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Disability community asks to co-design 'isolating' social media ban

Advocates say social media is a "lifeline" for young people with disability, so they should be part of designing and testing elements of the federal government's ban.
A young woman in white pants scrolls on her phone.

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Social Mediaby Danielle Kutchel

Climate change, housing, HECS debt reform top of mind for young voters

Australia's 1.4 million first-time voters are getting most of their political news from social media influencers and say climate change, housing, and health reform are key priorities for them.
Natalie Fleming holding a Labor preference card at a polling booth in Mount Waverley.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Votingby Charlotte Wilkes

Man drowns in Victoria after a tragic week on Australian beaches

A man has been swept off rocks at Cape Schanck south of Melbourne in another Easter-Anzac Day beach tragedy in Australia.
A rocky coastline on a sunny morning.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Drownings

'Despicable' theft of WWI plaques sparks outrage in tiny town

Police are investigating the incident, but locals in the Victorian town of Loch are calling for the plaques to be returned with no questions asked.
A stone pillar bearing the Australian Army insignia stands in a car park. It is missing a plaque.

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Crimeby Madeleine Stuchbery

Aussie farmers' grain gamble as rain fails to arrive before Anzac Day

Anzac Day marks the traditional start for planting winter crops, but this year farmers are hoping for rain as they begin planting their crops in the dry.
A farmer looks to the sky with machinery in the background.

Published: Source: ABC RuralTopic: Grain Growingby Emma Field and Selina Green

How women's running changes once the sun sets

An increasing number of women are signing up to local run clubs, even tackling their first marathon. But safety fears once the sun sets are hampering their training efforts.
A group of people running under trees.

Published: Source: ABC GippslandTopic: Safetyby Madeleine Stuchbery

Man, 25, charged after hit and run outside Melbourne hospital

Police have charged a man with a string of offences following an incident on Wednesday morning in which a woman accompanying her husband to hospital was allegedly struck by her own car.
The sign outside Casey Hospital with the hospital in the distance.

Published: Source: ABC NewsTopic: Crime

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Research finds birdwatching is benefiting human health.

Birdwatching isn't just a trending global hobby on TikTok, with studies finding it has positive effects on human health.
Duration: 2 minutes

Source: ABC News

Families break silence on hospital trauma after child deaths and close calls

Staff and patients at one Latrobe Regional Hospital in Gippsland say an urgent overhaul is needed after a series of preventable patient deaths. Staff have told the ABC of systemic issues which have affected patient safety.
Duration: 3 minutes 29 seconds

Source: Stateline

Cricket brawl erupts during a cricket match

A fight has erupted during a cricket match between the Traralgon Rovers and Gormandale cricket clubs in Traralgon, in Victoria's east.
Duration: 45 seconds

Source: ABC Gippsland

Australian wool production forecast to drop to lowest level in 100 years

Ros Childs speaks to Steve Harrison, a sheep farmer and the president of Wool Producers Australia.
Duration: 3 minutes 4 seconds

Source: ABC Rural

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