Half a year since Australia restricted social media companies from providing accounts to kids under 16, signs of success are ...

The start of the new financial year on July 1 was a special date for Australian laws against money laundering and terrorist ...

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is giving priority to strengthening the world's first laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms.

Australia was one of 60 nations singled out by the United States for its alleged failure to stop slave labour.

The Albanese government is proposing snap changes to modern slavery laws a month after the Trump administration threatened ...

In its rush to respond to the Bondi terrorist attack, the government risks entrenching legislation that raises more questions than it answers. On January 13, in response to the Bondi terrorist attack ...

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence (AI) data centers use power and water and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on ...

Laws criminalizing coercive control came into force in New South Wales (NSW), Australia on Monday. Section 54D of the NSW’s Crimes Act 1900 criminalizes coercive conduct and abusive behavior against ...

Foreign interference in Australian politics has become a “serious problem”, a top official said Monday, with tougher laws on espionage and overseas donations to be introduced to parliament. Prime ...

Australia’s Scam Prevention Framework aims to protect consumers by holding tech, banking, and telecom sectors accountable, with fines up to $50 million. Introduced by the Australian government in ...

Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre published a report on Wednesday finding that the ability to protest in Australia has been eroded by anti-protest legislation over the last two decades. The report, ...

At the National Press Club this week, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil flagged that Labor would propose changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. She cited an increase in diverse threats beyond ...