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Merged uni behemoth’s $500m power play

The nation’s newest university has officially opened after a $500m merger to create a powerhouse institution with 56,000 students.

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‘Mooning at students’ – teachers speak out on wild parenting fails

From demanding awards for their children, turning up drunk, and “mooning” students, teachers are on the frontline when it comes to parents behaving badly.

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‘Start early’: Household chores a social and academic boost for kids

There’s likely to be resistance and things might get a little messy, but research reveals why involving children in household chores should be your family’s top New Year’s resolution.

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Big Mother is watching you: Have parental tracking tools gone too far?

Are tracking apps and AirTags an essential part of the modern parenting toolkit? Or do they smother independence, turning mums and dads into stalkers under the guise of safety concerns?

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Merged uni behemoth’s $500m power play

‘Mooning at students’ – teachers speak out on wild parenting fails

‘Start early’: Household chores a social and academic boost for kids

Big Mother is watching you: Have parental tracking tools gone too far?

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Social media is turning skin damage into a fashion statement, writes Rebecca Morse.

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11yo kids face suicidal distress from AI romances

Children as young as 11 have formed romantic relationships with AI companions that experts warn are fuelling suicidal distress and dangerous emotional dependency.

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Mollard: What NOT to plan for your next family holiday

It’s either memories or mutinies when families travel together, writes Angela Mollard. Here’s how to make sure your clan does it right.

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Shock new poll reveals unis with highest earning grads

Recent students name the Australian universities which gave them the edge when it came to getting the most impressive graduate salaries – and they’re not in the sought after Group of Eight.

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Why you should make New Year’s resolutions a family affair

Is this the secret to making your New Year’s resolutions stick? Families who set goals together have better success rates and stronger bonds, says Dr Zena Burgess.

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Mystery surrounds silent exit of boarding staff at elite private SA school

Mystery surrounds the departure of two senior staff at a top Adelaide private school.

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Where Australia’s richest families send their kids to school

Ever wondered how much other parents are making? Here’s the official data showing the median family income at hundreds of private schools – including one that tops $500k.

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‘Respectful relationships’ is too wishy-washy in the Andrew Tate era

Lessons on respectful relationships aren’t enough when teens are deluged with toxic messages about male domination, experts say. Here’s what they argue schools must teach instead.

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Australian taxpayer money and US military grants are helping to fund physics research by a Russian scientist attached to an institute at the centre of Vladimir Putin’s nuclear weapons program.

Aussie uni’s quiet links to Putin’s nukes revealed

One of Australia’s top universities has continued research ties with Russia’s nuclear establishment during the Ukraine war, using Australian taxpayer money and US military grants.

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Once shy, now going sky-high: School’s twin quartet says goodbye

A Melbourne primary school is farewelling four sets of twins from its Officer campus after it watched the youngsters morph from nervous five-year-olds into confident pre-teens ready to take on the world.

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