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Experts are warning younger children are presenting with increasingly complex mental health needs as a new report predicts a nationwide shortfall of child and adolescent psychiatrists. Australia is projected to be short at least 230 full-time child psychiatrists in two years, with WA recording one of the country’s biggest shortfalls. The Royal Australian and New…
Good morning, and welcome to the ABC’s finance blog. I’ll be guiding you through the latest market action for the next few hours. The Australian share market is on track to start its day around 0.5% higher, according to ASX futures. It will probably follow a positive lead from Wall Street, which received a boost…
Women’s rugby league players are calling for more fixtures and better pay packets as the NRL considers how to spend the billions of dollars broadcasters are dumping into the game. It comes as the agreement governing NRLW salary caps and minimum wages, in force since 2023, edges closer to expiry at the end of the…
Claire Malyon was holidaying in the United States 50 years ago when she had a feeling something was wrong. “I just thought, ‘I’ve got to call home,’” Ms Malyon said. “I called our friend, and she said, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but Peter is deceased.’” Thousands of kilometres away, Ms Malyon’s…
The death of a Perth man in a Bali immigration detention centre has left a trail of debt and unfinished work, sparking concerns hundreds of thousands of dollars have been left in limbo, as customers of his car restoration business scramble for answers. Cameron Hughes, 39, was detained by Balinese immigration authorities on Friday for…
Australia will seek to harness the benefits of artificial intelligence without losing control of it by tackling challenges such as data centres, copyright, and jobs through a new national framework. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will use a speech in Sydney on Wednesday to declare the end of the federal government’s “issue-by-issue” approach to AI and…
The Northern Territory’s tourism minister has issued a stern warning to federal agency Parks Australia over the continued closure of drawcard waterfall sites in Kakadu National Park. Tourism officials say the closure of Jim Jim and Twin Falls for 2026 is doing reputational damage to the NT’s tourism sector and sending visitors on highways out…
At a local pub in Sydney’s inner west, a long table is stacked with colourful scrapbooking supplies and is abuzz with creative ideas from keen crafters. Natasha Mcnauff is behind a fortnightly scrapbooking club in Newtown, aimed at creating a community space through a shared love for craft. “[The club] attracts those people who are…
Two people have been killed in a truck crash in the central Victorian town of Heathcote, north of Melbourne overnight. A car and a truck collided on the McIvor Highway about 9.45pm. The two people in the car died at the scene. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash about 9:45pm on…
Tadej Pogačar won the 10th stage of the Tour de France to deal his rivals another crushing blow and extend his overall lead. Pogačar, who had already sapped his rivals’ morale with victory on the iconic Col du Tourmalet, again stamped his authority with a break just over 900 metres from the summit of the…