The great scroll off: Inside Australia’s world-first teen social media ban
How grieving parents, media campaigns, and political opportunism collided to create the world’s most ambitious - and contentious - experiment in digital regulation.

How grieving parents, media campaigns, and political opportunism collided to create the world’s most ambitious - and contentious - experiment in digital regulation.
The sale of major hospitals around the country could determine the final fate of Healthscope and its 19,000 staff.
Mother Monster is back in Australia for the first time in a decade, bringing the Mayhem Ball to Sydney.
The question on most Swifties minds’ after seeing the Eras Tour was: how on earth did she pull that off? Now we finally know.
Officials are forced to intervene after forgetting Kaylee McKeown's backstrong leg at Australia vs The World.
A popular rebate scheme will be rejigged in a move the government says will be fairer on people who buy smaller home batteries.
A fatigued truck driver who didn't stop to help when he hit a grandfather on a charity ride has been sentenced to six years' jail.
More than 1000 jobs have been saved at Australia's biggest aluminium smelter after the government stepped in with a deal.
Western Australia’s new AI safety cameras have caught more than 30,000 distracted drivers in four weeks.
A young UK tourist on the trip of a lifetime has been sentenced to four years behind bars for killing a Perth father.
Showers are predicted on three days in the next week, with possible thunderstorms on two of those days.
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A how-to guide for barristers representing high-profile clients outlines tactics for obtaining suppression orders and seeking favourable treatment from police.
Mary Carole McDonnell spent years creating true-crime television series. Now she’s become entangled in a criminal drama of her own.
It’s been a giant week of news as the stories keep coming.
Climate protester Jordan Brown launched the first class action of its kind, challenging Victoria Police's use of the spray during a 2019 mining protest in the Supreme Court.
A 4.1m tiger shark has been caught on a drumline off Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast.
In the middle of her HSC, Michaela Loukas was able to identify malignant tissue with 98 per cent accuracy.
“What will fiction be like in the Trump era?” one writer wondered eight years ago. Now we have the answer: not as fanciful as reality.
Celebrity croc wrangler Matt Wright has been jailed for attempting to interfere with an investigation into a deadly helicopter crash.
The Australian singer has added to her property portfolio with three neighbouring homes billed as a “lifestyle opportunity”.
Police made an emergency declaration at Marsden after reports an armed man was spotted in a house.
Surf Life Saving Queensland has extended its patrol hours after an increase in drownings across the state’s beaches
A driver has somehow walked away from his flipped van after being sent flying down a busy road in a dramatic peak-hour crash.