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Kids risk life of crime if interventions lack funding

Policing is not the way out of a state's youth crime crisis, a youth advocacy group says, after data showed repeat offenders were arrested 7000 times.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

National Trust plans 250,000 hectares of nature-rich landscapes over 10 years

In its new 10-year strategy, the charity also sets out plans ranging from more access to green space to more local dishes in its cafes.

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

Joana Vasconcelos: Wedding Cake review – giant woodland gateau is an absurd slice of joy

This lovingly crafted tower in Lord Rothschild’s grove is kitsch and beautiful – with glossy icing, dolphins, putti, mermaids and Cupids in crisp pastel colours. What a preposterous masterpiece!

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2023