Daylight saving time and early school start times cost billions in lost productivity and health care expenses

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Daylight saving time kicks in on March 9, 2025, but some say it leads to more heart attacks, depression and car accidents. Lord Henri Voton/E+ via Getty Images Investigations into the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster...

After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred

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After a wet and wild night, residents of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are assessing the damage wrought by Cyclone Alfred, which has been downgraded to a tropical low. While the damaging winds have...

How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?

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Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your familys safety, worrying about what might happen and then coping with the aftermath can feel overwhelming. Some parents are also managing...

Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred has passed now downgraded to a tropical low. But do not be lured into a false sense of security. Grave dangers remain. Parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales face heavy and...

View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities

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The maybe March 25 budget is now a definite, the governments hand forced by cyclone Alfred. Anthony Albanese held open his option of calling an April 12 poll this weekend until the battering winds and waves and certain...

Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election

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With 61% of enrolled voters counted in Saturdays Western Australian election, the ABC is calling 40 of the 59 lower house seats for Labor, five for the Liberals and four for the Nationals, with ten remaining undecided....

Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

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Ex-cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall...