Teenagers

BTN surveyed more than 17,000 Australians under 16 about the federal government's upcoming social media ban. This is what they said.

Sex workers say viral social media content, which often promotes a life of luxury, needs to be more transparent to avoid duping young followers.

Regional and remote students are being encouraged to learn old-school ways to stay in contact as social media bans for those under 16 come into effect over the summer holidays. 

The platforms, which can be used to make real people appear nude in photos and videos, have been used in several high-profile cases in Australian schools.

Australia's social media age ban is being challenged in the High Court on the grounds that it restricts young teens' implied right to freedom of political communication.

WA's corrective services minister says three of the youths involved in last night's disturbance at Perth's juvenile detention centre have been moved to the notorious Unit 18, as he continued to take a hardline stance on youth detention. 

Youth homelessness support services say the pandemic and an associated surge in real estate prices have made it even harder to secure accommodation.

BTN High tests what YouTube content will be viewable without an account ahead of next month's social media ban, as an academic says the restrictions are unlikely to change what young people are watching. 

Health authorities warn WA school leavers to be aware of an increase in sexually transmitted infections as they embark on end-of-school celebrations.

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.

Boarders living thousands of kilometres from home, already vulnerable to isolation, are coming to terms with the government's under-16 social media ban. 

Rates of child poverty in WA have doubled in a decade, but there is a severe lack of crisis accommodation, prompting experts to call on governments to do more.

Nye was getting into trouble and making bad choices when he was handed a lifeline that helped him turn things around.

Hundreds of young people from Ballarat, Victoria have taken part in ABC Takeover, an initiative that gives young people in regional areas a platform to share their stories.

Five young people have died due to knife violence in two and a half years in the Melbourne suburb of Melton. Residents fear the situation is "out of hand".

The NSW government funding will be used to provide more therapeutic services for young offenders, as well as more caseworkers and bail accommodation in Moree.

Many young men are rejecting the "Herculean cookie-cutter mould" of masculinity, but a new report warns boys who hold rigid views are suffering.

Ten platforms are included in Australia's world-first social media ban for under 16s next month, however the regulator warns that list could grow.

Reddit and Kick will be included in the world-first social media ban for children under 16, which begins next month.

A dedicated radio station launches at a Western Sydney juvenile justice facility, helping troubled teens share their stories and rewrite their futures.