Community and Society

It's been 185 years this month since Australia's first Mormon arrived in Adelaide. He immediately regretted the move.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese marries his partner Jodie Haydon in a private ceremony at his official Canberra residence, after details of the wedding were kept top secret.

The saddest aspect of all this that a generation of boys may feel compelled to suppress the ordinary the joy of celebrating another's success.

A major review into preventing violence against women and children called for changes to immediate alcohol home delivery

This story is about something deeper than policy or profit. It's about the trust parents place in childcare every morning when they hand over their children, believing they will be safe — only to find they're not.

When a fatal fire tore through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong's Tai Po district, thousands of families were glued to a single webpage that offered updates far more quickly than official government briefings. 

The Sunshine Coast Council has caved to public pressure and will resurrect its Mooloolaba midnight fireworks display, bringing the region into line with other Queensland towns.

'AI slop' refers to low-quality content created by generative AI which often contains errors and is not requested by the user, according to Macquarie.

The remaining three detainees who were on the roof of Perth's Banksia Hill juvenile detention centre come down, after a disturbance yesterday which saw at least six inmates scale the building.

A coronial inquest does not fault police or the government for failing to pick up the curdling paranoia of the deluded Train family, but it does offer some paths forward. 

There are a lot of misconceptions about voting, particularly among marginalised groups. But these "democracy ambassadors" are working hard to ensure everyone knows their rights. 

A 17-year-old boy was struck by a ute about 2am and died at the scene. 

The Bureau of Meteorology says Tropical Cyclone Fina is expected to reach category four strength while still in Northern Territory waters. 

For most of our federation's history, the two-party system has been an efficient organiser of the population. That has all changed. 

Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico is crowned Miss Universe, a dramatic victory for the woman at the centre of pageant controversy when standing up to public bullying from one of the hosts.

Neo-Nazis exploit feelings of alienation among a section of the community and making martyrs of them could play into their hands.

Six Democratic politicians, all of whom are veterans, are urging members of the military not to obey unlawful orders.

European allies of Kyiv say "peace cannot be capitulation" as details of a new plan to end the Ukraine war emerge.

A taxpayer-funded mentoring program for at-risk Tasmanian youths posted footage on social media showing workers at a camp dressed in black clothes and balaclavas.

The company says age verification checks will start in early December, around the same time Australia's social media ban for under-16s is set to come into effect.