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University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott has apologised to the community for an encampment of pro-Palestinian activists that was making students and staff feel “unsafe” but said that the police would not be called in to remove the protesters. The apology comes after members of the university community said they felt unsafe with protesters camped […]

Anthony Albanese says the Australian Defence Force is ready to fly in to rescue hundreds of Australians who are trapped in New Caledonia amid riots “when it is permitted to do so”. Violent protests have broken in the French-controlled South Pacific territory out plans to change voting rules, with at least six people killed and […]

Thousands of Aussies have shivered through the coldest mornings recorded so far this year as a chilly polar air mass continues to hover above the east coast. The weather system which sent temperatures plunging across the east has now moved to the NSW Tablelands and the Mackay and North Queensland areas. Sky News meteorologist Rob […]

Hundreds of people have been charged during a four-day police blitz targeting some of NSW’s alleged most dangerous domestic and family violence offenders. The NSW Police-run Operation Amarok VI drew in officers from every police area command and district in the state during the blitz, which ran from Wednesday to Saturday. 554 alleged offenders were […]

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a Sydney police officer was allegedly stabbed in the head multiple times near Hyde Park. Two officers were conducting traffic duties at the intersection of Castlereagh and Park Sts when one male senior constable was approached from behind by a man shortly after 1pm on Sunday. […]

A generation of children is being lost to Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok with the social media platforms’ “like” button being blamed for fuelling a spike in mental health disorders and soaring rates of suicide and self harm. Psychologists report teens are basing their self-worth on the number of likes they receive […]

Some teens are so addicted to social media and online gaming platforms they are pulling knives out on their parents when cut off from the Wi-Fi. Psychologist Dr Huu Kim Le who helps treat technological addiction said in some extreme cases children are “smashing doors, shouting” and showing “dysregulation behaviour”. “You’ve got kids who are […]

Anthony Albanese has declared it is time to take “strong action” to protect young Australians from social media harms, throwing his support behind an age limit with “effective” enforcement. The Prime Minister said the federal government wanted to “respond positively” to Australian parents’ pleas for help tackling the issue, which has had “devastating” and “terrible […]

As organisations battle to bring an end to Covid-era remote working arrangements, new research reveals some of the world’s biggest tech companies saw an exodus of senior talent when they mandated a return to the office. And in many cases, those valuable and difficult-to-replace senior workers went straight to direct competitors that offer more flexible […]

Six people have been arrested following a clash between pro-Palestinian protesters and a pro-Israeli rally in Melbourne’s CBD. It’s estimated about 7000 people attended the separate Nakba Sunday Rally, and a Never Again is Now Rally organised by the Christian Zionist group International Christian Embassy Jerusalem. It’s understood some protesters from the Nakba Sunday Rally, […]