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This author interviewed 300 teenagers about their screen time. Here’s what she discovered
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (838+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:00am Madonna King is a long-time journalist and author who has written a book, Screen Wise, on Australia’s obsession with glowing rectangles. Fitz: Madonna, the basic premise of your book is that – with just a few exceptions – screens are doing…...
Classroom screen time quietly driving down Victorian student results
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1014+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:48pm More than a quarter of Victoria’s 15-year-olds lack the foundational maths skills needed for further education or work and one in five is falling short in reading as Australia records its worst results in both subjects since international testing…...
It’s my first day with my new family, and I’m already running the show
4+ week, 1+ day ago (798+ words) August 15, 2026 — 5:30am The diary of a dog, day 1: It’s my first day with my new family. I don’t even know my own name. They seem to call me all manner of things – Sweet Pea, Lovely One, and No Chewing. Actually, I…...
Are the parents alright? Why raising children feels harder than ever
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (1674+ words) In the first part of a new series on modern parenting, we look at why mums and dads are in such a state of distress, and how being “good enough” actually really is enough. She is the daughter of a…...
Every morning, a grandmother wakes 11 children. Their parents are thousands of kilometres away
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1462+ words) Every morning, a grandmother wakes 11 children....
Bookstores pull Heeney’s children’s book from sale
3+ week, 3+ 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…...
A two-word email ended a marriage, but started a romance between former housemates
1+ week, 3+ 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…...
‘No name is beautiful enough for my child’
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (411+ words) Names can also reflect love and respect for the holy personalities and figures who have shaped Islamic history. Parents may choose names associated with prophets, members of the Prophet Muhammad’s family, revered companions, scholars or other figures whose lives represent…...
Inside Melbourne universities’ plans to future-proof degrees and jobs
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (1161+ words) Universities in Melbourne are launching start-ups, embracing industry on campus and positive uses of AI as their students integrate with businesses and the community. Melbourne’s biggest universities will launch dozens of start-ups each year in a bid to lift innovation…...
How a Brisbane author’s brain tumour inspired a children’s book
2+ week, 5+ day ago (939+ words) August 25, 2026 — 6:20pm Welcome to CityChats, where Brisbane Times meets our city’s most interesting characters on our most iconic form of transport. This week, children’s book author and illustrator Sophie Beer tells us about her unlikely corporate background, how her real-life experiences…...