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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.

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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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Footballer Jack Riewoldt is the face of the Tasmanian government's Every School Day Matters campaign. Picture: Supplied

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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

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‘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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Wilbur Groth has struggled to return to school since the Covid lockdowns. Picture: Supplied

‘Stressful’: Teen’s anxiety every time he steps into a classroom

Wilbur Groth went from a happy, energetic kid with lots of friends to nervous, anxious and struggling to attend school.

Amy Hetherington and Her Daughter, Ruby, 3. Pictured on March 1st 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Toxic parenting trend exposed: ‘I won the baby walking race’

Competitive parenting is on the rise and it comes at a cost, according to experts.

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Daily Telegraph. 23, May, 2024. Dany and Cynthia Elachi, with their daughter Aalia, 14, at home, in Bexley, Sydney, today. Aalia is not allowed social media or a phone. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

‘Our daughter’s childhood ended when we gave her a phone’

Aalia begged and begged for a smartphone. Her parents gave in only to watch their child slip away so they decided to take screens out of the equation altogether.

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Dr Hugh Porter with his children Ned and Hallie

‘A week without seeing my kids’: Realities of being a working dad

News Corp Great Australian Parent Survey 2025 results are in – and the country’s parents share the crushing reality of modern childrearing.

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Entrepreneur Verity Tuck with her husband, Mike Fraser, and children Gracie and Monty. Picture: Supplied

‘It felt like I was drowning’: Mum’s secret to carrying her mother ‘load’

Entrepreneur Verity Tuck thought life would be simpler when her daughter started school. She was wrong. Now, she’s created a solution to help her carry her overwhelming mother ‘load’.

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Siri, please teach my kid: How parents are turning to AI tutors

Cash-strapped parents are turning to artificial intelligence tutors to educate their kids amid the cost-of-living crisis, but experts have warned lessons could potentially go “off rails”.

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Mum Mia with Facebook insets for web

School boys’ new ‘obsession’ takes dark turn as influencers cash in

A grieving mother says other parents need to take note of the warning signs of a risky new “health” trend that social media is pushing on young boys.

Mia Bannister with her son, Ollie. Picture: supplied

Cruel algorithms preyed on Ollie’s insecurities – with tragic results

A relentless diet of TikTok fitness videos turned Ollie Hughes from a cheerful kid to a tormented teen. Here his mum tells how the toxic trend “stripped him of joy and self-worth” until he lost the will to live.

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15th of October 2024 - Jodie Benveniste is a psychologist who has written a young-adult fiction book, ÃNever, Not EverÃ, that will double as a self-help book for teens. She is pictured at her home in Belair. Photo: Naomi Jellicoe

‘Not just deal’: Psychologist’s unique way to help anxious teens

Psychologist Jodie Benveniste believes she can help teens as they navigate the emotional minefield of mental health, sharing how “it has helped me the most in my life”. Here’s how.

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SA WEEKEND Nathan Pope is campaigning to have Andrew Tate's misogynistic content removed from the internet. 9th August 2024. Picture: Brett Hartwig

12yo’s confronting posts to ‘world’s most dangerous’ influencer

They’re too young to even shave but a former member of this notorious online group says these boys are easy pickings for toxic men pretending to help.

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