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Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 is imminent but the details of its rollout and enforcement remain fuzzy.

Exclusive: Health department data shows spending on the 2004 extended safety net has nearly tripled, from $324.9m in 2010 to $850.4m in 2024

Despite populist complaints, conservative governments have allowed immigration to rise, but Labor also ‘walks both sides of the street’

What is happening behind closed doors in your street while the game is on, the grog is flowing and the bets are failing?

The US author and orator on leaf blowers and Labubus, the weirdest thing she has done for love and struggling with contemporary novels

The Australian PGA Championship could leave Queensland for the first time since the turn of the century, but Adam Scott has a solution to keep it close to home.

Maddison Levi has begun the sevens season in style, five tries pushing Australia's women into the Dubai semi-finals, while the men reached the last-four too.

Georgia Stanway’s hat-trick inspires the Lionesses’ biggest-ever win at Wembley and Sarina Wiegman’s 50th in charge

In a ceremony attended by a small group of family and friends, Australia's prime minister has made history by marrying his partner while in office.

We all love the convenience of fast food—crispy fries, juicy burgers, and sweet, fizzy sodas that hit just right. But while you’re biting into that burger, have you ever wondered why some countries would never dream of serving the same meal? Certain ingredients that are completely legal and commonplace here…