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Thomas Sargeant started out editing Honi Soit at the University of Sydney before taking on an editorial role at Look magazine covering arts and culture writing. He is a journalist with News Corp Australia’s 2025 Editorial Cadet Program.

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ExplainerHealth

Medicine supply crisis: See if you are affected

Hundreds of medications are in short supply across Australia with patients unable to fill their scripts. See if you are affected. Search and see the list.

North America

President Donald Trump is set to release 80,000 files on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death.

‘Waiting for decades’: Trump set to release 80,000 JFK files

President Donald Trump will release all classified government files on JFK’s 1963 assassination, making unredacted records public for the first time.

EXPLAINERMoney

Gold has long-term appeal for investors, rising almost 10 per cent per annum over the last 25 years.

‘Record high’: What your gold is worth

More than an elegant gift, gold is a serious investment that has seen its value increase drastically. Here’s everything you need to know about the market for the precious metal.

EXPLAINERNational

Various Australian notes including the ten,twenty and fifty dollars. Picture: istock

New changes to pension, carers payments: What it means

Millions of Australians are set to get an increase to their social security payments this month. See if you are among them.

EXPLAINERGuides

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos. MARCH 01, 2025. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attended the Bob Hawke Beer and Leisure Centre in Marrickville. Picture: NewsWire/ Tim Pascoe

Albo’s beer tax freeze: What it means for your pint

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has promised to freeze beer taxes for two years in a pre-election pledge. Here’s what it means for the price of your pint.

ExplainerNorth America

This image taken from video provided by CTV shows an aerial view of the overturned plane at Toronto Pearson Airport, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (CTV via AP)

Dozens of plane crashes in two months: What is going on?

A series of highly publicised plane crashes have triggered concerns around whether its still safe to fly. Should you board your flight or cancel your trip? Here’s what you need to know.

National

Qantas has partnered with Assistance Dogs Australia to support people with disability to fly. Photo: Qantas

New changes needed for Aussies with assistance animals

There is a push for major changes to the way people with disabilities who have assistance animals are treated in Australia — including on flights.

National

Vapes are a particularly harmful piece of litter as they contain a battery, plastic and liquid toxins. Picture: Clean Up Australia

‘Hazardous’: 140 per cent spike on ‘toxic’ item in Aussie trash

Alarming new data has revealed the dangerous items Aussies are throwing in their bins that is spreading across the country.

ExplainerNational

Chicken or hen on a green meadow. Selective sharpness. Several chickens out of focus in the background

‘High risk’: Bird flu detected on another Aussie farm

Another farm has been hit with the bird flu just days after the federal government announced Australia had eradicated all outbreaks. Here’s what you need to know.

ExplainerCompanies

Push for Albo to protect Aussies from Trump tariffs

Anthony Albanese is under pressure to protect Australia from a 25 per cent tax on all steel and aluminium imports being proposed by US President Donald Trump. See what it means.

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