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Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

Social media companies will have to detect and eject under-16s from their platforms, but this does not mean all users will have their ages checked.

Clashes on cards as counter rallies flood city streets

Clashes on cards as counter rallies flood city streets

Clashes on cards as counter rallies flood city streets

Clashes on cards as counter rallies flood city streets

Violence could descend on Australian cities as opposing groups stage counter protests, weeks after clashes broke out at national rallies.

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dire dementia prognosis prompts political action demand

Dementia is the leading cause of death in Australia, but advocates believe rising rates of the disease can be curbed if governments offer more support.

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Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Australia has issued a travel warning for one of the world's most popular trekking destinations after the apparent collapse of the nation's government.

'Grave disrespect': treaty referendum call dismissed

'Grave disrespect': treaty referendum call dismissed

Comparisons between a state treaty and the failed voice to federal parliament have been derided as a prominent 'no' campaigner calls for a referendum.

Law to help renters escape domestic violence lease trap

Law to help renters escape domestic violence lease trap

Renters trying to escape domestic violence will encounter less red tape and financial hurdles under changes to tenancy laws designed to protect survivors.

Tech platforms told to 'mobilise' for social media ban

Tech platforms told to 'mobilise' for social media ban

Social media companies must prepare to banish under-16s from their platforms, but many younger Australians believe the ban won't work.

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Junior doctors take unpaid overtime fight to court

Junior doctors take unpaid overtime fight to court

Junior doctors take unpaid overtime fight to court

Junior doctors take unpaid overtime fight to court

Historic legal action against a state government has been launched by junior doctors who claim they haven't been paid entitled overtime.

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

Social media ban no 'watertight' fix for child safety

A social media ban is unlikely to completely protect kids from online harms as questions remain over age-assurance technology.

Waves and winds slow determined transpacific rowers

Waves and winds slow determined transpacific rowers

Waves and winds slow determined transpacific rowers

Waves and winds slow determined transpacific rowers

It has been a choppy ride for three Scottish rowing brothers closing in on Australia's east coast after raising $1.5 million for clean water projects.

Rural disadvantage deepens as care workers priced out

Rural disadvantage deepens as care workers priced out

Rural disadvantage deepens as care workers priced out

Rural disadvantage deepens as care workers priced out

Workers supporting vulnerable people in regional Australia are being pushed out of the housing market, sometimes vying for homes alongside high-paid miners.

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

Popular dating apps ban thousands for abuse, harassment

The company behind some of Australia's most popular dating apps has banned or suspended 660,000 accounts as it pledges to strengthen user safety.

Property owners busted living in social housing

Property owners busted living in social housing

Property owners busted living in social housing

Property owners busted living in social housing

Property owners and high-income earners have been caught out living in public housing in a government review of tenancies.

'Gut-wrenching': kids shut out from homeless support

'Gut-wrenching': kids shut out from homeless support

'Gut-wrenching': kids shut out from homeless support

'Gut-wrenching': kids shut out from homeless support

Thousands of children flee violent or abusive homes across Australia each year, only to be sent back or left to the streets by ailing, ill-equipped services.

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Robodebt ghosts loom large as AI use increases

Human oversight of automated services is essential to ensuring there is no repeat of the unlawful robodebt scheme, an independent MP says.

'Sick and tired': Gaza protests ramp up pressure on PM

Anthony Albanese has downplayed Canberra's ability to influence Israel after hundreds of thousands of Australians rallied for peace in Palestine.

Thousands flood cities demanding action on Palestine

Hundreds of thousands of protesters across Australia have called for greater sanctions against Israel and an end to its bombardment and occupation of Palestine.

Powerful voices reveal the truth of family violence

More than 5000 people informed the work of a royal commission into domestic, family and sexual violence, which made their voices central to its findings.

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'Unacceptable': closing gender pay gap still hard work

Women are working 50 days past the end of the financial year to earn the same as men, showing the need for further action from employers on the gender pay gap.

Cambridge Dictionary adds 'skibidi' and 'tradwife'

The Cambridge Dictionary has added more than 6000 new words, including slang terms like “skibidi”, "tradwife" and "delulu".

Ending greyhound racing could save taxpayers $450m

A state will fork out almost half a billion dollars in subsidies for the greyhound racing industry over the next decade, budget office analysis shows.

Decade-high overdose deaths a 'preventable crisis'

Health advocates warn a state is facing a preventable crisis after drug overdose deaths, driven in part by illicit drugs, reached a 10-year high.

Another greyhound racing ban could see dishlickers done

It's a dog day afternoon for the greyhound racing industry as another government announces plans to stop punters spending a night at the dishlickers.

Telcos still failing to support struggling customers

Requests for help from customers experiencing financial hardship have been continually rejected by major telcos, according to the industry ombudsman's report.

Watchdog says tech giants still failing on child abuse

Justice advocates say tech giants had three years to better protect children but still have not implemented resources to stop crimes against kids.

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