10 December, 2025

5 NAPLAN top performers with Principal Mark Robertson and Head of Junior School Curriculum Sarah Caffrey

Oakleigh Grammar celebrates outstanding NAPLAN growth

Oakleigh Grammar celebrates outstanding NAPLAN growth, proudly announcing exceptional results for its Year 5 students in the 2025 NAPLAN assessments, with students demonstrating a remarkable 15% improvement across every testing domain. This significant achievement reaffirms the School’s ongoing commitment to academic excellence…

10 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Australia implements landmark social media ban for under-16s: Prime Minister calls it a ‘historic social change’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has officially launched Australia’s world-leading social media ban for under-16s, describing it as “one of the biggest social and cultural changes that our nation has faced.” The announcement took place at Kirribilli House, the Prime Minister’s secondary residence…

10 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA·POLITICS

One Nation support surges to record high as Joyce defection and Hanson stunt polarise voters

One Nation has reached the highest level of national support in its history, according to new polling that shows the party surging on the back of Barnaby Joyce’s dramatic defection and renewed controversy surrounding Pauline Hanson. The findings suggest the party’s recent…

10 December, 2025

OPINION·WORLD

The new U.S. National Security Doctrine and the European challenge

The release of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy marks a seismic shift in the global geopolitical landscape. America is returning to a clear realism in geopolitics: prioritising borders, domestic production, energy independence, and national security. The era in which Europe comfortably…

10 December, 2025

VICTORIA

Victorian Hospitals under intense pressure as critically ill patient numbers surge

Victoria’s hospital system is confronting one of its most challenging periods in years, as new health data reveals a dramatic escalation in critically ill patients presenting to emergency departments. Health experts warn that the trend reflects a population becoming older, heavier, and…

10 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Australia’s under-16 social media ban takes effect as major platforms begin lockouts

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 officially came into force today, triggering sweeping changes across the country’s largest digital platforms and reshaping the online habits of millions of young Australians. The federal government confirmed that Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok,…

10 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA·POLITICS

Hanson-Young’s Bluesfest trip adds pressure to overhaul MPs’ family travel rules

Taxpayer-funded travel entitlements for federal politicians have again come under scrutiny, after it was revealed that Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young billed almost $3000 to attend Byron Bay’s Bluesfest alongside a family member. According to travel records, Senator Hanson-Young charged taxpayers $2250.64 for…

10 December, 2025

AUSTRALIA

Cost of Australia’s power grid overhaul rises to $128 Billion

Australia’s transition to a predominantly renewable electricity system is expected to cost significantly more than previously forecast, with the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) new draft Integrated System Plan revealing a revised estimate of $128 billion by 2050. The figure has risen…

10 December, 2025

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December 10, 2025

Oakleigh Grammar celebrates outstanding NAPLAN growth

Australia implements landmark social media ban for under-16s: Prime Minister calls it a ‘historic social change’

One Nation support surges to record high as Joyce defection and Hanson stunt polarise voters

The new U.S. National Security Doctrine and the European challenge

Victorian Hospitals under intense pressure as critically ill patient numbers surge

Australia’s under-16 social media ban takes effect as major platforms begin lockouts

Hanson-Young’s Bluesfest trip adds pressure to overhaul MPs’ family travel rules

Cost of Australia’s power grid overhaul rises to $128 Billion

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