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Executives tell Pride in Diversity report Donald Trump’s election ‘opened the floodgates’ to challenge DEI initiatives, including in Australia

The decline of the coal export industry could come even faster than expected, and we need to do more to manage the economic risks

The majority of Liberal leaders across Australia are now women - but are they political saviours or placeholders until a male colleague takes over?

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India have thrashed South Africa by 101 runs after dismissing them for 74. Australia are likely to face both at the T20 Word Cup.

Lady Gaga has arrived in Australia for her long-awaited Mayhem Ball Tour – her first time performing here in more than ten years. Gaga is playing five shows across Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Fans are beyond excited, with tens of thousands waiting in queues to buy tickets.

On a typical school day in Australia this year, about 11% of students were absent. In 2014, the figure was 7%.

After months of anticipation and debate, Australia’s social media ban is now in force.

Disrupting perpetrators' violent behaviour is at the heart of a landmark strategy to end gender-based violence in Australia's most populous state.

A case for regulation of the social media platforms themselves

This squad aren’t just throwing away the series, they’re messing up the minds of the young cricketers I try to coach