor's $1b childcare plan in place

Every state and territory has now agreed to a $1 billion plan for new early education centres, aiming to ease morning routines for regional families.

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

The coalition's rivals are accusing it of prioritising political gain over laws that would protect Australian children on social media.

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

The Greens are vowing to hold back laws to strengthen Australia's under-16s social media ban until the government introduces digital duty-of-care measures.

Nurturing new breed of father takes time and support

Nurturing new breed of father takes time and support

Fathers are doing more caring than ever before, but the health, workforce and social systems around them have yet to catch up.

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Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Disabled boy in care denied family contact: coroner

Failures by officials to adequately advocate and coordinate a young Indigenous boy's access to his family have triggered coronial recommendations.

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Children handed to abusers in 'inhumane' family courts

Australia's family law system is "inhumane" and removing kids from victims to hand them to perpetrators at an alarming rate, a federal inquiry has been told.

Residents shocked, quizzed after baby-in-bin tragedy

Residents shocked, quizzed after baby-in-bin tragedy

Residents shocked, quizzed after baby-in-bin tragedy

Residents shocked, quizzed after baby-in-bin tragedy

A resident of an apartment block has spoken of her shock after the body of a baby was found in a nearby rubbish bin as police try to find the mother.

How storytelling is helping shape boys into healthy men

How storytelling is helping shape boys into healthy men

How storytelling is helping shape boys into healthy men

How storytelling is helping shape boys into healthy men

Teaching boys what healthy masculinity looks like from early on helps reduce harm both to themselves and the wider community, Man Cave's chief executive says.

Boy attacked, mother stabbed outside police station

Boy attacked, mother stabbed outside police station

Boy attacked, mother stabbed outside police station

Boy attacked, mother stabbed outside police station

Police have praised the efforts of "heroic" bystanders who apprehended a man after he allegedly punched a boy, 10, and repeatedly stabbed his mother.

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

Popular online game on notice over child safety

A popular online kids game has been ordered to roll out measures to better protect its users from harm in three months time or face significant penalties.

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

Aldi's baby puffs snuffed out in snack appeal case

A fierce battle over toddler snacks is no child's play, as a court ruling threatens to lump a discount supermarket chain with an even bigger damages bill.

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I'm not human: ChatGPT warns teens about AI attachment

Underage artificial intelligence users will see a different side to OpenAI's chatbot in future, with changes reminding them it cannot be a friend.

One in three boys believe equality has 'gone too far'

Almost one in three boys believe attempts to give equality opportunities to women have gone to far, and some claim feminism should be resisted with violence.

Baby Lyla born after police station driveway delivery

A late-night dash turned into a driveway delivery when a quick-thinking officer at a police station helped deliver baby Lyla in the back seat of a car.

Nationals push for stronger parental leave for fathers

The party representing regional Australia wants more babies and has developed a policy to ensure men are present for life’s big moment.

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Retrial for baby death accused doctor delayed by a year

Jury members ignored a court order not to do their own research into a doctor accused of negligent manslaughter during a home birth, a judge has heard.

One-year payment needed to help escape family violence

Advocates are urging the prime minister to implement a 12-month safety payment for victim-survivors escaping violence.

Toy story: Barbie and Ken's big, plastic body makeovers

For decades, Barbie and Ken had bodies you’d never find in the real world, but Australian researchers say the plastic power couple are finally human‑ish.

Clothing helps identify more childcare abuse victims

Confronting images of children's clothing released by police have helped identify further alleged victims of a former childcare worker.

'Your heart just sinks': horror siege victim pregnant

Police were in "grave danger" before an officer rescued a toddler during a seven-hour siege that left two people dead, including a pregnant woman.

First national data on pregnancy loss reveals info gaps

Australia's first national data on pregnancy loss has revealed three in 10 who gave birth had experienced one miscarriage, but the results reveal clear gaps.

'Viscerally sick': child protection reforms under fire

A territory's child protection changes have been heavily criticised amid accusations a five-year-old Aboriginal girl's death has been politicised.

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