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‘Don’t call me cute’: Bullied boy with dwarfism Quaden Bayles and mum Yarraka share reality of going ‘viral’
Sometimes it’s discreet but it has always been there, strangers photographing and filming him. Authors ABC News & Australian Story…
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We’ve investigated aged care for the past three years.
It was billed as the “opportunity of a lifetime”. Anne Connolly ABC News And as senior counsel assisting said in…
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Daylight saving time: five tips to help you better adjust to the clock change
While this made a difference when we heavily relied on coal power, today the benefits are disputed. Gisela Helfer The…
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‘Humanity came together’: How this family forgave the killer of their children and united a community
Now, months on from the Oatlands car crash, we hear from those closest to the four young victims, who speak…
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Ibrahim Omer spent five years in a refugee camp.
With shoot-to-kill orders in place at the border in Eritrea, Ibrahim Omer had a tough choice to make when he…
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The US is taking on Google in a huge antitrust case.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for unlawful monopolisation. Katharine Kemp The Conversation…
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Democracy is fragile.
On the night Barack Obama won the US presidency, most of Washington DC was euphoric. Peter Hartcher The Age City…
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Why do some people struggle to make ‘healthy’ decisions, day after day?
While we’ve all made our fair share of regrettable ones, most of us eventually learn from these – and we…
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British-born Italian teenager could become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint
A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor was beatified…
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Two of Us: inside John Lennon’s incredible songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney
His tendency to speak in bold strokes – “Before Elvis there was nothing!” – belied at times both the variety…
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The leader’s not for #turning: is Jacinda Ardern really the future of liberal democracy?
However, if she wins New Zealand’s election, she’ll have to deliver some big policy successes to keep the Kiwis happy.…
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Nobel Prize in Literature won by American poet Louise Gluck
The prize was announced in Stockholm on Thursday by Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy. ABC News…
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We might not be able to understand free will with science.
Suppose you are thinking about doing something trivial, such as moving your index finger a little to the right. Daniel…
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How does being bilingual affect your brain?
Depending on what you read, speaking more than one language may or may not make you smarter. Vincent DeLuca The…
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High paying Australian jobs bosses can’t find staff for
High-paying jobs with stacks of benefits, including free accommodation and a car, are going unfilled by fickle Australians. Benedict Brook…
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Victorian Sharon discovered, at age 58, she had Aboriginal heritage and 15 siblings in Tasmania
“I looked her name up … and there she was,” Ms Haynes said. Sarah Abbott ABC News “And then my…
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