Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced last week that his government plans to ban minors from social media use and will conduct an age verification trial in the upcoming months as a first step. “We know social media is causing social harm, and it is taking kids away from real friends…
A 21-year-old woman has revealed how she “grew a uterus” after never going through puberty. Ashley Reilly, from Western Australia, said she was at the end of primary school when many of her friends started menstruating and going through puberty. “For me, it just never happened. I didn’t speak up…
Tech billionaire’s comments prompt rebuke from Australian officials. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has branded the Australian government “fascists” over proposals to fine social media companies that fail to stop the spread of misinformation online. Under proposals by Australia’s centre-left Labor Party government, platforms could be fined up to 5 percent…
Defence minister cancels awards of small number of officers over alleged war crimes committed on their watch. Australia has moved to strip senior military officers of their distinguished service medals over alleged war crimes committed on their watch in Afghanistan. The announcement on Thursday comes after the 2020 Brereton Report…
Ridiculed Australian Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn, or ‘B-girl Raygun,’ takes top spot in latest world rankings. Australian Olympic breakdancer “Raygun” has been ridiculed, written off, and now crowned number one in the world, the sport’s governing body confirmed on Wednesday. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, 37, became something of a global laughingstock…
Field hockey player Tom Craig has been suspended for 12 months by the sport’s Australian governing body for attempting to purchase cocaine at the Paris Olympics. Craig was arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase the drug in Paris on Aug. 7 during a night out after his…
Police use stun grenades and pepper spray and arrest 39 people as officers pelted with rocks, manure and tomatoes. Antiwar protesters have clashed with police outside an arms fair in the Australian city of Melbourne as they demanded a change in Canberra’s stance on the Israel-Gaza conflict. Police said they…
A furious fight has erupted at the gate of a dog park over an unleashed pet – sparking a heated debate online about who was in the wrong. The short clash begins with the female owner of a dog inside the enclosed park begging another man to put a leash…
Star Entertainment Group delisted days after damning report by casino regulator in New South Wales. Australia’s largest publicly traded casino operator has been temporarily suspended from the country’s stock exchange after failing to lodge its annual financial results. Star Entertainment Group was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday…
Traces of the anti-depressant, fluoxetine – often better known by its commercial name, Prozac – have been detected by an Australian-Italian joint study of lakes and rivers, and may be affecting freshwater fish. A five-year study by scientists from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and the University of Tuscia’s…
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