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Porn laws push users to illegal sites, OnlyFans creators warn
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (731+ words) March 11, 2026 " 2:00am Australia's new online age verification codes risk driving pornography consumers toward illegal content, stripping sex workers of income, and generating records of citizens' sexual viewing habits, according to warnings from sex workers and independent content creators. The nation's most…...
Injuries, burnout, huge bills: Are pushy parents ruining children’s sport?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (796+ words) For young people, intensive training " particularly in a single sport " leads to stress, injuries and burnout.Credit: Matt Willis In an industrial enclave on Sydney's north shore, a new generation of sporting dreams is being turbocharged. Young legs hone explosive…...
Food was never a highlight of this tiny European country – until now
3+ week, 3+ day ago (860+ words) February 14, 2026 " 11:00pm Malta should be an easy sell. This island nation is blessed with such an overabundance of attractions, it is hard to narrow down the highlights. Like history? Malta's includes everything from prehistoric sites to palaces built by medieval warrior…...
A childless life is not the nightmare ending you might think it is
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (537+ words) February 7, 2026 " 5:00am Have you heard the term "fertility vampire? It's a person " usually a man " who dates someone during their childbearing years and then ends the relationship, robbing them of their chance to be a parent. These stories, common enough that…...
‘I don’t want to do the maths’: How single women are funding their fertility
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1247+ words) At 28 years old, Alisha Burns got married, and started trying for a baby the following year. After three long years of fertility treatments, she finally got pregnant. At 21 weeks, her son was stillborn. Two weeks later, her husband left her....
It looks like you, it sounds like you, it moves like you. And it can get you your degree
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (480+ words) January 1, 2026 " 1:30pm On the screen, it looks just like you. It has your looks, your voice and even your mannerisms. But it's not you; it's an AI deepfake created to undertake exams, tutorials and other course requirements before you " the real…...
‘He needs to be a boy’: Unnecessary surgeries being performed on intersex children
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1095+ words) December 1, 2025 " 2:00am Australian children born with ambiguous sex characteristics are being subjected to unnecessary surgeries with high complication rates because of outdated medical advice and pressure from distressed parents. As Victoria prepares to become the first state to ban unnecessary surgeries…...
‘Years of instability’: WA students doubt ‘benefits’ of university merger plans
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (565+ words) Students at Western Australia's biggest university have sounded the alarm over a possible merger of the state's public institutions, believing any "so-called benefits" would come at the cost of fewer courses, staff cuts, bigger classes and more online delivery. Curtin…...
Australian YouTube stars announce move to UK to avoid coming social media ban
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (636+ words) Australian YouTube stars Beck and Bec Lea are packing up their family and heading to the UK to avoid the nation's coming social media ban that would affect their channel. It is her accounts that would be affected once the…...
Perth school students voluntarily sign up for social media ban
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (538+ words) A Perth school is getting ahead of the incoming nationwide social media ban for young people under 16, introducing its own initiative to help students adapt to the changes. More than 160 students have voluntarily agreed to stop using social media at…...