The study of students in years four to eight found the average daily screen time for junior high schoolers was nine hours a day.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/gaming-smartphone-addiction-starts-in-primary-school-as-daily-screen-times-soar-20250609-p5m605.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Student-led conferences, where your child leads the conversation about their learning, can feel a little awkward. Getting the most from your 10-minute chat requires preparation and poise.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/parent-teacher-interviews-have-changed-here-s-how-to-navigate-them-well-20250609-p5m61q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Cracks are appearing in the Coalition wall.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/libs-need-to-ditch-nationals-and-return-to-their-roots-20250507-p5lx6q.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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I haven’t lived in Australia for 12 years, but I keep finding myself back here at election time. It’s ironic really, because I no longer have a say in who leads my homeland.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/i-m-locked-out-of-voting-this-election-i-feel-less-australian-than-i-ve-ever-been-20250331-p5lnzd.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Election results trigger, or subsequently lead to, leadership resets. Even in the turmoil of a campaign, players will also have their eyes on the future.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/there-s-an-obvious-successor-for-albanese-the-libs-face-a-tougher-choice-20250411-p5lr0h.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_politics_federal

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The timing of the announcement during the election campaign and location of the two arterial roads mean Labor will hope it factors into voters minds in Cowan, Pearce and Moore.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/western-australia/federal-labor-stumps-up-225-million-for-notorious-reid-highway-erindale-road-intersection-20250407-p5lpw7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Matildas will be without half their first-choice team - and a permanent coach, of course - when they face the nation that knocked them out of the last Asian Cup on Friday night. Follow the action live from 8pm.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/soccer/matildas-v-south-korea-live-updates-injury-hit-aussies-take-on-korea-republic-in-sydney-20250404-p5lp8t.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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This year’s Multicultural Round celebrates the record 65 national heritages across the NRL and NRLW. Can the code win the contest for fans in new communities?

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/how-rugby-league-is-using-kabaddi-to-get-the-south-asian-community-on-side-20250331-p5lnsp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The NRL is next week expected to announce its decision to shelve plans for a 19th team in Perth, dashing the dreams of North Sydney Bears fans yearning a return to the top level.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-set-to-walk-away-from-perth-expansion-plans-20250404-p5lpcg.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport_nrl

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Police and emergency services are trawling the Brisbane River after a man slipped into the water at Jindalee early Sunday morning and failed to resurface.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/police-search-brisbane-river-after-man-slipped-into-the-water-at-jindalee-20250316-p5ljyc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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It took more than a decade for Lebanese charcoal chicken chain El Jannah to open its second store, but it’s on track to have 100 in two years. Here’s how it got there.

https://www.theage.com.au/business/entrepreneurship/from-granville-to-the-australian-open-inside-el-jannah-s-ascent-to-cult-chicken-chain-20250214-p5lc7j.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Working for more than a decade as an ICU nurse on night shift, Gerome Creencia was unable to get a decent cup of coffee at work. 

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/most-sydney-coffee-shops-close-at-3pm-gerome-s-opens-at-9pm-20250311-p5liq0.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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A global Twenty20 league bankrolled by the oil-rich state has been devised by an influential Australian cricket figure to address cricket’s most pressing issues.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/grand-slam-of-cricket-secret-plan-hatched-for-new-saudi-backed-t20-league-20250315-p5ljsr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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The NRL is littered with cautionary tales when it comes to lengthy contracts. Will the Dylan Brown deal be a masterstroke or a mess for others to clean up?

