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On Monday, the Federal Court of Australia handed Qantas a record fine of A$90 million for breaching the Fair Work Act by unlawfully terminating the employment of 1,820 ground workers during the pandemic.

There was much cause for celebration when no-grounds evictions were abolished in New South Wales on May 19.

Big tech company hype sells generative artificial intelligence (AI) as intelligent, creative, desirable, inevitable, and about to radically reshape the future in many ways.

From paid parental leave to expanded childcare and free kindergarten, Australia has made positive changes over the past two decades to better support families.

The Australian government has “an appetite to be bold and ambitious” in its economic reform agenda. And tax reform is on the menu at its much-publicised reform roundtable, to be held next week.

Stone tools dating to at least 1.04 million years ago have been found on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. This means early hominins made a major sea crossing from the Asian mainland much earlier than previously thought – and they likely didn’t have any boats.

If you had to do a test, how would you respond? Would you relish the chance to demonstrate your knowledge? Or worry you were about to fall short of the mark and embarrass yourself?

The world’s oceans are being rapidly transformed as climate change intensifies. Corals are bleaching, sea levels are rising, and seawater is becoming more acidic – making life difficult for shellfish and reef-building corals. All this and more is unfolding on our watch, with profound consequences for marine ecosystems and the…

The Australian government has confirmed video-sharing platform YouTube will be included in the upcoming social media ban for children aged 16 and under.

Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity.

The government in the UK is introducing legislation into parliament to lower the voting age to 16.