31 m. ago VCE 2025 LIVE: Victorian Year 12 students receive exam results and ATAR scores

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they will get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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3 h. ago Australia news LIVE: More parliamentarians embroiled in expenses scandal; Teens face day two of social media ban

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

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5 h. ago Christmas etiquette used to be simple. These are the new rules for our bizarre times

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you don’t make these mistakes.

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5 h. ago ‘An alternative to the way I’ve lived my life’: The celebrity chef creating a calmer kitchen table

The poster princess for wild Tasmanian cuisine is bringing it all home with an intimate new farm-restaurant venture.

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5 h. ago Suburbs where a $400,000 household income isn’t enough to live

With rents rising much faster than wages, tenants here would need to have gained a 51 per cent pay rise since 2019, just to keep pace.

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5 h. ago First Look: Cleo is Melbourne’s new summer hotspot replacing rooftop bar Mid Air

The fresh concept on the 12th floor of Russell Street hotel Hyde Melbourne Place boasts a Med-leaning menu led by a former Cutler and Society chef.

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5 h. ago How a quiet corner of Tasmania could be the setting for Australia’s first ‘anti

The poster princess for wild Tasmanian cuisine is bringing it all home with an intimate new farm-restaurant venture.

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5 h. ago VCE 2025 LIVE: Victorian Year 12 students to learn of exam results, ATAR scores at 7am

It’s the day year 12 students have been waiting for – the day they will get their long-awaited VCE results and ATARs. Follow the news live.

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13 h. ago Australia social media ban as it happened: PM lauds decision as children under 16 barred from social media in world

Australia’s social media ban is now in effect, with children under 16 barred from some of the most popular social media apps in the world. Look back on our live coverage.

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14 h. ago Abolition of ‘lived experience’ test for mental health leaders alarms industry

The mental health sector says axing a requirement for people who have experienced mental health challenges to be at the forefront of reform is a betrayal.

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15 h. ago Man charged after pregnant woman allegedly run over in Sydney DV attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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16 h. ago There will be 6.5m Sydney residents by 2045. Here’s where they’re going to live

Sydney’s fast-growing population will be concentrated around dozens of “interconnected centres”, anchored by three crucial CBDs, spread across the city in the next 20 years.

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17 h. ago Pregnant woman fighting for life following alleged domestic violence attack

A pregnant woman is in a critical condition after being allegedly assaulted and run over in Sydney's south-west in an alleged domestic violence attack.

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19 h. ago Heading to the work Christmas party? The 10 personalities to look out for

From the veteran co-worker who bangs on about how good things were 30 years ago to the awkward manager who stays way too long, the work Christmas party is a parade of characters. Which one are you?

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20 h. ago Children at home as Sydney woman allegedly run over in domestic violence attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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20 h. ago Pregnant woman allegedly run over in Sydney domestic violence attack

The alleged attack took place metres from the woman’s three children. The 36-year-old was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.

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20 h. ago I wrote the book on anxious kids. It doesn’t matter if this ban isn’t perfect

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law comes into effect today.

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21 h. ago Kick off summer (finally!) at one of these 12 hot new Melbourne bars

Celebrate with a mango and sake cocktail on a resurrected city rooftop, $15 martinis that come with a loyalty card, or something else frosty.

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22 h. ago Sydney woman fights for life after being ‘run over in domestic violence attack’

The 36-year-old is in critical condition after allegedly being assaulted in south-west Sydney. A man is in police custody.

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22 h. ago Kids can still use social media – they just can’t sign their lives away to tech giants

The American author of The Anxious Generation writes that parents around the world are cheering on Australia as its pioneering social media law comes into effect today.

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