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OpinionTechnology & Digital Safety

Kids will get around ban? Well, duh. Here’s why it still matters

Would the same nay-sayers scoffing at our social media age limit think there is no need to have an age limit for consuming alcohol, asks the editor.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Revealed: Latest platforms targeted by our world-leading age limits

Reddit and Kick will join major social platforms in barring under-16s as Australia introduces world-first online safety laws.

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Psychologist Clare Rowe says research shows close connections with family is critically important for children, especially those under two.

OpinionParenting

No Minister, parents not politicians should decide how to raise kids

Health Minister Mark Butler said something very disturbing on TV that shows how families are being sidelined from the job of raising children, writes psychologist Clare Rowe.

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Children on common ADHD drugs need regular height and weight checks, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has recommended. Picture: iStock

Doctors warn of potential side-effects for kids on ADHD drugs

Children taking popular ADHD medications like Ritalin and Vyvanse should get four key things tested every six months to guard against potential side-effects, doctors say.

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Parenting expert Gavin McCormack reveals 10 things parents need to tell their kids

Your child doesn’t need you to nag – tell them these 10 things instead

Education and parenting guru Gavin McCormack has seen the pattern again and again. These are the 10 crucial things too many parents never tell their kids.

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Susie O’Brien: Watch out for this item on school camp lists

My son’s camp list contained an item that made me nostalgic for the era of dictionaries, street directories and cameras with film. How do we explain these items to our offspring?

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How distance education is saving kids who fall through the cracks

Parents of kids who don’t fit in mainstream schools describe distance education as a ‘lifeline’ – so what is it, and why’s it an increasingly popular choice for Aussie families?

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Frankie, with his mum Tracey and father Nate, faces an uncertain future amid NDIS changes.

It cost $8000 to diagnose our son – now we’re terrified he’ll lose his care

This family spent a fortune to get their autistic son Frankie the care he needs on the NDIS. Now they’re kept awake at night by fears he could be booted off the scheme.

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We've run five years of exam data through AI to find common themes, questions and traps that could give year 12 students an edge.

QCAA exams cheat sheet: What AI says year 12s need to know

AI analysis spanning five years of QCAA exams reveals the common questions, topics and traps in Queensland’s most popular courses. Here’s the inside info to give year 12s an edge.

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School attendance under 60pc – carrot or stick to fix truancy crisis?

What works best to get the lost generation of Australian students back in schools – footy stars and free food, or threats and fines? Explore the shocking data and take our poll.

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MELBOURNE, OCTOBER 8, 2025: Research shows 75 per cent of private primary students are driven to school compared to 62 per cent public. The Fulfaro girls Angie, 10, Daniella (dark hair), 9, and Izzy, 6, walk to school. Picture: Mark Stewart

‘I’ll drive my kids 300m’ – why few students still walk or ride to school

Most children are now driven to school every day – and experts say parents are the reason ‘it’s only taken one generation for Aussies to stop walking or riding to school’.

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It’s just a ‘quick menty B’: How exam freakouts can actually help

If your senior school or uni student child tells you how a ‘rant buddy’ helped them overcome a ‘quick menty B’, it’s not as bad (or as baffling) as it might sound.

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Technology & Digital Safety

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‘No excuse’: Minister meets with tech giants in countdown to ban

Australia’s unprecedented social media crackdown has tech giants scrambling to ban under-16s before the December deadline.

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EXCLUSIVEMental Health

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New face of torment: From physical violence to psychological warfare

Groundbreaking research exposes the age when children face their peak bullying risk, as experts warn traditional playground violence has evolved into something far more sinister.

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