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Immigration Minister Andrew Giles
Editorial
Immigration

Time to end political point-scoring over freed detainees and crime

The current blame game is setting a low bar for Australia’s political discourse. A sober, balanced assessment of the problem is urgently required.

  • The Age's View
The Matildas will run out on Adelaide Oval for the first time in front of a passionate sell-out crowd.
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Matildas play China at sold-out Adelaide Oval

The Victorian city of Ballarat will be home to a world-leading family violence prevention program.
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Ballarat to be base of Australian-first anti-violence project

Townsville mayor Troy Thompson.
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Queensland councils

Mayor told to stand down by premier, council colleagues

  • by Fraser Barton
Bruce Lehrmann has filed a last-minute appeal against a judge's dismissal of his defamation case and finding that he likely raped Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.
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Bruce Lehrmann lodges last-minute appeal against defamation loss

Healthcare

Square Peg Round Whole WA branch coordinator Symone Wheatley-Hey out the front of state parliament.
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Education

‘Life-changing’ WA organisations ignored in federal funding face the chop

The state government has stepped in to question why WA organisations, including Developmental Disability WA, have been mostly forgotten in a recent federal funding round through the Department of Social Services.

  • by Holly Thompson
Jessica Santos, with son Kaya, and Katherine, with son Cooper, experienced traumatic births with their first children. They are urging the NSW government to enable women to access continuity of care during their pregnancies and childbirth.
Pregnancy

Jessica thought she was ready for her first baby. Instead, she wound up traumatised

Thousands of NSW women shared harrowing stories during the inquiry into birth trauma. A new report says some of their experiences were preventable.

  • by Megan Gorrey
Composite image of Angus Thomson hospital data story
Health

Emergency departments are busier than ever. Here’s how your hospital stacks up

  • by Angus Thomson and Megan Gorrey
Cast members of Love on the Spectrum season two.
Opinion
Autism

Autism has a ‘cuteness’ problem. My reality is way different

  • by Julia Pound
Victoria, the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales introduced similar schemes in 2023, with South Australia starting a trial earlier this month.
Women's health

Oral contraceptive soon available over the counter in new WA trial

  • by Claire Ottaviano
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