Australian laws banning children from social media have the world talking but two months in, experts say they are far from foolproof.
Standing outside police recruitment events, armed with 'you shouldn't be a cop' flyers, Tom Raue hopes to change Australians' minds.
Low-lying islands in the Torres Strait have been inundated after another frightening king tide season as locals continue the legal fight for climate justice.
The nation's second-largest disability employer has been sold, saving 1250 jobs, after a government rescue package prevented its collapse.
Footage of young men dangerously riding e-bikes and motorcycles on the Sydney Harbour Bridge has fuelled calls for more accountability.
Locals in one rural town are lining up in a pub car park to receive free bottled water, as parts of country Australia get a reprieve from an intense heatwave.
The father of the woman killed by dingoes on K'gari said the teenager loved animals and would have been against a government cull.
Emotions have run high at competing Australia Day rallies as the prime minister highlighted the role immigrants have played in helping to shape the nation.
A national day of mourning for those killed in the Bondi attack has culminated in an emotional memorial service and a personal apology from the prime minister.
Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.
Despite criticising Labor's proposed hate speech laws as unsalvageable, the coalition is looking to get elements passed in an emergency session.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the government will split a controversial bill to reform hate speech and gun laws.
Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.
Religious leaders have united across faiths to urge the prime minister to go back to the drawing board on contentious hate speech reforms.
Major changes will be needed to the government's hate speech laws overhaul for any hope of rushing the legislation through parliament.
Coalition members and Jewish groups have come out against proposed hate speech laws drawn up in response to the Bondi massacre.
Tehran's decades-old dictatorship could be about to topple, says an Australian expert who was jailed for 804 days by the Iranian regime.
The prime minister has opened the door to a royal commission into a deadly terror attack as calls for an inquiry rise from within his party.
Rushed laws that allow police to ban protest marches following terror attacks could prove to be divisive rather than calming, a senior legal figure warns.
After pushing through emergency legislation to curb gun ownership and protests, a state premier is vowing not to let a terrorist attack divide Australians.
States are mulling NSW's crackdown on hateful symbols and slogans as anti-immigration rallies draw criticism on Australia's national day of reflection.
A host of mistakes were made during an Optus triple-zero outage linked to two deaths, including a failure to escalate initial concerns up the chain.
The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?
Indigenous children continue to be removed from family at 'obscene' rates, as advocates urge an overhaul of how child protection is approached.
Three men will face court charged with the public display of Nazi symbols and possessing extremist material after a federal police investigation.
Men have important and influential roles in promoting healthy attitudes towards women to help prevent violence against them, AFL captains and male leaders say.
Australia's social media age restrictions will kick in as planned, with a High Court challenge to the ban pushed into the new year.
YouTube needs to fix its safety after the tech giant criticised Australia's world-leading laws protecting kids, the communications minister says.
Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 is imminent but the details of its rollout and enforcement remain fuzzy.
Long distances are not the only thing stopping young rural men seeing their doctor, with social stigma and loneliness also hindering care.
Australian authorities demanded changes from a major US gaming platform over concerns it was being used to groom and exploit children.
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