Emma Mason has campaigned for Australia's under-16s ban on TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and other platforms since her daughter Tilly took her own life. But the new law is dividing opinion.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is listed as endangered in parts of Australia. The single ...

The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge.

Most adults want it; teens say it won’t work. As Australia’s pioneering social media ban for under-16s comes into force, the world, and the Herald, will be scrutinising the impact.

Survivors of the January 2023 Sea World Helicopters crash have told a court about the last moments before the two choppers collided mid-air, according to local media reports. An inquest into the fatal collision that left four people dead began on Monday,