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Personal loans explained: A practical guide to responsible borrowing

Personal loans explained: A practical guide to responsible borrowing

Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 9:40 pm
Most of us face money stress at some point, from rising rent and medical bills to car repairs or overspending. read now...
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Australians have a right to their personal data. In practice, it’s not easy to use it

Australians have a right to their personal data. In practice, it’s not easy to use it

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 3:16 pm
If a data scientist with close knowledge of the Privacy Act and time on her hands can't exercise her rights, what hope to do the rest of us have? The
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Why regulation alone won’t fix early childhood quality and safety

Why regulation alone won’t fix early childhood quality and safety

Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 3:00 pm
Tightening rules may reduce risk, but only a truly professionalised workforce can deliver the safe, high-quality early childhood education Australia’s future depends on. read now...
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One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue

One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 2:02 pm
Early data from Australia's national youth mental health service shows that the teen social media ban emerged as a prominent factor in why 12-15 year-olds were coming to them.
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In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim

In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim

Published by The Conversation | Jan 16, 2026 1:46 pm
Opera Australia © Keith SaundersWere operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria has achieved a life of its own away from its parent opera. Consequently, it is often front and centre in the marketing for performances
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Antisemitism, extremism and the case for a cautious Royal Commission

Antisemitism, extremism and the case for a cautious Royal Commission

Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 1:00 pm
Independent Australia cautiously welcomes the Government's announcement this week of a Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Australia. read now...
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As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously

As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously

Published by The Conversation | Jan 16, 2026 11:48 am
The images and stories of flash flooding coming out of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road overnight have been described as “terrifying”. It’s easy to see why. Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept out to sea and a caravan park was rapidly inundated. Some had to get new
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Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? We don’t know now, but we will soon

Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? We don’t know now, but we will soon

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 11:20 am
4.7 million accounts were removed from social media platforms under the teen social media ban. Is that a lot? Is that a little? These are important questions that still remain
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The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told to you by management

The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told to you by management

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 11:04 am
Axing performances, withdrawing invitations, codes of conduct — the hollowing out of the nation's arts industry in six board statements. The post The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told
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JEFF MCMULLEN: The fine art of making babies

JEFF MCMULLEN: The fine art of making babies

Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 11:00 am
So many people get their health information from social media now that there is a growing risk and solid evidence that some couples are missing out on the most valuable scientific facts of life. read now...
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In its rush to pass hate speech laws, the Albanese government cast the Muslim community aside

In its rush to pass hate speech laws, the Albanese government cast the Muslim community aside

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 10:47 am
The nation's peak Islamic body was not only the last stakeholder group to be consulted before the draft of the hate speech bill was made public, but it was also
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What have we done to deserve this? A dud bill, from a dud government, railed at by a dud opposition

What have we done to deserve this? A dud bill, from a dud government, railed at by a dud opposition

Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 10:38 am
The government's hate speech bill is very much the product of the Albanese-era. And the reaction to it from the opposition is also deeply in character for a flailing Coalition.
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Personal loans explained: A practical guide to responsible borrowing

Personal loans explained: A practical guide to responsible borrowing
Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 9:40 pm
Most of us face money stress at some point, from rising rent and medical bills to car repairs or overspending. read now...
Click to read

Australians have a right to their personal data. In practice, it’s not easy to use it

Australians have a right to their personal data. In practice, it’s not easy to use it
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 3:16 pm
If a data scientist with close knowledge of the Privacy Act and time on her hands can't exercise her rights, what hope to do the rest of us have? The
Click to read

Why regulation alone won’t fix early childhood quality and safety

Why regulation alone won’t fix early childhood quality and safety
Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 3:00 pm
Tightening rules may reduce risk, but only a truly professionalised workforce can deliver the safe, high-quality early childhood education Australia’s future depends on. read now...
Click to read

One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue

One in 10 teens seeking mental health support from headspace cite social media ban as an issue
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 2:02 pm
Early data from Australia's national youth mental health service shows that the teen social media ban emerged as a prominent factor in why 12-15 year-olds were coming to them.
Click to read

In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim

In a new production of Turandot, Opera Australia has found a star vehicle for Young Woo Kim
Published by The Conversation | Jan 16, 2026 1:46 pm
Opera Australia © Keith SaundersWere operas to be identified like episodes of Friends, Turandot would be “the one with Nessun Dorma”. This beloved tenor aria has achieved a life of its own away from its parent opera. Consequently, it is often front and centre in the marketing for performances
Click to read

Antisemitism, extremism and the case for a cautious Royal Commission

Antisemitism, extremism and the case for a cautious Royal Commission
Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 1:00 pm
Independent Australia cautiously welcomes the Government's announcement this week of a Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Australia. read now...
Click to read

As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously

As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously
Published by The Conversation | Jan 16, 2026 11:48 am
The images and stories of flash flooding coming out of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road overnight have been described as “terrifying”. It’s easy to see why. Holidaymakers at Victoria’s Wye River watched as cars were swept out to sea and a caravan park was rapidly inundated. Some had to get new
Click to read

Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? We don’t know now, but we will soon

Is Australia’s teen social media ban working? We don’t know now, but we will soon
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 11:20 am
4.7 million accounts were removed from social media platforms under the teen social media ban. Is that a lot? Is that a little? These are important questions that still remain
Click to read

The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told to you by management

The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told to you by management
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 11:04 am
Axing performances, withdrawing invitations, codes of conduct — the hollowing out of the nation's arts industry in six board statements. The post The gutting of Australia’s ‘creative sector’ as told
Click to read

JEFF MCMULLEN: The fine art of making babies

JEFF MCMULLEN: The fine art of making babies
Published by Independent Australia | Jan 16, 2026 11:00 am
So many people get their health information from social media now that there is a growing risk and solid evidence that some couples are missing out on the most valuable scientific facts of life. read now...
Click to read

In its rush to pass hate speech laws, the Albanese government cast the Muslim community aside

In its rush to pass hate speech laws, the Albanese government cast the Muslim community aside
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 10:47 am
The nation's peak Islamic body was not only the last stakeholder group to be consulted before the draft of the hate speech bill was made public, but it was also
Click to read

What have we done to deserve this? A dud bill, from a dud government, railed at by a dud opposition

What have we done to deserve this? A dud bill, from a dud government, railed at by a dud opposition
Published by Crikey | Jan 16, 2026 10:38 am
The government's hate speech bill is very much the product of the Albanese-era. And the reaction to it from the opposition is also deeply in character for a flailing Coalition.
Click to read
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