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Backlash over 'tough love' plan for forced youth rehab

Backlash over 'tough love' plan for forced youth rehab

As voters prepare to head to the polls in one state, the government is promising to lock up and rehabilitate young criminals in its latest law-and-order pledge.

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

Girl allegedly sought guns while plotting school attack

A teenaged boy and girl glorified mass-casualty attacks on schools, police say, after raiding their homes and finding allegedly extremist material.

Widower's compassionate wish for killer stuns courtroom

Widower's compassionate wish for killer stuns courtroom

Widower's compassionate wish for killer stuns courtroom

Widower's compassionate wish for killer stuns courtroom

A man has offered compassion for a youth who killed his wife of almost 50 years while speeding and affected by drugs, as she drove home from church.

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Experts warn about gaps in online video game regulation

Experts warn about gaps in online video game regulation

The push to compel online gaming providers to comply with the government's online safety regulations is struggling to keep pace with technological growth.

Online gaming giants told to lift safety standards

Online gaming giants told to lift safety standards

Some major tech companies are not doing enough to keep children safe online, the eSafety Commission warns as it threatens further penalties.

From the bush to the Opera House, choir raises the roof

From the bush to the Opera House, choir raises the roof

A youth choir program that runs across 80 remote communities is celebrating two decades of changing rural children's lives through the power of music.

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

Australian pleads not guilty to Thai teen's murder

An Australian man has appeared in a Thai court and pleaded not guilty to killing a teenage girl whose body was later found in a discarded suitcase.

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Youth crime crackdown slammed for ignoring root causes

Youth crime crackdown slammed for ignoring root causes

Youth crime crackdown slammed for ignoring root causes

Youth crime crackdown slammed for ignoring root causes

Harsher punishments for youth offenders have been labelled a regressive race to the bottom as leaders in one state compete to be toughest on crime.

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Censorship fear forces Labor to mull digital law change

Powers to define harmful content online could be given to parliament as Labor tries to garner support for its planned digital duty of care laws.

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

'Ashamed': coalition cops blast for social media stance

The coalition's rivals are accusing it of prioritising political gain over laws that would protect Australian children on social media.

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

Call to embed algorithm opt-in for social 'cesspit'

The Greens are vowing to hold back laws to strengthen Australia's under-16s social media ban until the government introduces digital duty-of-care measures.

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Social media controls and childcare funding will be on the parliamentary agenda as several major bills come up for debate.

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

Algorithm opt-out plan faces major political hurdles

People will be empowered to limit algorithms' influence under draft laws, but the changes could struggle to pass the upper house.

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

'Shape-shifting': social algorithm opt-out not enough

Social media reforms must be watertight or teenagers risk seeing more sexual, radical content from algorithms, an advocate has warned.

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'Bursting': bail reform sparks detention centre fears

Bail reforms touted as the nation's strongest have raised concerns about how the new legislation will impact a state's strained youth detention centres.

Slain grocer's safety fear revealed as teen cleared

A high street shop owner raised public safety concerns months before his alleged homicide as a teen was cleared of involvement.

Casinos to pay heavy fines for minor's gambling splurge

Two major casinos will pay a combined seven figures in fines after a teenage boy gained entry and lost tens of thousands on their gaming floors.

I'm not human: ChatGPT warns teens about AI attachment

Underage artificial intelligence users will see a different side to OpenAI's chatbot in future, with changes reminding them it cannot be a friend.

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No sign of teen hiker as 'challenging' search continues

Search teams are navigating "challenging" terrain for a third day after an 18-year-old girl went missing while on a bush walk in a rugged national park.

Tech giants unaware how many children on social media

Social media conglomerates have been asked about their failure to comply with Australia’s social media ban and been unable to answer a particular question.

Murder charge for seven teens after serious assault

A week after a man died following an alleged attack, seven children have been charged with murder and face life sentences under a state's controversial laws.

Graphic detail of shopkeeper attack aired, teens bailed

Four youths accused of a deadly attack on a good Samaritan grocery store owner have been bailed, as horrific details of the alleged bashing were aired in court.

Teen's brain injury plea for judge after fatal crash

A teen driver who caused a car accident that killed his friend and violently assaulted another man has asked a judge to consider his brain injury in sentencing.

'Outdated' laws are costing teenage workers thousands

Young go-getters are being short-changed more than $10,000 over their careers by a law that denies them superannuation, advocates say.

'Never enough': farewell for teen found dead in bush

A 13-year-old girl has been remembered as a "paradox" with quiet strength, weeks after she was discovered dead in rural bushland.

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