Children across Australia woke up on Wednesday with no access to their social media accounts under a world-first ban designed to shelter those under 16 from addictive algorithms, online predators, and ...

On Thursday night, the Australian government passed new laws that expand the country’s offshore detention regime, further evade international obligations, and allow officials to pursue prison terms ...

A total of seven debutants made their mark as stars of the game when the 2024 AFL All Australian Team was unveiled during the AFL Awards presentation tonight. Max Gawn adds his seventh blazer to his ...

Two years after its excruciatingly exposed vote on whether to allow women to join as members, Sydney’s highly exclusive Australian Club remained in rude health. At least, judging by a July 2023 ...

The Australian economy is at a critical juncture. Inflation is above the Reserve Bank’s target range, and the GDP growth in the March quarter of 2024 was minimal. Per capita GDP has declined for five ...

A whistleblower who helped expose allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan has been sentenced to five years and eight months in jail. David McBride pleaded guilty to stealing and sharing ...

From kefir and kakas to katsu and kimchi, what was once “foreign food” is now just the way we eat around here. John Alloo's Chinese Restaurant, main road, Ballaarat, 1855 by artist Samuel Thomas Gill, ...

At the age of 31, Justin Dowswell never imagined he'd be living in a shared room in his childhood home. He had a full-time, well-paying job in Sydney, and had rented for a decade before an ...

This week a new report said there was a “curriculum problem” in Australia. Education consultancy group Learning First found the science curriculum lacked depth and breadth and had major problems with ...

Australia hosts a dizzying array of venomous creatures — including spiders, snakes, jellyfish, octopuses, ants, bees and even platypuses. But why do so many Australian animals wield this bioweapon?