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Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?

Developmental delay might mean a toddler isn’t using sentences when expected, or not meeting milestones such as walking or ...

Climate disasters are escalating: 6 ways South Africa’s G20 presidency can lead urgent action

South Africa’s G20 presidency has the theme of “Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability”, drawing inspiration from the ...

Dark sky tourism offers time with darkness and celestial wonders

Tourist offerings like the Jasper Dark Sky Festival in Alberta can help protect dark skies by generating support among ...

Orwell’s opposition to totalitarianism was rooted in his support for freeing workers from poverty and exploitation

George Orwell, the author of two classic anti-totalitarian, pro-freedom novels from the 1940s, was a democratic socialist who ...

How federal officials talk about health is shifting in troubling ways – and that change makes me worried for my autistic child

By blaming chronic disease and disability on food and toxins and ‘just asking questions’ about widely accepted science, MAHA ...

From public confession to private penance: How Catholic confession has evolved over centuries

The Catholic Church treats information shared during confession as absolutely confidential – but that requirement can create ...

Rural women are at a higher risk of violence − and less likely to get help

Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to ...

No room for the timid: setting Australia’s 2035 emissions target is a daring tightrope act

Can the Albanese government strike the right balance: set a climate policy that’s strong enough to work, but isn’t branded ...

Namibia celebrates independence heroes, but glosses over a painful history

Those who pointed out the unfolding terror were dismissed by the international solidarity movement as anti-Swapo propaganda.