51 m. ago Marissa would eat just three things. Her eating disorder has left her with permanent damage

An estimated one to three per cent of Australian children have ARFID, a serious and increasingly prevalent eating disorder that is often dismissed as picky eating that a child will outgrow.  

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6 h. ago Inside the LNP’s quiet board overhaul – and the party figures in it

Queensland’s first-term Crisafulli government has faced flak for “sack a board Friday”, but an investigation by this masthead has found even more appointees with LNP links.

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7 h. ago ‘It’s about equity’: The Australian athlete taking on US government for slice of billion

Last-Tear Poa is one of thousands of Australians attending US universities on sports scholarships. She’s also the plaintiff in a landmark Federal Court case that could open the door to unprecedented riches.

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7 h. ago ‘He watched me beg for my life’: Even in Australia, I couldn’t escape Epstein and my abusers

After a whirlwind romance in Thailand, 19-year-old Virginia Roberts married Australian Robbie Giuffre, broke with Jeffrey Epstein and sought freedom in Sydney.

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7 h. ago This billionaire used to work in a coal mine in China. He now owns Australian racing’s biggest empire

Yuesheng Zhang grew up near the China-Mongolia border, drove taxis, worked in coal mines, and then started his coal mining and transportation company. He is a father of three, but not much else is known about the billionaire owner of Via Sistina.

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7 h. ago Her dramatic arrest went viral. Now Helen Delaney is accused of stalking police

The prominent member of a radical anti-government organisation is demanding $75,000 per hour for appearing in court.

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7 h. ago ‘It’s rare to be looked after in such a way’: This regional restaurant serves 14 diners per day

The bijou Chauncy is now an intimate, hosted experience, a sublime melding of French cuisine and Australian hospitality.

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17 h. ago Aussie state pours hundreds of thousands into the video game industry

The South Australian government is set to inject hundreds of thousands of dollars into the video game industry through a series of grants for developers.

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18 h. ago Pet GPS brings location tracking for dogs and cats into Life360

Australian families have a new option for keeping tabs on escape-prone dogs and cats with a device to trace their whereabouts.

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18 h. ago ‘Here for the long term’: US seeks to entrench presence in Australia under AUKUS

Australian officials are preparing for the US to seek to lock in a long-term Australian presence for its nuclear-powered submarines through a review into AUKUS.

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18 h. ago States pause construction code as deposit scheme kicks in and home prices hit record high

The 3000-page National Construction Code will be paused as the government’s 5 per cent deposit scheme came into effect this month and the country’s property prices hit a fresh record.

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18 h. ago Magpies are being struck down by a mystery paralysis. It could be a canary in the coal mine

Scientists and wildlife experts have spent two years trying to figure out the cause. But questions of the Australian icon becoming extinct are the least of their worries.

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20 h. ago Indonesia’s Olympics bid on the line after blocking Israeli gymnasts

Indonesia appears to have wrecked its chances of hosting the 2036 Games after denying visas to Israeli athletes who wanted to compete in Jakarta this week.

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21 h. ago ‘I’m suing myself, right?’: Trump has claimed millions from the government. He could order payment

The US president has claimed he was damaged by what he calls politicised investigations. If there’s a settlement, the White House might not have to disclose it.

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22 h. ago A slice of sunshine: Six zesty citrus tarts to make this weekend

Featuring Adam Liaw’s lemon-lime variation on the American key lime pie, which he believes is even better than the original.

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23 h. ago Sussan Ley to shut the door on key environment deal with Albanese

The opposition leader will pick a major fight with the government over its planned nature laws, arguing they would let ministers stall investment.

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23 h. ago Sussan Ley draws battlelines over Albanese’s environmental overhaul plan

The opposition leader will pick a major fight with the government over its planned nature laws, arguing they would let ministers stall investment.

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25 h. ago Not much is known about why women develop dementia. That’s about to change

Women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s than men, yet they are not often the focus of research. Australian researchers are now joining a global study with the aim of cutting that number by half.

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28 h. ago ASX lower, energy stocks jump after Trump takes aim at Russia

The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open but energy companies jumped after oil prices surged higher as President Donald Trump levied new sanctions on Russian oil giants overnight.

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28 h. ago ASX closes flat as oil price boosts energy shares; banks slump

The Australian sharemarket ended the day marginally higher as a stronger oil price gave energy companies a lift, while banks and technology shares traded lower.

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