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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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Fitness

Laura Henshaw & Steph Claire Smith, co-founders of Kic, whose app will show readers how to get fit and healthy over the next four weeks.Photo Jeremy Piper

850K downloads: Our way to keep fit without counting calories

Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith are helping thousands of Aussies get fit and healthy, without counting any calories along the way. Sign up for a month-long free trial now.

Ageing

BAD AGED CARE: A shot of a senior woman sitting on the side of her bed with her head down looking sad. She looks like she has just woken up as is dressed in nightwear.

What the hell is happening in our aged care homes?

Aged care staff are being asked to study a guide on neglect. Signs to look out for include residents with untended wounds, weight loss and fear. What, they need a guide to tell them that, asks Julie Cross?

National

Centrelink queues balloon: See how your LGA compares

Centrelink wait times for claims have blown out for a third consecutive year, with the most vulnerable Australians impacted the most. Search table to compare times by local government area.

OpinionNational

(FILES) A handout image released by Merseyside Police and received in London on January 20, 2025, shows the custody photograph of Axel Rudakubana. Once an unassuming schoolboy who attended a drama club, UK child killer Axel Rudakubana retreated into his own world over the years, searching for increasingly violent images online. Rudakubana was Thursday sentenced to to serve a minimum of 52 years after pleading guilty to murdering three young girls and injuring 10 other people in a frenzied, cold-blooded attack on a dance class in Southport, northwest England. (Photo by MERSEYSIDE POLICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

What a sick world we live in

Australia’s internet watchdog warned that a stabbing video of a Sydney bishop was dangerous. But Elon Musk’s X refused to pull it down. Months later it inspired this kid to murder.

World

Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, Donand and Melanie Trump, Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

Party like a billionaire: behind the scenes at Trump’s balls

Boxing rivals turned best buds, fashion so fabulous even the critics couldn’t find fault and a President not afraid to bust a move. See what went down at the hottest after parties in town.

ExplainerUnited States

US President Donald Trump signs executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Trump wields giant Sharpie: Every executive order explained

Donald Trump has wasted no time on day one, with a flurry of executive orders that will change America. Here’s what he has signed off on with his famed pen.

United States

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Melania Trump attends the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

‘I shouldn’t say this’: Trump’s joke as Melania’s hat raises eyebrows

Melania Trump took centre stage, and it was her hat that surprised onlookers. Her husband also revealed the fashion pain she was going through for his inauguration. See the photos.

UpdatedUnited States

US President Donald Trump' son Barron Trump looks on during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Bizarre footage of Musk, Barron raises eyebrows

A video of Elon Musk and Barron Trump has emerged during the US president’s inauguration, which has gone viral after Trump’s son stunned the MAGA crowd. See the video.

UpdatedUnited States

Mark Zuckerberg caught staring at Lauren Sanchez.

Zuckerberg caught in second exchange with Sanchez

An online betting platform has cheekily weighed in on the future of Mark Zuckerberg’s marriage following his latest exchange with Lauren Sanchez, future wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

Opinion

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - December 9, 2024: Bill Shorten MP holds a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Bill Shorten’s NDIS is still ‘one big, hot mess’

Bill Shorten says the NDIS is no longer the ‘problem child of the government’, as he prepares to move on. I think participants, their parents and providers might disagree.

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