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Maeve
Bannister

‘Obsolete’ childcare activity test in election focus

While high-quality, universal and affordable healthcare is the goal, federal politicians are grappling with the multiple steps needed to get there.

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Maeve Bannister

30 Apr 2025

News Extra

Women in STEM fields in spotlight on international day

The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science aims to be a reminder of the critical role women play and encourage more to take on STEM careers.

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Maeve Bannister

11 Feb 2025

Regional News

Storms loom from Dubbo down to Victoria as Queensland copes with floods

Multiple states are bracing for severe weather with forecasters predicting heavy rain in parts of NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

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Rachael Ward

09 Feb 2025

News Extra

Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents

Parents welcoming the start of the school year are also set to be bombarded with more than 1200 tasks related to home, school and extra-curricular activities.

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Maeve Bannister

30 Jan 2025

News Extra

Ten-year national road safety plan ‘wildly off-track’

Increases in Australia’s road toll over the past four years have been at a level not recorded since 1966, before the introduction of seatbelts.

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Maeve Bannister

28 Jan 2025

News Extra

‘Startling’ study shows risk of online harm to children

More than one in four girls have experienced online sexual solicitation by an adult before their 18th birthday, with some being as young as 11.

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Maeve Bannister

23 Jan 2025

News Extra

Wards shut as fears mount for mass psychiatrist walkout

Psychiatrists have begun to walk away from their jobs in the public system over an intensifying wage dispute which threatens to cause significant bed closures.

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Maeve Bannister

21 Jan 2025

Dubbo Works

Parents urged to help close gender gap in technology

A new gap-year program hopes to create systemic change in the technology and e-commerce sectors by helping to close the gender gap.

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Maeve Bannister

19 Jan 2025