49 m. ago When the party’s over: why you ‘break’ emotionally and physically at year’s end

As the music fades and the bubbles go flat, Australia’s most relied-on people are quietly unravelling. Behind the festive cheer lies an emotional reckoning and the fleeting illusion of rest before it all begins again.

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1 hour ago Role models and collaborators: how to help your child through the social media ban

The social media ban for children under 16 kicks in very soon. How well your child adjusts depends in part on how you handle it.

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16 h. ago How $2b could be redirected from the NDIS and help 230,000 more people

As health ministers prepare to meet, this blueprint says they don’t need to spend more to fix a gaping hole in support for 230,000 people with debilitating mental illnesses.

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18 h. ago I learnt a scary lesson while living in France. Playing it safe can be risky

My first inkling of French values came when I got into a taxi, aged 25, and the older male driver gave me an odd look. I wondered what faux pas I could have committed in just 20 seconds.

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18 h. ago Health Minister still reviewing report on child gender services, as more than 400 sign petition

A review into Queensland’s gender services for young people was finalised a week ago, but the health minister said he is yet to finish reading it.

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23 h. ago Could this town solve Sydney’s waste problem? Locals don’t think so

A plan to generate electricity by burning 600,000 tonnes of Sydney’s waste near a western NSW town has locals worried about their health and livelihoods.

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32 h. ago Libs have no plan for immigration tensions, so Labor must act before it gets ugly

Oppositional politics risks an unedifying partisan stoush over our borders. It risks a slow-motion tragedy.

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32 h. ago ‘Clear boundaries’: The private school rule changes in wake of social media ban

Cranbrook will ban smartphones for certain grades, while other schools are removing YouTube in response to the social media ban.

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41 h. ago Was it wise to implement social media ban just before the holidays?

Age readers respond to the impending social media ban for teenagers.

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55 h. ago Keeping secrets: How Victoria has fallen behind other states on integrity

They’re the reports gathering dust as the state focuses on crime, housing and health. But Victoria’s integrity system no longer looks fit for purpose.

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56 h. ago ‘Out of the station and into a paddock’: Arden station is open, so where’s the suburb?

Arden is meant to be the latest attempt to turn a patch of gritty industrial land into a thriving suburb. But the precinct faces flood risks and a 30-year build-out.

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2 d. ago Five ways to cut back on your drinking (without even trying)

The festive season can be a “perfect storm” for overdoing it on booze. Here’s how to stay on track while still enjoying a drink.

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3 d. ago Fashion maven fills The Age’s former Collins St home with tenants

The Age’s former headquarters on the corner of Collins and Spencer streets is finally fully sub-let after years languishing half-empty.

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3 d. ago Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

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3 d. ago Which team won the AFLW grand final? Test yourself with The Age quiz

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

Sport

3 d. ago Root’s ton of courage, late Archer burst carry England to safety on day one

It has been a long time coming, but Joe Root’s first Ashes century on Australian soil rescued England from another perilous position in the second Test, helping the tourists to 9-325 at stumps.

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3 d. ago Struggling demersal fishers told to reach out to defunct mental health organisation

Stay Afloat shut up shop in WA September after its Commonwealth funding ended that month.

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3 d. ago Choked by algae decades ago, the risk of a Moreton Bay bloom is rising

A huge surge in nutrients dumped in the bay over the past decade has provided the perfect food for an algal bloom, which experts say is imminent.

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4 d. ago Feeling the afternoon slump? A dietitian suggests these foods over quick fixes

Fashion brand founder Ashleigh Vallis shares her day on a plate.

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4 d. ago Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel: sources

The US defence secretary, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly, according to one source.

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