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/is-any-nrl-player-worth-14m-history-tells-us-monster-deals-don-t-always-end-well-20250315-p5ljso.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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If Richard Fox didn’t fight to fund the Sydney 2000 Olympic venue in Penrith, the Fox family never would have migrated to Australia.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/the-1996-funding-fight-that-set-the-fox-sisters-on-the-road-to-olympic-glory-20250313-p5lj81.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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Heidi Bradshaw has been suspended following allegations she perpetuated a “toxic” workplace and used employee emails to vote for herself in a local hero award.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/dirty-dancing-charity-boss-suspended-hit-with-new-allegations-20250313-p5ljcr.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Some of Peter Dutton’s MPs have become jittery about one of Labor’s first small uplifts in political support in 18 months.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/morrison-s-media-man-warns-dutton-that-pm-is-gaining-momentum-20250310-p5licp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The former Penrith Panthers winger had been charged with punching a woman in the face during an altercation last April

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/domestic-violence-charges-against-taylan-may-withdrawn-20250310-p5lidp.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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The Melbourne Fashion Festival F*** the Invisible Show is promoting older women on the runway. But who said they were invisible? Look around: senior citizens are already running the industry.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/invisible-hardly-older-women-are-everywhere-in-fashion-20250306-p5lhc1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_lifestyle

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The transition to becoming a mother is a brain altering experience that experts suggest can dwarf puberty. It’s no wonder women are left reeling.

https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/health-and-wellness/lucy-expected-many-things-to-change-when-she-had-her-baby-her-brain-wasn-t-one-of-them-20250226-p5lf7e.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_lifestyle

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Australian spinner’s dream tour of Sri Lanka was followed by a nightmarish postscript. Former Test umpire Paul Wilson has explained the process that led to his citing.

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/why-umpires-chose-to-cite-matthew-kuhnemann-for-a-suspect-action-20250213-p5lbt6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Xie Xiongming’s foundation had its charity status revoked by the regulator for failing to disclose its financials for years, while a spokesman for Dutton said he didn’t know Xie.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/fresh-image-shows-ccp-linked-high-roller-shoulder-to-shoulder-with-dutton-20250207-p5lade.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Inner Sydney High has its first year 12 cohort doing the HSC this year – and it is already feeling the popularity pinch.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/this-will-split-our-suburb-in-two-parents-anger-over-school-catchment-changes-20250127-p5l7g7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Hundreds of thousands of doses of moxidectin – which treats a disease caused by a parasitic worm – are being given to patients, the result of an audacious new drug development strategy offering a new way to develop medicine for neglected populations.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/a-small-team-of-australian-scientists-won-a-rare-drug-approval-and-upended-the-pharma-system-20250205-p5l9s4.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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Here's what's causing the blackouts and how long they're expected to last.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/latest-on-power-outages-in-queenslands-floods-20250203-p5l99s.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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Is it a thing of beauty or a ridiculous relic? Karl Quinn just can’t decide, but he knows that slot-car racing set is just too damn big.

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/art-and-design/i-love-my-toy-racing-cars-but-i-think-they-re-ruining-my-dating-life-20250107-p5l2lv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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Tyrell Sloan admits that, when he first burst onto the scene, he had an inflated opinion of himself. So how did the Dragons flyer take the news that Clint Gutherson would take his No.1 jersey?

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/nrl/i-was-uncoachable-how-sloan-turned-his-attitude-around-and-why-he-s-warmed-to-gutho-20250201-p5l8s8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_sport

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To the people who love the AI chatbot, Claude just feels ... different. More creative and empathetic. Less gratingly robotic. More like a smart, attentive human.

https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/his-name-is-claude-and-he-may-be-silicon-valley-s-most-beloved-confidante-20241214-p5kye6.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

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Historian and author Clare Wright has spent a decade investigating the story of petitions on bark created by the Yirrkala community in Arnhem Land in 1963.

https://www.theage.com.au/culture/books/we-should-all-know-this-story-of-the-documents-that-changed-australia-20241209-p5kx07.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_culture

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One woman’s tenacity in the face of decades of denial has sent her stepfather to jail for nearly 10 years.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/he-confessed-everything-jehovah-s-witness-elders-ignored-child-sexual-abuse-allegations-20250103-p5l1wx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

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