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• The 'quiet details' shared by two artists working 50 years apart

  The new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery brings together the work of two Australian artists working nearly half a century apart, and asks visitors to find the sparks connecting them. 2026-04-04 21:58:15

• Detainees too young for social media, but old enough for jail

  As a nation, we have decided that a teenager cannot navigate a social media algorithm, but a 10-year-old can navigate a courtroom. For Australia's 2025 UN youth representative Satara Uthayakumaran, the contradiction is impossible to ignore. 2026-04-04 19:34:24

• Why Stuart isn't alarmed by Raiders' poor start to NRL season

  The Raiders have triumphed in only one of their opening four matches, but coach Ricky Stuart says the club has been in "worse positions than this". 2026-04-04 01:05:29

• These 'readers' created in remote NT are unlike those in most schools

  More than 40 years ago, a program was created to help Papunya children in remote NT learn to read in Pintupi-Luritja languages. Those books are now an insight into the people, stories, history and culture of the Papunya and are on display at the National Library of Australia. 2026-04-03 21:10:32

• Motorcyclist dies in crash in southern NSW

  The state has reported its first road death of the Easter long weekend, with the detour expected to add five hours' travel time for some motorists. 2026-04-03 06:00:20