Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has taken to social media to kick off a world-first under 16s social media ban, as kids react to a new life offline.

A one-year-old girl has tragically died after being struck by a ute, tearing a family apart just two weeks from Christmas.

Australia has become the first country to ban children from social media, but parents and kids say they are concerned about how the measures will work.

Younger Australians are turning to an unlikely source for financial advice – one which could be creating dangerous pressures and unrealistic expectations.

She had previously ‘come back from the dead’ after being electrocuted by 11,000 volts in a skydiving accident.

LORRAINE FINLAY: If you think handing over your identification is risk-free, think again.

A nurse who was sacked in a firestorm of criticism will face trial over alleged threats of violence towards Israeli patients in covertly recorded video chat.

Fresh details have emerged after British adult star Bonnie Blue and a group of 17 men, mainly Australians, were arrested in Bali, with officials confirming the investigation is still unfolding.

Rajwinder Singh has been sentenced a day after being found guilty of murdering 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley.

A major retailer has pulled more popular children’s toy sets from shelves amid fears they may contain asbestos.

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals.

The unidentified woman was declared dead at the scene.

Social media platform Reddit suggests it has been wrongly targeted by the Australian Government’s social media ban for young people but said it will comply.

A Bankstown nurse who went viral after she allegedly threatened Israeli patients is set to fight the allegations in a district court trial.

Another death has been linked to a triple-0 fail after a customer could not use their Samsung phone to call the emergency line.