Samantha Dick

The Federal Government has released its first national plan to guide the development of artificial intelligence in Australia, pausing work on "mandatory guardrails" to manage the worst harms of AI and opting to use existing frameworks instead.  

Australian schools will need to initiate action against a bullying complaint within two days of a reported incident as part of a new national plan to tackle bullying.

The spread of child abuse material in Australia has come under renewed focus following high-profile incidents of childcare workers abusing toddlers, and a push by the Coalition to introduce mandatory minimum prison sentences for child exploitation offences.

The Albanese government will spend $12 billion on building a submarine and naval shipbuilding facility south of Perth under AUKUS, as doubts linger over the agreement's future. 

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland says the payout will be the largest class action settlement in Australian history, saying it is "just and fair" to compensate victims of the unlawful debt recovery scheme.

A former law enforcement worker is urging Australian parents to avoid publicly sharing photos of their children amid growing concerns over predators using AI to create child abuse material. 

In the face of growing scrutiny over its punitive crime policies, the Northern Territory government says its early intervention program and "boot camps" are "making a real difference".

Northern Territory Police say the cause of Kumanjayi White's death remains "undetermined", more than two months after he died in police custody at a Coles supermarket in Alice Springs.

Domestic Violence Prevention Minister Robyn Cahill criticised the coroner's recommendations as "uninspiring" when tabling the government's response.

A video of a large crocodile becoming stuck underneath a ute at a notorious river crossing in the Northern Territory has gone viral online.