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The Sydney Morning Herald

Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.

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smh.com.au > politics > nsw > student-screen-time-capped-to-as-little-as-15-minutes-in-nsw-as-test-results-fall-20260913-p60wvv.html

Student screen time capped at as little as 15 minutes in NSW as test results fall

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (458+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:46am School students will be limited to as little as 15 minutes of screen time per day in NSW classrooms as the Minns government seeks to arrest the alarming drop in Australia’s global reading and writing standards. The new policy, announced…...

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smh.com.au > lifestyle > life-and-relationships > my-kids-wish-they-grew-up-in-the-90s-so-they-re-watching-friends-and-smoking-cigarettes-20260821-p60qd6.html

I watch my daughter retreat into a decade she never lived – and I cannot blame her

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (416+ words) September 9, 2026 — 7:00pm At 16, my younger daughter taught me a new word. It was the first time she’d done that, apart from text abbreviations like “idk” (I don’t know) or “nvm” (nevermind) that I had to search up. Once upon a time,…...

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smh.com.au > national > a-two-word-email-ended-a-marriage-but-started-a-romance-between-former-housemates-20260818-p60pfu.html

A two-word email ended a marriage, but started a romance between former housemates

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) September 3, 2026 — 11:00am Jacqui Hunt, 60, former lead singer of ’90s band Single Gun Theory, first met fellow muso Brian Conolly, 62, when they were teenagers. Decades later, they’d reunite in a collaboration that would be more than musical. After a year, Brian left the…...

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smh.com.au > lifestyle > life-and-relationships > my-kids-can-now-buy-their-own-cocktails-but-i-still-love-taking-holidays-with-them-20260813-p60o33.html

My kids can now buy their own cocktails, but I still love taking holidays with them

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (473+ words) August 30, 2026 — 5:00am The veranda at the Noosa Surf Club overlooking the beach was teeming with people shuffling chairs and edging towards the balustrades. At 5pm, this was a popular venue for sundowners. I was with my three adult children (son, 22, boy-girl twins,…...

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smh.com.au > business > companies > bookstores-pull-heeney-s-children-s-book-from-sale-20260820-p60q3s.html

Bookstores pull Heeney’s children’s book from sale

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (783+ words) Updated August 20, 2026 — 3:03pm,first published 2:09pm Isaac Heeney’s children’s books have been dumped by major retailers and bookstores and a third instalment put on hold following an allegation of sexual assault against the Sydney Swans player. The first two books in Heeney’s…...