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How can parents talk to their kids about the Bondi terror attack?
As the community begins to grapple with the horror and tragedy of the Bondi shootings on Sunday, children will likely have questions. Parents may also be wondering how to talk to their little kids and teenagers about what happened.
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After mass violence, trauma spreads socially. Here are 3 ways you can help reduce it
After mass violence such as the Bondi beach terror attack, distress does not stop with those directly affected.
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Explainer: What’s wrong with the environment law reboot?
The Federal Government has passed reforms to federal environment laws with amendments from the Greens. The amendments have improvements in relation to native forest logging, illegal landclearing and fossil fuel projects, but there are still plenty of problems.
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Five ways to strengthen democracy in Victoria
We're one year out from the Victorian state election - policies to strengthen the state's democracy could define next year’s election.
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Parliament sits for less than half the year – what do politicians do the rest of the time?
The Government has announced 18 sitting weeks for 2026 - should they be sitting more and what does the rest of the year look like?
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Timeline: How Australia’s failed COP bid overshadowed our climate action failure
Why did Australia, the world’s second-largest exporter of fossil fuels by emissions, want to host COP?
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Today’s China in Seven Life Stories
As China shapes the world, who are the people shaping China?
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Five times freedom of information shone a light on secretive government processes
The Government is proposing to make the FOI process lengthier, more expensive, and more secretive. These examples demonstrate why that's bad news.
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If the Opposition is not the alternative government, what is the point of it?
With Victoria on its third Oppostion Leader in a year, and speculation about pressure on the Federal and NSW Liberals, we're left wondering: what makes an Opposition Government?
