6 h. ago Brisbane suburbs where 5G struggles – and why your reception bars can’t be trusted

There are dozens of pockets across the city where people have frequent mobile service failure and calls dropping out – and the bars on their phones could be lying to them. Here’s why.

Politics

6 h. ago ‘Clear risks to staff and clients’: The community health buildings that are falling apart

For many of these places, foundations are failing, there are cracks in the walls or portions of the roofs could cave in at any moment.

Politics

6 h. ago ‘Monster farm’: A violent man’s call for help before he’s released from maximum security

Daniel Hope’s appalling, violent past has had him locked up for the past decade. But as his release date nears, he’s speaking out about a system he says is setting him up to fail.

Politics

16 h. ago Two years ago, Jayden was failing school. A single thing changed that

Almost 30 per cent of year 7 students are not meeting proficiency standards in reading. The NSW government plans to spend $80 million a year on a program to fix it.

Politics

16 h. ago Tourists drown, body of kayak rescuer found in separate tragedies

The discovery of the body of a man who died while trying to rescue children in a dam has added to a tragic day on Queensland waters.

Politics

19 h. ago Dutton refuses to answer when asked if he’ll help his son buy a house

Peter Dutton has made $30 million worth of property transactions during his life, but would not say if he would help his children with deposits.

Politics

22 h. ago Royal Children’s Hospital backs down on staffing cuts to kids cancer centre

Three days after The Age revealed the plan to cut 13 positions, the hospital confirmed the positions had now been saved.

Science

30 h. ago Alaina is aiming for 100 rejections. She says we should all embrace our failures

It’s an inevitable fact of life, yet talking about rejection can still raise embarrassment. To dull the sting, it may well help to broadcast professional failures.

Politics

36 h. ago Hawks flop, then fight back, then lose in Port’s last laughing matter

It cannot be said the Hawks will have gained confidence from their second-half charge. Rather, Hawthorn might have gained a necessary touch of humility.

Politics

38 h. ago ‘Unproven’ teaching methods have failed primary students and teachers

Students’ maths abilities have been compromised over decades, with “faddish, unproven” teaching methods failing to get results. But these schools have found the secret to success.

Society

40 h. ago ‘I’m waiting for him to come home’: Private hospital under fire over 17

Three families whose children died at privately run emergency departments overseen by financially stricken Healthscope have spoken out about their ordeals.

Events

46 h. ago Royal Children’s Hospital’s key donors hit back at claims they caused lay

Donors to the Royal Children’s Hospital say they are committed to ensuring programs in the cancer centre continue to be funded.

Events

50 h. ago ‘A school for the community’: Here, parents learn alongside their kids

Only a few years ago, parents didn’t feel comfortable walking into this inner-north school. Now some stay for the whole day.

Politics

54 h. ago Parenting costs once ended when a child turned 18. Not any more

Everyone says that raising kids is expensive, but the costs are no longer shrinking when they become adults, with expenses extending for upwards of an extra decade.

Society

54 h. ago Helicopter parents have become WhatsApp warriors. Schools are in the crossfire

The source of truth about school business was once the printed newsletter, or parent-teacher night. Now, there’s the parent WhatsApp chat.

Events

54 h. ago Parents should heed social media warnings given to their kids

Eastern suburbs private school Cranbrook had to write to parents last week to shut down rumours spread on WhatsApp.

Events

66 h. ago AFL Gather Round Super Saturday LIVE: Cripps urges Blues to ‘keep believing’ as injuries mount; Bulldogs lose Harmes in first term against Lions

The AFL’s Gather Round is in full swing in South Australia on Saturday. Harry McKay was in the concussion wars, however, in Carlton’s clash with West Coast while Gold Coast have achieved their best-ever season start, defeating the Kangaroos by 52 points.

Events

2 d. ago AFL Gather Round Super Saturday LIVE: Blues lose Acres for Eagles clash; North, Suns chase key win in Barossa Valley

The AFL’s Gather Round for 2025 kicks into gear on Saturday with four matches in South Australia, including two games at the Adelaide Oval. The afternoon game in the Barossa Valley between Carlton and West Coast shapes as the most intriguing clash.

Politics

3 d. ago Biological parents have no legal right to child born to wrong family in IVF bungle

The biological parents of a baby born into the wrong family after an IVF mix-up have no legal rights to the child, law says.

Society

3 d. ago ‘Appalling act’: Royal Children’s Hospital to slash cancer centre jobs on eve of charity appeal

The Children’s Cancer Centre will lose as many as 10 full-time equivalent roles, including dedicated mental health workers, in a move staff have described as devastating.

Society