Nicole Precel
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 7
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- Sep 22, 2026
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- Jul 26, 2026
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‘An institution in the private school system’: The hidden reality of youth gambling (opens the original)
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Students are illegally gambling online, getting around supposed age limits with ease and using phones to place bets while at school. Social media gambling influencers, ads on games or streaming platforms, the ease of setting up betting accounts and the normalisation or parental facilitation of betting have contributed to a rise in teen gambling habits, experts say. It’s illegal for anyone to gamble under the age of 18, yet 2025 Australia Institute research that analysed data from 2017, 2023 and
‘Punched, slapped, groped’: How the manosphere is putting teachers and students at risk (opens the original)
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It’s 11am, bleak and 8 degrees outside. A classroom packed with year 9 boys is asked what their biggest fear is. “Women,” one student volunteers, “because they are mean.” The answer lands in The Man Cave session, a male-focused mental health charity, with awkward laughter, but the subtext is heavy. Australian schools are facing a “crisis due to rampant misogyny and sexism” fuelled by online influencers, with educators struggling to tackle it, experts say. Cyber Safety expert Susan McLean said th
‘Can’t keep kids safe’: Risks in market-driven childcare (opens the original)
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Childcare worker Sherry used to wake up every morning unsure of how to keep the 11 children in her care safe. “It hurts me as a teacher that you can’t keep the children in your care safe,” she said. “It’s stressful and overwhelming.” The 30-year-old, who asked not to use her surname to speak openly, said challenging behaviours, a one-to-11 ratio and little support from management made it an impossible job and inherently risky. A report from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute found the push
Mother sobs alongside 12-year-old son as he’s remanded over alleged assault on good Samaritan (opens the original)
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Five teenagers have been charged after an assault in Melbourne’s west that left a good Samaritan in a critical condition. Victoria Police said three boys, aged 12, 13 and 15, and two girls, both aged 14, had allegedly tried to steal items from a shop on Hampshire Road in Sunshine just after 2pm on Saturday. A 60-year-old man, who was working nearby, came to the aid of a shop worker, who was in a scuffle in the street over the goods. It’s alleged the man, who remained in a critical condition in t
‘Happy to appear’: Carroll wants royal commission before election (opens the original)
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Premier Ben Carroll wants the royal commission into criminality and corruption on Victoria’s Big Build to start before November’s state election, and says he would appear as a witness if called. Speaking at the Northern Hospital in Epping on Sunday morning, he said he had commissioned the head of the Department of Premier and Cabinet to consult on the terms of reference. “This will be a completely independent process,” he said. “I’m not waiting for the report. I’m setting up a special prosecutor
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