Youth homelessness leaves ‘huge hidden population’ seeking safety at school
Caitlan was just 11 years old and in her last year of primary school when she became homeless.…
‘Magic Mounjaro weight loss jabs helped me lose 3 stone – then my pancreas began to die’
Alisha Trafford lost three-and-a-half stone while taking Mounjaro, but was later rushed to hospital with pancreatitis which doctors…
Back-to-school budgeting a chance for kids to learn financial literacy and empathy
Covering back-to-school expenses such as shoes and headphones can be daunting enough without your child asking for costly…
Queensland teenagers create coding app to bridge digital divide
Computer coding captured Neth Dharmasiri’s 11-year-old imagination when his father handed him a beginner’s guide to Python —…
Tasmanian teen Zeke Woolcock says building bike jumps taught him leadership, and researchers agree
In a patch of private bushland outside Launceston, 16-year-old Zeke Woolcock meticulously crafts piles of dirt into jumps…
Little known vitamin deficiencies that are leaving you feeling tired and breathless
Feeling unusually tired, out of breath or struggling to think clearly could signal hidden nutrient deficiencies, which may…
Major NHS warning as ‘antisocial media’ causing mental health issues to spiral
Wes Streeting has warned that social media is increasingly becoming ‘antisocial media’ amid the NHS being overwhelmed by…
Gippsland teenager Ethan Monck celebrates first job after a lifetime battling cancer
Ethan Monck’s health struggles began the day he was born.  Unable to turn inside his mother’s womb,…
No Facebook, no problem — These alternative apps gain popularity after Australia social media ban for teens
Australia on Wednesday began the first country in the world to put a ban on social media ban…
Australia’s social media ban is here, but what does it really mean?
Young people in Australia are on the verge of a profound shift in their digital lives. The Online…
Australia’s social media ban is here, but what does it really mean?
Young people in Australia are on the verge of a profound shift in their digital lives. The Online…
ABC 2026 Heywire winners bring ‘raw, honest storytelling’ of life in regional Australia
Sitting in class, Erika would count how many other brown kids were in the room. Not because she…