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Children as young as 10 who break the law in Queensland could be fitted with electronic ankle monitors under new legislation.

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This week, the lives of dozens of Australians changed suddenly due to devastating bushfires in two states. Homes have been lost and damaged in NSW and Tasmania and communities are now working together ...

Australia's social media ban for under 16-year-olds has officially started, marking a world-first push to protect children from phone addiction and online harms. Julie Inman Grant is the eSafety ...

In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a ...

Serious questions are being asked of rugby league’s concussion protocols after one of the NRL’s rising stars suffered three head knocks in a single match. The NRL has launched an investigation, but ...