Prime Minister Anthony Albanese flew to New York to spruik Australia’s world-first legislation. Weeks out from taking effect, how it will actually work is a mystery.

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The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Many federal workers have missed paychecks, including air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid.

Australia is in the final throes of preparing its world-leading social media ban for children younger than 16 but key ...

Australia's world-leading youth social media ban will give kids back their childhood, the prime minister says, as key ...