Federal government’s population statement forecasts births for 2021-22 will be 1.66 babies per woman Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s fertility rate rebounded to pre-pandemic levels in 2020-21, accor…
Three reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the world by 400% since the 1980s. Countries know how to stop the damage from worsening: stop burning fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy, electrify transportation and ind…
‘Lessons in Chemistry’ is the top national fiction bestseller
Bonnie Garmus’s Lessons in Chemistry” is the top national fiction bestseller, as reported by Publishers Weekly
‘Demon Copperhead’ is the top local fiction bestseller
Barbara Kingsolver’s “Demon Copperhead” is the top local fiction bestseller, as reported by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.
May 2023 bring us an outfit at which we gaze with such rapture
As we enter the new year, arts critic Moira Macdonald takes a look back at one of 2022’s sweetest — and most fashion-oriented — movies.
Seattle’s pandemic-weary workers may see a tougher job market in 2023
In the short term, the overall declining labor demand is shifting bargaining power back to employers. Still, some businesses can’t find enough workers.
OCD took my relationships and career. Listen to my warning | Mental Health Perspectives
When Leslie Robinson was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, she reacted with robust denial.
Rant & Rave: Neighbors help a small, cold, lost dog find its way home
In Sunday’s Rant & Rave: Neighbors help a dog get home for Christmas, an annoying internet provider, a story of a helping hand on an icy hill and much more!
Nine suffocate to death in Uganda New Year’s firework crush
At least nine people, including a 10-year-old boy, suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year’s firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda’s capital, police said.
Ex-Royal Mail boss hits out at board for ‘confrontational path’ on strikes
Rico Back believes postal service’s talks with union have been poorly handledUK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for JanuaryThe former Royal Mail boss Rico Back has launched a withering attack on the company’s board, saying its chief executi…