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Australia will strengthen its social media ban for young people as a priority amid concerns the powers behind the world-first laws are not strong enough.

Parliament House has been Pauline's World lately but increased visibility comes with increased scrutiny and this week revealed that One Nation is not untouchable.

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Today show host Karl Stefanovic is reportedly leaving Channel Nine after a more than 20-year career at the network that was filled with highs and lows.

The ASIO director-general says Australia is facing "unprecedented" threats from terrorists.

Fluctuating gold prices haven’t stopped luxury shoppers, but they have changed the way designers are operating.

A South Australian body boarder says a bird infected with H5 bird flu tried to bite him when he found it struggling in the surf.

The Albanese government's controversial tax changes have passed through both houses of parliament and are now law.

A great-grandmother is taking a doctor to the ACT Supreme Court claiming he breached his duty of care, leaving her with terminal cancer.

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The quake struck about 35km northeast of Luganville in Vanuatu.

A car was also driven at partygoers and a number of vicious assaults reported.

70-100 people could be seen gathered in groups near the scene in Mt Albert.

Police said the accident near Ōtara has blocked multiple lanes.

Police believe they have found everyone from inside the vehicle, but divers will check.

The ASIO director-general says Australia is facing "unprecedented" threats from terrorists.

A South Australian body boarder says a bird infected with H5 bird flu tried to bite him when he found it struggling in the surf.

The Albanese government's controversial tax changes have passed through both houses of parliament and are now law.

A great-grandmother is taking a doctor to the ACT Supreme Court claiming he breached his duty of care, leaving her with terminal cancer.

Leah Stewart is no longer in a critical condition after being mauled by a shark at Coogee Beach earlier this month.

Video shows people running and screaming at a Venezuela airport after two major earthquakes shook the country.

The US Geological Survey warned the death toll would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of exceeding 10,000.

Less than two weeks before the nation’s big birthday party, Washington DC is getting a costly and disruptive facelift.

The Pyongyang restaurant in Beijing’s Korea town is part of a network funnelling money back to the North Korean regime.

The NATO secretary-general has tried to smooth over differences with Donald Trump in a White House meeting.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.

Bill Shorten has sparked a political storm over sudden policy moves that appeal to the Labor Left.

Progressive politics is close to killing off the worthy idea of constitutional recognition of the indigenous peoples.

Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has ordered sweeping raids to prop up the cash-strapped state’s ailing budget.

Shares fell yesterday, wiping more than $30 billion in value, as investors braced for a British vote to leave the EU.

Efforts to increase the number of people studying science and maths are wrongheaded, says Productivity Commission.