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The running of the royals at Royal Randwick

The heartbroken parents of Nick Campo, who died in a Perth car crash this week, are using their grief to campaign for road safety. — 2:34

Perth crash victim's family campaign for road safety

A woman has been fleeced of $50,000 by an elaborate Telstra scam. — 1:53

Woman fleeced of $50,000 in Telstra scam

A 54-year-old man has been charged over two alleged sexual assaults which occurred in Perth more than 30 years ago. — 1:33

Man charged with sexually assaulting teens in separate attacks decades ago

Healthcare

A colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles, which are red.

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Healthcare

‘Sex bubbles’: Why Victorians should keep a list of their sex partners

The state is in the grip of its largest mpox outbreak, with 76 cases detected over the past three months, compared with just eight cases last year.

by Henrietta Cook

Mental health organisations have questioned calls for an outright ban on social media as flagged by opposition leader Peter Dutton, coming up with a range of alternative policies they are presenting to the government on Thursday. April Willis joined social media aged 12 and says that, while the harmful elements of social media should be reined in, a ban is not the answer, at Federation Point, in Manly, Wednesday 17th of April 2024. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

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Social media

Peter Dutton wants a social media ban. April thinks it is a bad idea

Advocates want social media users to have more control over their algorithms, but have stopped short of supporting an outright ban for people under 16.

by Angus Thomson

A Nubian spitting cobra unleashes its necrotising venom.

Science

The end of venom? Sydney scientists find new cure for flesh-eating snake bites

by Angus Dalton

Professor Ben Mol from Monash University in Melbourne is a world-leading figure in busting dodgy research findings.

Research

‘People don’t want to talk’: The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science

by Angus Dalton

Tristan Calder, a Fortescue worker based in Perth.

Workplace

‘Best thing I’ve ever done’: How a chance diagnosis transformed this WA mining worker’s life

by Peter Milne

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Education

The foyer of the Royal Children’s Hospital, which will be home to a new school for students from prep to year 12.

Education

From bedside to classroom: hospital school for state’s youngest patients

by Caroline Schelle

Victorian primary students busy in the school garden.

Education

Virtual school enrolments surge as absenteeism rates climb

by Alex Crowe

Heidi Ryan supervises her daughter’s wig styling ahead of a cosplay convention.

Education

‘I can’t learn’: Why some parents have swapped school for homeschooling

by Bridie Smith

Wait Mate co-founder Jessica Mendoza-Roth said smartphones “are like pokies in children’s pockets”.

Opinion

Social media

How do children tell if online news is fake? Here’s a slip, slop, slap-up idea

by Bryce Corbett

Hendra State School friends Georgia and Eva.

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Schools

This school’s so small its students could fit on a single bus. And it’s shrinking

by Felicity Caldwell

Universities are increasingly moving away from ATAR admissions

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University

Elite unis lower ATARs in favour of special entry schemes

by Daniella White

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Victoria

A colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles, which are red.

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Healthcare

‘Sex bubbles’: Why Victorians should keep a list of their sex partners

by Henrietta Cook

Courts

Accused $1.3m traffic fine fixer allowed to go to Greece on holiday

by Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson

Courts

Prisoner allegedly paid teens $4000 for double fatal fire

by Emily Woods

Queensland

Moorooka’s Chris Pickles is one of 181 residents delighted Brisbane City Council has changed its mind about adding tougher heritage protections which prevented extensions and interior changes.

Planning

Residents win the right to renovate their WWII-era homes

by Tony Moore

BT Quiz

Which country has banned poppy-seed bagels? Take the Brisbane Times Quiz

by Nick Dent

Building Bad

Black hoodies, cameras and ‘slurs’ at centre of Queensland CFMEU case

by Sean Parnell

Western Australia

Kevin Combes leaving Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Crime

‘If you scream, I’ll kill you’: Alleged Perth rapist linked to horrific attacks by DNA

by Rebecca Peppiatt

Retail

‘No faith’: Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment

by Claire Ottaviano

Tragedy

‘It’s got to stop’: Perth parents’ plea after teenage son’s crash death

by Rebecca Peppiatt

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