Aussie teens warned their social media days are numbered
Australians aged under 16 are being warned they have two weeks until their accounts are scrubbed from several popular social media platforms.
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'False allegations': Daughter denies murdering father
'False allegations': Daughter denies murdering father
Sipping her final cup of barista-made coffee, a woman has claimed she was hit "false" allegations she viciously attacked and murdered her father.
NSW bans Nazi chants in push to stop 'vile hatred'
NSW bans Nazi chants in push to stop 'vile hatred'
People who chant Nazi slogans could be imprisoned in New South Wales as part of a bid to punish and unmask far-right extremists.
Telco confirms death after triple-zero call fails
Aussie telco confirms death after triple-zero call fails
An Australian telco customer has died after their phone could not make calls to the emergency line on the country's third-largest mobile network.
Demolition derby car ploughs into crowd, 13 injured
Demolition derby car ploughs into crowd, 13 injured
Thirteen people were injured when a demolition derby car ploughed into spectators in a "freak accident" in a small Australian country town.
Storm barrage lashing eastern Australia
Storm barrage lashing eastern Australia
Communities in two Australian states remain under threat from wild weather packing hailstones, heavy rain and destructive winds.
Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him
Aussie brawler booted off cruise ship - family sails on without him
An Australian man will have to leave his family and find his own way home after being kicked off a cruise ship following an altercation onboard.
Govt ramps up social media ban awareness
Govt ramps up social media ban awareness
Australia's world-leading youth social media ban will give kids back their childhood, the prime minister says, as key questions about the plan remain unanswered.
'Animals': NSW neo-Nazi stunt slammed
'Animals': NSW neo-Nazi stunt slammed
A widely condemned neo-Nazi rally outside the NSW state parliament has sparked a review of why police allowed the event to go ahead.
Heartbroken dad mourns children lost in house fire
Heartbroken dad mourns children lost in house fire
A Queensland father has begged forgiveness for not being by the side of his two young children when they died in a house fire.
Australia's tobacco black market sending billions up in smoke
Australia's tobacco black market sending billions up in smoke
Illegal tobacco is burning a $4 billion hole in Australia's hip pocket, with skyrocketing tobacco tax blamed for fuelling the underground trade and escalating violence.
Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project
Fast track urged for NSW high-speed rail project
Commuters will hop on to Australia's first high-speed trains in just 12 years if the latest proposal for the nation's rail network leaves the station.
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
Crime scene declared after four die in Queensland house fire
A crime scene has been declared after four people died in a Queensland house fire, the second blaze to kill multiple people in the state in less than a month.
Chaos erupts at Sydney weapons expo protest
Chaos erupts at Sydney weapons expo protest
Multiple people have been arrested at a protest outside a weapons expo that erupted into chaos in Sydney.
Australian WW1 soldier's message in a bottle found 109 years later
Australian WW1 soldier's message in a bottle found 109 years later
More than a century after a soldier wrote a letter to his mother as he sailed to war and his death, it has been discovered in a bottle washed up on a remote beach.
'Predatory' former Aussie MP jailed for molesting young men
'Predatory' former Aussie MP jailed for molesting young men
A former Australian state minister jailed for the sexual abuse of two young men more than a decade ago has been described as callous and predatory over the opportunistic attacks.
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
Young woman killed by lightning strike in Queensland
A young Queensland woman has died after being struck by lightning amid warnings of more extreme weather ahead over the weekend.
Young Aussie cricketer hit by ball dies
'Heartbreaking story': Young Aussie cricketer hit by ball dies
A young Australian cricketer who died after suffering catastrophic injuries is being remembered as a talented and much-loved young star.
Drowning risk soars for Covid-generation Aussie teens
Drowning risk soars for Covid-generation Aussie teens
The risk of drowning has skyrocketed for young Australians after millions of swimming lessons were missed during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by Queensland government
Landmark puberty block ban reinstated by Queensland government
Relief over a landmark court win has been shortlived for a transgender teenager's mother after an Australian-first puberty blocker ban was reinstated.