Melbourne: Victoria to expand autism screening for young children | June 11

About this episode

This episode discusses the expansion of autism screening for preschoolers in Victoria and covers various local news topics.

Melbourne's latest Local Wire update covers autism screening for preschoolers under the Thriving Kids initiative, debates over smartphone use and declining fertility rates, and actor Mabel Li's role in *The Testaments*. The episode also highlights weather forecasts and local news from June 11, 2026.

Topics covered

• autism screening
• smartphone use
• fertility rates
• local news
• weather forecasts

Keywords

• autism
• screening
• preschoolers
• smartphone
• fertility
• Mabel Li
• weather
• local news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thriving Kids

Places: Melbourne, Victoria

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