Almost half of all students are bullied in Year 4 while by the start of high school almost every single student finds changes to their friendship circle emotionally challenging.

A leading Australian epidemiologist has revealed the Omicron strain of Covid-19 traces back to its Beta strain and is expected to be curtailed to “a good degree” through existing vaccines. 

Ditching controversial policies that scared retirees in the Hunter and Illawarra, and easing cost-of-living pressures in Sydney, is how Labor ­leader Anthony Albanese plans to win over NSW, offering a “safe change” at the federal election. 

And in sport, Dick Johnson has declared war on General Motors with the Ford legend claiming the all new Mustang is going to “kick the Camaro’s arse”.

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