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Julie CrossNational Social Affairs Reporter

Julie Cross is the national social affairs reporter for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser. She writes about aged care, child care, women’s issues, disability, education, family and consumer trends and immigration. She has previously written for British and Irish national newspapers. If you have a story contact her at julie.cross@news.com.au

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Filipino Man putting away meal prep containers Salmon and Chicken Meat Ball Meal Preps

Tensions simmer at Meals on Wheels

Volunteers from the beloved food charity are calling for an investigation following some major concerns outlined in a leaked letter.

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TOPSHOT - US Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, Indiana, on July 24, 2024. Harris travels to Houston, Texas, where she is scheduled to speak at a teachers union on July 25. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

Push to impeach Kamala Harris explained

Despite Joe Biden again throwing his support behind Kamala Harris, questions have been raised about whether she’s fit for the top job following impeachment calls. See what it means.

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BAD AGED CARE: Old depressed woman. An elderly lonely woman sits at a table in the kitchen near the window and drinking tea.

Every Aussie aged care home needs this Qld idea

A Qld aged care home has got a new way of keeping its standards and it involves a panel of aged care residents to help.

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Rhys Gorman, CEO of Disability Connect Victoria, has paid up to $90,000 out of his business supporting a client who has run out of NDIS funds.,

‘Left at hospital’: NDIS providers’ tough choice

NDIS providers say clients are running out of funds and they’re having to make the horrible choice of withdrawing their care, dropping them at a hospital, or paying for it themselves.

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 18: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump kisses former first lady Melania Trump after officially accepting the Republican presidential nomination on stage on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Delegates, politicians, and the Republican faithful are in Milwaukee for the annual convention, concluding with former President Donald Trump accepting his party's presidential nomination. The RNC takes place from July 15-18. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Melania joins Trump in rare appearance

The former first lady, who has remained private since 2022, received a standing ovation at her first campaign appearance. See the pictures.

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A child in seclusion, behind a locked gate and bars in a NSW school.

‘Cruel’: Shocking claims about kids with disabilities

Insiders working in schools across the country have made heartbreaking and horrifying claims about what is happening with children with disabilities.

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(FILES) Outgoing First Lady Melania Trump listens as her husband outgoing US President Donald Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. Extremely discreet in the White House and even more reserved since leaving Washington, Melania Trump is keeping observers guessing whether she will appear, however warily, on the campaign trail alongside her husband. Aloof and enigmatic, the Slovenian-born former model has been noticeably absent as husband Donald Trump makes his third bid for the White House. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP)

‘Monster’: Melania breaks silence after Trump shooting

Melania Trump has released a statement condemning the attempted assassination of her husband Donald Trump as “a heinous act”. See what she had to say.

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Photo shows bullet in Trump assassination attempt

A stunning image appears to capture the bullet used in the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, as the incident sparks a debate across the US.

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BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA - JULY 13: Law enforcement agents stand near the stage of a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger, the suspected gunman is dead after injuring former President Trump, killing one audience member and injuring at least one other. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Biden orders security boost as Trump defies ‘potential assassin’

President Joe Biden announced increased security for the Republican National Convention as Donald Trump declared he ‘cannot allow a shooter’ to force a delay.

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** FOR NETWORK NDIS STORY ** Noah, 14, Katherine, 16, Maddison, 12, and mum Tracy Davey, 47, from Adelaide. All three have autism. Mum Tracy has heart failure. SUPPLIED

SA mum with heart failure hit with NDIS nightmare

A mum with heart failure and another with lung cancer, who both have kids with disabilities, are among the hundreds of South Australians impacted by the closure of an NDIS business.

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