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Aged care workers strike in Qld and WA

Aged care workers in Queensland and Western Australia have launched industrial action as part of a union push to improve pay and staffing in aged care homes.

AAP · May 9, 2022

Morning mail: campaign picks up pace, Russian journalists rebel, how to care for party clothes

Tuesday: Albanese pledges more than $346m for hospitals and teachers, while Morrison talks up $8bn in military spending. Plus: will proposed policies actually fix Australia’s housing affordability crisis?

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2022

George Duncan's death remembered as gay law reform milestone 50 years after his drowning

The Scott Johnson case has prompted renewed national focus on gay-hate killings in Australia. But, before that crime, was another: the death of George Duncan, which had certain "parallels", and remains both shocking and unsolved.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

What is BookTok, and how is it influencing what Australian teenagers read?

Video-sharing app TikTok has been credited with making reading “cool again” among teenagers, through the hashtag #BookTok.

The Conversation · May 9, 2022

Coalition, Labor outline election education priorities, as experts say Australia a global 'outlier' on private schools

Experts say Australian education is at a crossroads. Despite record investment, results are falling across all schools, even as the government and parents spend record amounts on educating children. So will the election bring change?

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Richard Connolly, who composed the Play School theme song, dies aged 94

There's a Bear in There was inducted into the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia collection in 2017 and is one of the country's best known TV anthems.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Nick Cave and Warren Ellis documentary This Much I Know to Be True reunites Bad Seeds collaborators with director Andrew Dominik

This Much I Know to Be True, Andrew Dominik’s new documentary, lifts the lid on a unique working relationship between Australia’s Prince of Darkness and one of his Bad Seeds.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

Parties urged to boost dental funding to cut long wait times, invest in programs for aged care residents

Michael Powell is one of many Australians facing years on a waitlist for public dental care because he cannot afford to fork out thousands on out-of-pocket expenses. His experience, like so many others, is partly behind growing pressure on the major political parties to commit more money to dental care.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

China, Russia blocked from Sydney naval conference as military relations sour

The Chinese and Russian militaries are no longer invited to attend a major international naval conference that opens in Sydney on Tuesday, as relations between Australia and the powerful allies deteriorate.

ABC News · May 9, 2022

High-risk COVID-19 patients can now get two antiviral prescription drugs — but some are still missing out

For Australians at high risk of developing severe COVID-19, getting access to potentially lifesaving treatments recently became easier — but experts say some people are still having trouble obtaining them.

ABC News · May 9, 2022