X labels eSafety church case drop a win for free speech
Elon Musk's X has warned of legal powers used to censor speech after the eSafety Commissioner dropped a court battle over videos of a Sydney church stabbing.
Elon Musk's X has warned of legal powers used to censor speech after the eSafety Commissioner dropped a court battle over videos of a Sydney church stabbing.
Major parties have united in attacking the Greens for stoking tensions on the Middle East conflict after electorate offices have been subject to protests.
Queensland's opposition leader David Crisafulli says he will back the government's funding for existing projects in the budget, prompting a backlash.
For years, social media companies have been accused of acting above regulation but a top media boss says they must play by the same rules as everyone else.
Political firebrand Mark Latham refused to pay $20,000 to an MP who has sued for defamation after a graphic tweet unleashed a flood of abuse.
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan's lawyer says a high court has overturned a conviction on charges of leaking state secrets.
A 3.75 per cent boost to minimum wages and awards will deliver a small real gain to millions of Australian workers without throwing fuel on the inflation fire.
More power storage rather than nuclear reactors or gas will be crucial for long-term energy security, the industry says, with six more sites up for development.
Additional funds will be directed to services for homeless people in NSW suffering from mental illness, following a mass stabbing that left six people dead.
Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in the seven-week national elections in India, with a strong win predicted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
With the Labor government poised to update a controversial immigration direction, Peter Dutton has deflected attacks on his record as immigration minister.
A defiant former Chinese spy has issued a rallying cry to protesters against the communist party's suppression of dissidents, saying their courage will prevail.
Nearly one billion people were eligible to vote in India's seven-week national elections with a strong win predicted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Queensland will hire an extra 268 ambulance staff with an additional $129.5 million to be allocated in the upcoming state budget.
The head of Universities Australia has labelled the government's international student cap proposal "policy chaos" with significant ramifications.
Authorities in China have restricted access to Beijing's Tiananmen Square on the 35th anniversary of the crackdown on protesters.
People who create or share deepfake pornography will face jail under new laws, but some think the government could do more to stop the dehumanising activity.
A federal minister says he was relying on information from his department when he claimed drones were used to monitor released detainees.
The Australian economy will probably post a weak economic growth result for the first three months of 2024 to reflect ongoing interest-rate pain.
Ukraine's president says 106 countries and organisations have signed on for a peace summit in Switzerland, as he addressed an Asian security summit.
The safety of the community will take precedence over how long a criminal has spent in Australia when it comes to deciding on visa cancellations.
Defence Minister Richard Marles has described a meeting with his Chinese counterpart as "frank" after he raised unprofessional and unsafe conduct from Beijing.
Activists brought Melbourne to a halt by recreating the wreckage of a bomb site while hundreds more in Sydney called on the government to sanction Israel.
The plight of children in custody in Australia has again been highlighted with judges describing one child's lengthy isolation as a disgrace and embarrassment.
India's mammoth parliamentary elections have come to a close after more than six weeks of voting across the country.
Indians are voting in the final phase of elections amid stifling heat following the deaths of almost two dozen poll officials from suspected heatstroke.
A dramatically weakened mandate in South Africa's election is set to force the ANC - the legacy party of Nelson Mandela - to share power with a rival.
The African National Congress say it will not bend to pressure from other parties in South Africa to replace President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Though most people believe multiculturalism makes Australia a better place, almost half say the number of migrants - who bring cultural diversity - is too high.
Australia's lowest-paid workers, who will soon receive a 3.75 per cent pay bump, should not be blamed for continued inflation challenges, a minister says.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he would accept home confinement or jail time if that is the sentence he receives in July.