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Gambling harms more pronounced as online betting jumps

Gambling harms more pronounced as online betting jumps

Online gambling has increased substantially, with young men and people experiencing psychological distress and loneliness at higher risk of problem betting.

'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture

'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture

'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture

'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture

Two years on from the inception of a target to build 800,000 homes in a decade, data illustrates the "dire" housing picture continuing to confront one state.

Child protection systems 'failing' Indigenous children

Child protection systems 'failing' Indigenous children

Child protection systems 'failing' Indigenous children

Child protection systems 'failing' Indigenous children

More Indigenous children placed in out-of-home care should be reunited with family to improve their outcomes, says a peak body urging governments to step up.

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Banned by AI bots: fresh call for social media referee

Banned by AI bots: fresh call for social media referee

Artificial intelligence software is incorrectly banning social media accounts but without an ombudsman, many struggle to reclaim their profiles.

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Class action aims to expose controversial work scheme

Indigenous people in remote areas had to work more hours to receive the same pay as someone on work for the dole payments in the city, a class action claims.

'Frustrating' chronic condition impacting Aussie women

'Frustrating' chronic condition impacting Aussie women

Migraine sufferers say the condition is not "just a headache" and requires national attention because one in three Australian women is living with them.

Vibrant memorial to kids lost in jumping castle tragedy

Vibrant memorial to kids lost in jumping castle tragedy

Life will be celebrated by a memorial to six children killed in a freak accident, with the permanent space for activity and reflection intended to be "joyous".

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'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

'Only getting worse': left-field housing fix floated

Co-operative housing has been touted as the "missing piece" of Australia's housing affordability puzzle as the dream of ownership slips away for a generation.

Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

Kids to lose social media access but others will be OK

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.

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

Nepalese Australians in grief amid political crisis

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

'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

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.

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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.

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

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

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.

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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

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 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

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.

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.

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