Thousands of teens are about to celebrate the end of their schooling years — a traditionally scary prospect for some parents. Schoolies, which takes place on the Gold Coast and other local and international destinations, kicks off on November 16. While most partygoers will come home unscathed and with fond memories, the event has a reputation for sometimes being unsafe. …

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the government knows there is still a lot of ground to make up when it comes to cost of living relief for Australians despite having released a raft of packages to ease the burden of inflation. Despite the measures, opinion polls show the government is under pressure to do more. Mr Chalmers’s admission on 7.30 came …

The US President-elect has said that he does not want his children in his forthcoming administration US President-elect Donald Trump has said that he doesn’t want his children to serve in the new administration. Trump made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview with Fox News, following his election victory over his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris. “I said, ‘that’s enough …

This week, one politician compared the government’s proposed misinformation laws to those imposed by the totalitarian government in George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984. A bill attempting to tackle misinformation online has stirred widespread controversy, with critics from across the political spectrum claiming it will infringe on freedom of speech. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has said the bill — which passed …

A new study has found the groups of people most likely to be diagnosed by a GP with Long COVID. But they aren’t necessarily those most likely to develop it. A new study has shown that women, those in middle age and those who are wealthier are among those most likely to be diagnosed by a GP with Long COVID. …

Republican candidate Donald Trump has won 295 Electoral College votes, surpassing the 270 needed to become president. Republican candidate Donald Trump was elected 47th president of the United States on Wednesday after securing the swing state of Wisconsin. At the time of publication, Trump had claimed 295  electoral votes while Harris won 226, according to the Associated Press (AP). Trump …

Donald Trump’s triumphant return to the Oval Office will be a clear message for Australia’s major parties and certainly influence their plans to win votes at the next election. As the United States map flashed red and the blue wall fell in this week’s elections, the realisation began to dawn on Canberra that economic issues were at the heart of …

The UN Human Rights office has criticised what it called a “systematic violation” of international humanitarian law, while Israel rejected the report’s findings. The United Nations Human Rights Office has said nearly 70 per cent of the fatalities it has verified in the Gaza war were women and children, condemning what it called a “systematic violation of the fundamental principles …

Commonwealth leaders have agreed “the time has come” for a conversation about making amends for slavery, as well as backing a major Oceans Declaration and calling for “urgent, ambitious and collective” action on climate change. Discussions over slavery reparations have brewed on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, with some Caribbean and African countries …

The LNP is projected to form government in Queensland, wresting power from Labor for the first time in almost a decade. David Crisafulli will become the 41st premier of the state after defeating the Steven Miles-led Labor Party. ABC election analyst Antony Green said the LNP would likely form a majority government. “It’s certainly not the landslide everyone thought a …