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Record number of fraudsters booted from NDIS as Labor negotiates path for cuts
42+ min ago (491+ words) August 17, 2026 — 5:26am More than 100 criminals and “dodgy consultants” operating within the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been banned as Labor seeks to crack down on fraudsters amid ongoing negotiations over the future of the $56 billion scheme. In the three months following…...
The hidden danger in screen time driving a disease surge
1+ hour, 9+ min ago (894+ words) August 17, 2026 — 5:00am It’s not easy avoiding screens in 2026, but Sonia Robertson says she has no choice. The 59-year-old suffers from dry eye disease, a painful and debilitating condition often triggered or exacerbated by device use. “It’s very frustrating emotionally because so…...
The exercise and lifestyle habits that can save your knees
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (750+ words) August 17, 2026 — 4:55am After the back, the knees are the second most common site of chronic pain in the body. Many people will experience knee pain at some point in their lives, whether from injuries to cartilage and soft tissue as active…...
Mark has spent years keeping his community safe. Now he needs them for the fight of his life
13+ hour, 14+ min ago (593+ words) August 16, 2026 — 4:55pm Senior Constable Mark Patterson is the kind of country cop colleagues adore and small towns desperately cling to. Once, determined to apprehend a bloke he wanted a word with, Patterson chased the would-be absconder into the waters of Blowering…...
Ella has finally found a community of friends. NDIS cuts mean she could soon be alone again
21+ hour, 9+ min ago (708+ words) August 16, 2026 — 9:00am Ella jolts around in her chair playing pigeon simulator. She laughs, then screams with delight as her bird takes to the sky and wreaks havoc. But the real magic here is that the three are not only gathered, but…...
I went for a run and nearly died: What having anaphylaxis taught me about life
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (1229+ words) August 16, 2026 — 5:00am We are the people you don’t want to have over for dinner. We are the ones who make everyone’s lives difficult. We are the food exceptionalists who make trouble when a restaurant asks, “does anyone in your party have…...
Akec Makur Chuot diet: Inside the AFLW player and filmmaker’s day on a plate
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (294+ words) August 16, 2026 — 5:00am Akec Makur Chuot is a former AFLW player and filmmaker. The 33-year-old shares her day on a plate. 9am On a seven-day camping trip after submitting my documentary, I drink an English breakfast tea. I start every morning with tea....
When you’re in pain, the last thing they say to do is consult your phone. I did it anyway
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (650+ words) August 16, 2026 — 5:00am About a month ago, I went to bed perfectly comfortable and woke up in pain. The top of my left arm was inexplicably sore, as though I’d been punched overnight by a demon. “Am I having a heart attack?...
Intellectual disability: Lifesaving SIDHT teams are keeping NSW families afloat
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (653+ words) August 15, 2026 — 8:00pm When Rose Mitchell was 10, she felt like she became a parent. “The minute he was born, something shifted within me,” she said of her brother Daniel Rata. From that day on, for decades, the pair were inseparable. Now, no…...
The two species NSW is racing to protect after fifth case of deadly virus
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (816+ words) August 15, 2026 — 8:00pm The NSW government has identified little penguins and critically endangered regent honeyeaters as priority species for bird flu vaccination, after the state’s fifth case of the deadly virus was confirmed on Saturday in a greater crested tern found dead…...