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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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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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Psychologist Clare Rowe disagrees with schools allowing students to transition without parental consent

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‘Negligence sold as compassion’: School gender transition policy must go

Psychologist Clare Rowe says a state-sanctioned policy that lets teenagers switch their gender identity without parental consent or medical oversight is disgraceful and dangerous.

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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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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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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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Twin brothers Noah (left) and Danny (right) Luethi, aged 8, were in the same grade prep class before being separated in grade one. It comes as new research shows there’s no, benefit to separating twins in the classroom. Picture: Supplied

Schools learn new truth about separating twins

Victorian primary schools are being urged to think twice about separating twins into different classrooms, after surprise new findings.

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