2 h. ago Traditional bedtime fairytales are being replaced by machine

Time-poor parents can now turn to AI to help with bedtime reading, but authors warn the machine-driven content disregards everything known about child development.

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2 h. ago The two AFL greats who helped Harry Grant to Kangaroos captaincy

As he prepares to captain Australia for the first time, the Melbourne hooker credited the influence of two big-name Australian football stars for his evolution as a leader.

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2 h. ago ‘You can start tonight’: How Trump exploited the rules to bulldoze the East Wing

Anyone who has ever dealt with a development authority would have to wonder: how can the US president demolish a third of the White House without a single planning permit?

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2 h. ago Man who stabbed Australian girl in London avoids attempted murder charge

The 11-year-old was visiting the UK with her mother to see Taylor Swift when she was stabbed eight times in a random attack in Leicester Square, the Old Bailey heard.

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3 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Netanyahu orders ‘powerful attacks’ on Gaza as Hamas delays body handover; Ley’s attack on PM’s Joy Division shirt a ‘weird frolic’, says O’Neil

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

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3 h. ago Australian peacekeepers in Gaza would be ‘Hamas targets’, Liberal senator warns

Outspoken MP Andrew Hastie launched a provocative argument against sending Australian personnel to Gaza as world leaders plan a stabilisation force.

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3 h. ago Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm makes landfall near Jamaica’s New Hope, winds up to 300km/h; Jamaican PM declares nation ‘disaster area’ as deaths reported in neighbouring countries

The US National Hurricane Centre has warned of catastrophic, life-threatening conditions, driven by the storm’s slow movement, extreme winds, and intense rainfall and storm surge. Follow our live coverage.

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5 h. ago Backbench heat over Labor plans to ‘gut’ environment safeguards

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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6 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica; Netanyahu orders ‘powerful attacks’ on Gaza as Hamas delays body handover

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6 h. ago Bill Gates says climate change ‘won’t lead to humanity’s demise’

The billionaire philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft says it’s time to adopt a more measured tone when addressing climate change and the threat it poses to the world.

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7 h. ago Backbench revolt over Labor plans to ‘gut’ environment safeguards

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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7 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Matildas face England for first time since World Cup loss; Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica; Netanyahu orders ‘powerful attacks’ on Gaza as Hamas delays body handover

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9 h. ago We want to help our son buy a house. Should it be a gift or a loan?

I have long believed that “a gift given is a gift given”, and money given to children should be on a non-recourse basis. But not everyone shares that view.

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9 h. ago How this New Yorker says Sydney can be the city that never sleeps

Twenty-four-hour public transport and floodlit beaches are two ways the metropolis can improve, according to planner Saiful Salihudin.

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9 h. ago Hurricane Melissa LIVE: ‘Not a time to be brave’: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica

The US National Hurricane Centre has warned of catastrophic, life-threatening conditions, driven by the storm’s slow movement, extreme winds, and intense rainfall and storm surge. Follow our live coverage.

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18 h. ago Golden Eagle field falls short as Autumn Glow scares off rivals

The Golden Eagle did not attract a full field of acceptors for the first time, but a Japanese contender is on track to test Autumn Glow’s unbeaten status.

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19 h. ago How do you pronounce Louvre? You’re almost certainly doing it wrong

As a Frenchwoman who has lived in Australia, I’ve noticed it’s often the same French words that give English speakers the hardest time.

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20 h. ago As it happened: Ley attacks Albanese for Joy Division shirt; AUKUS won’t be expanded to include Japan

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

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20 h. ago Fixing housing’s a vote winner. But which fix and which voter?

Voters on the hard right and left of politics agree on one thing. Our centrist government needs to listen.

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20 h. ago ‘Don’t gut these laws’: Backbench warning to Watt on environment

Labor has resurrected the nature reforms this term after it dropped the plans last year in the face of blowback from miners and the West Australian government.

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