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Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has continued her yearly tradition of naming every woman who died from violence in Australia, on the eve of an international event.

Snapchat is the latest social media app to issue warnings to young Australian users and will ask thousands of people to verify their age.

In-app notifications go out this week to users believed to be aged under 16 ahead of 10 December social media ban

Australia’s ageing population is colliding with a housing system under strain. More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall short on basic standards – or both.

Dezi Freeman as not been located after vanishing; complaints rise over outsourced ATO call centres; Trump claims Kyiv has ‘zero gratitude’

The heatwave in Western Australia last summer broke records. As marine scientists, we were deeply concerned about whether Ningaloo’s corals would survive. We were prepared for the worst, but what my colleague and I found when we returned to assess the damage months later was still a shock.

Ben Stokes’s side had been more bullish than past teams to tour Australia, but history implies another belting is coming

Australian children are increasingly worried about their future, with experts saying their wellbeing is at a "tipping point", particularly for the most at-risk.

Australia's Davis Cup team face a challenging early-season date in Ecuador as they seek to set up a possible 'tennis Ashes' home qualifier with Britain.