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Over half a million professionals stand ready to plug staff shortages. Unions and employers want to get them working in their fields

Children are particularly vulnerable to extreme heat because they sweat more, have a higher metabolism and spend more time outside, one expert warns

Belgium will be Australia's next Davis Cup opponents after they won their home qualifying tie in the most extraordinary and controversial fashion.

Australia might see some fallout from Donald Trump's tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, but local households are expected to be spared too much pain.

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Rape myths still have power in and out of Australia’s courtrooms; Terrorgram group hit with sanctions; US tariffs labelled ‘dumbest trade war in history’

The 2024 US presidential election saw a historic shift to the right, driven by the largest swing of young male voters in two decades. Analysts attribute this partly to podcasters like Joe Rogan, whose unfiltered, conversational content bypassed traditional media to mobilise this demographic.

From today, February 3, pregnant women in Australia will be eligible for a free RSV vaccine under the National Immunisation Program.

Australian Damon Heta has been knocked out in the World Masters quarter-finals by Luke Humphries, who went on to lift the crown.

Travis Head has won his first Allan Border Medal and Annabel Sutherland has claimed the Belinda Clark Award, also for the first time.

If your pet has a heritable defect, you can ask the breeder to cover the ‘repair’, writes Australian policy professional Kat George. But the puppy’s behaviour is another matter