Cost of giving diminishes Christmas joy
As families make cutbacks and sacrifices to save the spirit of Christmas, charities warn that many will face a bleak festive season devoid of celebrations.
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Paul Vanni lost six of his best mates in the devastating Bali bombing attacks and the repatriation of two people involved to Malaysia has reopened old wounds.
Features launching on Apple devices will write a story, draw an image and summarise articles but the AI push helped by ChatGPT arrives after those of rivals, writes JENNIFER DUDLEY-NICHOLSON.
A coroner is being urged to discount racism as a cause of an indigenous teen's death, despite the ex-officer who shot him being labelled a racist by police.
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‘We can’t buy rain’: drought taking a toll on farmers
The dams are empty, the crops are struggling and the livestock are hungry, as farmers in southern Australia live through one of the driest seasons in memory.
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Loo-less town’s battle illustrates national problem
What if public toilets weren't dingy and dark but opened the door to a world beyond ones and twos? Designers, business and road safety advocates urge a rethink.
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Capital project: plugging in profits from a big battery
Powering Australia's capital for generations to come, a big battery will deliver profits to locals to share the benefits of rising demand for clean energy.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has revealed the hardship she experienced as an immigrant child after being honoured at the Asian Australian Leadership Awards.
Social media shouldn't carry the blame for mental health issues among the young and blocking access will also remove support, the Black Dog Institute argues.
Drones could help Australians survive the "age of mega-fires" as climate change drives new fire seasons that are outpacing the disaster response of past decades, writes MARION RAE in Canberra.
Local author NOEL BEDDOE continues his occasional series on the people who make our home a remarkable place to live.
Six years after being the last of his siblings to find a home, Bear the kelpie has taken out a working dog competition after clocking up 570km in two weeks.
Country halls remain at the heart of small towns in times of both celebration and disaster, but their longevity largely depends on the kindness of locals.
It might have started out "in sickness and in health" but increasingly, marriages put under strain when the woman develops breast cancer are failing.
Grief and hurt are still being felt in First Nations communities one year on from the 2023 Voice referendum but many are still fighting for change.
Sharks have survived five extinction events over 500 million years thanks to their sensory "superpowers", but now the fish are being killed in the millions.
For thousands of people across Australia, nothing has been the same since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and murdered people going about their day.
Left bereft by her partner's sudden death, social worker Michelle Moriarty set up online grief support networks which have helped hundreds of widowed people.
Australian farmers are finding ways to regenerate the land without chemicals, but not everyone is on board with how the trend is being labelled.
