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Good Food
theage.com.au > goodfood > recipes > katrina-meynink-s-all-time-greatest-party-snack-recipes-20251208-p5nlu7.html

Katrina Meynink’s all-time greatest party snack recipes

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (114+ words) The party starts here. From mortadella olives with dirty martini dip to gunpowder potato gems, these are Katrina Meynink's best snacks. Prepare to be wowed. Katrina Meynink's all-time greatest party snack recipes The party starts here. From mortadella olives with…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > victoria > health-on-the-rise-but-students-turning-off-it-in-first-round-of-university-offers-20251222-p5npf5.html

Health on the rise but students turning off IT in first round of university offers

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (733+ words) Health courses are surging in popularity among Victorian teens awaiting a university offer, with society and culture, management and commerce still students" study areas of choice. There are 47,170 year 12 graduates who will receive first-round offers from Victorian universities, TAFE institutions…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > nsw > you-can-t-remove-swimming-from-water-safety-new-pe-syllabus-to-be-reviewed-20251208-p5nly5.html

‘You can’t remove swimming from water safety’: New PE syllabus to be reviewed

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (783+ words) NSW's new Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) school syllabus will be reviewed following concerns that it would encourage schools to run school swimming and lifesaving lessons in the dry of a classroom, without children entering the water. The…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > blanket-support-for-hospital-reform-after-probe-into-baby-s-death-20251219-p5np5q.html

Blanket support for hospital reform after probe into baby’s death

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (26+ words) There's blanket support for hospital reform after a disturbing report into the death of baby Tommie Starkie at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Western Australia....

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > queensland > concern-for-terminally-ill-children-as-qld-s-only-hospice-facility-closes-20251219-p5noxx.html

Concern for terminally ill children as Qld’s only hospice facility closes

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (516+ words) Staffing issues have forced the sudden and extended closure of Queensland's only hospice facility for children, with fears the service won't reopen as planned in the new year. Hummingbird House in Chermside provides paediatric palliative care services for babies and…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > queensland > ban-on-kids-gender-care-in-queensland-public-hospitals-extended-20251219-p5nozf.html

Ban on kids’ gender care in Queensland public hospitals extended

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (195+ words) Queensland's ban on gender-affirming care for children will continue until at least 2031, the state government announced, as it prepares to release a long-awaited review into public hospital gender services. The Crisafulli government called an immediate halt to hormone treatments for…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > lifestyle > life-and-relationships > kids-social-media-accounts-are-banned-should-this-parental-practice-be-next-20251212-p5nn5m.html

Kids’ social media accounts are banned. Should this parental practice be next?

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1000+ words) I've always held the stance that I have chosen a profession that requires some degree of public exposure, but my children haven't, and it's my responsibility as a parent to safeguard their privacy," she says. Actor and mother of seven,…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > lifestyle > life-and-relationships > want-your-school-leaver-to-thrive-think-twice-about-giving-them-this-advice-20251211-p5nmvc.html

Want your school-leaver to thrive? Think twice about giving them this advice

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1056+ words) The phrase "follow your dreams and everything will fall into place" was one that 18-year-old Brigitte Lee often heard from family and friends in her final years of high school. While she says it was well meaning, it wasn't exactly…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > our-college-dumped-the-atar-because-it-doesn-t-measure-anything-useful-20251209-p5nm40.html

Our college dumped the ATAR – because it doesn’t measure anything useful

6+ day, 13+ hour ago  (509+ words) By the end of this week, year 12 students from Victoria and NSW will have received their official examination results. As they begin to make decisions about their futures, whether that involves university, vocational pathways or entering the workforce, the conversation…...

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The Age
theage.com.au > national > queenslands-smallest-baby-weighs-in-at-just-360g-20251214-p5nnhr.html

Queensland's smallest baby weighs in at just 360g

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (16+ words) Charlie is Queensland's smallest-ever baby after he was born weighing just 360 grams in Brisbane....