Government and Politics

Today marks the unofficial start of the teen social media ban. Here's everything you need to know.

An independent audit of the National Redress Scheme has found wait times are increasing and causing significant distress to survivors of child sexual abuse.

Despite holding a commanding position, Anthony Albanese knows the global trend of sliding trust in government isn't one to be taken lightly.

Same-sex couples, single people, transgender and intersex West Australians will be able to access assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy, almost a decade after reforms were first promised.

With just two refineries left and 80 per cent of liquid fuel being imported, experts are warning Australia is increasingly vulnerable to global supply shocks.

The government today warned social media companies could expect $50 million fines if they fail to kick children off their platforms. Jacob Greber reports. 

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says Australia's social media ban will not work under Labor, as the federal government rejects YouTube's claim it will make kids "less safe". 

From December 10, young people will lose access to part of their online world. Here's how to support them.

Tasmania's stadium minister and former federal politician Eric Abetz reflects on holding a press conference standing alongside the CFMEU — the construction union he has spent decades in the Senate attacking.

YouTube agrees to comply with Australia's under 16s social media ban but repeats its criticism of the law and says it "won't keep teens safer online".

New Delhi wants a government app installed on all of the country's mobile phones, but opposition MPs and privacy advocates have voiced concerns about surveillance.

Social media platforms Lemon8 and Yope are put on notice about age limit laws as both apps surge in popularity ahead of a ban for under 16s.

Robert Kennedy tends his resignation as WA electoral commissioner, nine months after a state election that was plagued by issues including long wait-times to vote, and polling booths running out of ballot papers.

Staff at the former ABC studios in Elsternwick were exposed to asbestos over an extended period.

An incident at a Tasmanian youth detention centre where a detainee had an improvised spit hood put over his head while being transported by a contracted security company, has been criticised for being "entirely incompatible" with human rights.

The figure has been provided to a Senate estimates hearing, where the media regulator appeared on Tuesday.

Private firm Starboard Maritime Intelligence says it has used satellite technology to track down the People's Liberation Army Navy task group.

Minister Matt Keogh is addressing the National Press Club a year after the government responded to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia have started holding annual defence ministers meetings to build trust and boost military cooperation, while PNG proposes building a 10km-wide demilitarised "buffer zone" along its border with Indonesia. 

A report into government appointments to boards savages the system, which it says too often allows governments to award friends or pick candidates for political purposes, eroding trust with the public.