Teens flock to alternative apps after social media ban By Ahmed Yussuf The Commonwealth's long-awaited social media ban for under-16s came into effect this month. But some experts note a rise in alternatives to popular platforms as teens find ways to stay active on social media. #SocialMedia #GovernmentandPolitics #AhmedYussuf
Tiny, destructive varroa mite has SA beekeepers on high alert By Emma Masters The varroa mite may be tiny — only a millimetre or two long — but it poses a huge threat to honey bees, beekeepers and honey producers, who are on high alert after the destructive mite's recent arrival in South Australia. #Beekeeping #Pests #Insects #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #AgriculturalPestControl #EmmaMasters
The Christmas display that charms kids, adults and nuns visiting on a minibus By Olivia Mason Families from all over Adelaide visit Joe Ferraro's home to marvel at his Christmas display, which he has amassed a collection of more than 50,000 lights since he began nearly 20 years ago. #HumanInterest #Christmas #Communities #OliviaMason
World's largest warship looms near Venezuela as US warns of land attacks By Annika Burgess The Pentagon moved the USS Gerald R Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, to the Caribbean last month. Now President Donald Trump is repeating threats of imminent strikes against Venezuelan territory. #UnrestConflictandWar #Navy #AnnikaBurgess
A chaotic 'up-crash' for markets riding a turbulent 2025 By Daniel Ziffer AI. Market records. Tariffs. Penguins. TACO. It's been a big year of economic shocks and surges as the international framework of global trade was shredded. Here's how key players saw the year that was. #ReserveBankOfAustralia #InterestRates #Inflation #StockMarket #AI #Tariffs #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #DanielZiffer
PR firm with 'fingers in many pies' to close By Lucy MacDonald and Adam Holmes It has helped keep the Liberals in power in Tasmania and lobbied on behalf of Airbnb, the salmon industry and the Catholic Church — but the PR firm, described as having "fingers in a lot of pies", is closing down. #Lobbying #PrintMedia #MediaIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #LucyMacDonald #AdamHolmes
The Sunday football session that sparked a sporting movement for Indian women Eight years ago, Swetha Subbiah was asked to run a single football session for a friend. She ended up starting a sporting movement, which now has 15,000 women and girls as members across Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi. #Sport #Women #Soccer #EnglishFootballLeague #Badminton #Athletes #Athletics #Basketball
British singer-songwriter Chris Rea dies aged 74 The man best known for his festive hit Driving Home for Christmas died surrounded by his family. #DeathandDying
Thousands of birds are dying on a remote island with no end in sight By Nicole Hegarty The Isle of May is the epicentre of a deadly outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu strain which has spread throughout the globe. Scientists are warning Australia could be next. #Birds #NicoleHegarty
National DV register 'could have helped' woman killed by ex-partner, daughter says By Eden Gillespie and Jessica Stewart Advocates are pushing for a national framework for addressing domestic violence after an ABC investigation highlighted gaps in the justice system and a lack of information sharing between states. #DomesticViolence #EdenGillespie #JessicaStewart