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The new legislation comes after a previous version of the bill was delayed over concerns about freedom of speech suppression, including from the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Australia’s largest survey of young people has linked poorer life satisfaction among high school students to regular social media use.

The policy doesn’t apply to community-level clubs, or professional leagues like the NRL or AFL.

The announcement comes days after the South Australian government announced it will move forward with a ban on social media use for children under the age of 14.

National Cabinet has agreed to a $4.7 billion plan to boost domestic violence support, including frontline legal services.

Sextortion is when an offender tricks or coerces someone into sending sexual images online, before threatening to share the images unless their demands are met.

In the week before he died, Yogalingam had protested outside the Department of Home Affairs for the faster processing of permanent visas for asylum seekers.

A question on sexual orientation will be tested for inclusion in the 2026 Census, after the Government walked back its announcement earlier this week.

Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson said the airline’s priority has been “restoring trust and pride in Qantas as the national carrier.”

There is speculation that this conversation between Albanese and Campbell could raise concerns with China.

The government agency launched the gambling harm prevention scheme, BetStop, in August 2023, as part of ongoing efforts to minimise the harm caused by online gambling.

The Government wants international student enrolments capped at 270,000 next year, in a bid to reduce migration.

CEO Leah Weckert said Coles has “endeavoured” to help customers “balance the household budget” during a year of increased “financial pressures on households and families”.

The Aviation White Paper lays out 56 recommendations to overhaul the industry, including improving customer rights and competition.

Australia’s Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence Commissioner is calling for domestic violence to be treated as seriously as terrorism

SunCable says the Power Link will be “the world’s biggest integrated renewable energy and battery storage facility.”

It ends months of negotiations after state and territory ministers first raised concern over draft reforms in April.

The joint study found long COVID had a “significant” impact on the workforce.

IV fluids are used as an essential fluid replacement medicine, and to administer other medications.

A Senate committee has handed down its final report from an inquiry into missing and murdered First Nations women and children.

Peter Dutton has called for Palestinians leaving Gaza to have their visas rejected, with government figures showing most have been refused.

This year’s NAPLAN results, was under taken by more than a million students in years 3, 5, 7, and 9.

Childcare educators are getting a 15% pay rise under the Government’s cash splash for the sector dominated by women.

Qld Police Commissioner Steve Gollschewski said the review will look at the staffing, training and operations of the state’s facilities.

The change means the Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) considers there’s “a greater than 50% chance” of a terrorist attack or a planned attack in the next year.

Establishing Makarrata is part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, alongside the Voice to Parliament and Treaty.

Affected customers are being contacted directly by Rex, with Virgin offering free seats for customers with Rex tickets on flights between major airports.

Majority jurisdictions say they won’t sign the “Better and Fairer Schools Agreement” unless the Federal Government increases its funding.

The Government has accepted most of the recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission, stopping short of ending specialist schools.

The government agency responsible for the services says it has reduced that figure by 66% — meaning fewer people are waiting to receive a government payment or subsidy.

Growing speculation that Regional Express (Rex) will collapse has triggered the question: is Rex going out of business?

The University of Melbourne and Monash University commissioned an analysis of the impacts of the proposed caps.

A debate is heating up about whether the Government has ripped off an ‘Aussie-made’ logo to promote its new industrial policy.

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten said = sex work will be removed from the list of approved services if proposed legislation to “tidy up” the scheme passes Parliament.

The Government has approved 19 projects to build, renovate, and buy crisis homes for women and children fleeing domestic violence.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is absent from this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C., choosing to focus on local matters instead.

A money laundering crackdown has been announced by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus, with legislation expected to be tabled shortly.

A Parliamentary Committee has recommended a sugary drink tax. The measure is one of several recommendations aimed at improving Australians’ health outcomes.

It’s set to introduce a bill that would see any elected member or candidate found guilty of “deliberate deception” removed from Welsh Parliament.

Six months since recreational vape imports were banned, I look at the early results of the crackdown.

Labor has brought its “Future Made in Australia” bill to parliament, a plan to turn the country into a “renewable energy superpower”.

A report finding that Australian children were being used to train AI without their consent or knowledge has raised significant concern.

Today, Samantha Mostyn has been sworn in as the 28th Governor-General. She is Australia’s second female Governor-General.

New tax cuts were added for every Australian taxpayer on Monday, under the Federal Government’s revised Stage 3 plan.