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Bronte Gossling

Bronte Gossling

Bronte Gossling is a reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, WAtoday and Brisbane Times.

Meghan, pictured here at Swinburne University in Melbourne on Thursday, has had just as much of a warm reception in Australia as her husband.

Buckingham Palace’s fears have come true. Harry and Meghan can have their cake and eat it too

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are banned from cashing in on the royal brand. As we can see from the rock star reception they’ve had in Australia, they’ve made it work anyway.

  • Bronte Gossling

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Prince Harry and Meghan pose for a selfie with volunteer first responders at Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club.

Harry and Meghan Australia visit LIVE updates: Duke and duchess in Sydney for final day of tour

Follow our live coverage of Meghan and Harry’s “quasi-royal” tour of Australia.

  • Bronte Gossling, Annika Smethurst, Damien Woolnough, Courtney Thompson and Lynette Eyb
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured here in Western Sydney in 2018, are returning to Australia under very different circumstances than their last trip. But their itinerary doesn’t look to different from a royal tour.

Harry and Meghan touch down for first Australian trip since royal exit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s last tour Down Under was a catalyst for their decision to resign as senior working royals. Seven years later, they’re back with a similar schedule.

  • Bronte Gossling and Alexander Darling
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured here at Sydney’s Admiralty House in 2018, will be provided with taxpayer-funded police protection during their private trip to Australia next week.

Taxpayers to bear policing costs during Harry and Meghan’s Australia tour

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s team has maintained the visit, which includes commercial engagements, is being privately funded. But some policing services will come out of the public’s pocket.

  • Bronte Gossling
Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis and Catherine, Princess of Wales attend the 2026 Easter Matins Service at St George's Chapel on April 05, 2026 in Windsor, England.

Another ex-prince Andrew scandal? Time to call in the Princess of Wales

The British royal everyone is talking about following the family’s Easter celebrations proves the King can no longer afford to keep Catherine and Prince William on the bench.

  • Bronte Gossling
The fuel excise tax cut is a mere drop in the ocean compared to the price hikes coming for two big Australian household bills this April 1.

All the changes kicking in today that will impact your hip pocket

Millions of Australian households, already grappling with interest rate hikes, have two more growing bills their budgets will need to account for.

  • Bronte Gossling
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Western Sydney obstetrics and gynaecology registrar Dr Louise Makarious is the lead author of a world-first study into maternal deaths caused by suicide, accidental poisoning and undetermined intent five years after childbirth.

One in five maternal deaths following childbirth are preventable

A world-first study has tracked new mothers past one year after birth and found previously reported data on maternal suicide does not reflect the depth of the issue.

  • Bronte Gossling
Michael Bengston is 22, and has a brick phone instead of a smart one.

Something’s got to give. Maybe, finally, it’s Big Tech

Big Tech in the US have been ordered to pay millions for causing harm to children, while Australians under 25 say they are unhappier than ever due to social media use. What, or who, is next in the reckoning?

  • Bronte Gossling
What you see on your phone’s weather app doesn’t always line up with what’s coming from the skies. Why?

It’s raining. Your weather app says it’s sunny. Why?

Many loads of washing have fallen prey to an inaccurate forecast, but whose fault is it? Meteorologists, algorithms, weather apps – or those who use them?

  • Bronte Gossling
AI is coming for white-collar jobs. What are students doing

The kids are watching the AI job carnage. What are they going to do?

Asking Gen Z to decide what career to pursue is an increasingly difficult task. Experts say there is “absolutely no occupation that is completely immune from AI”.

  • Bronte Gossling