Discrimination based on hair texture, length, colour or style is at the heart of legislation being debated in France.
Staff Writers
Crowds of Pro-Palestine activists have blocked a major Melbourne intersection to demand a stop to the war in Gaza.
Holly Hales
Indonesia plans to move its capital city to Nusantara on Borneo as Jakarta struggles with congestion.
Thailand is a step closer to marriage equality after the lower house passed a bill giving legal recognition to same-sex marriage.
Anies Baswedan, who lost February's presidential election in Indonesia, has told a court the poll was fraught with interference.
Stanley Widianto
A 14-year-old boy and a girl, 16, have been hit with additional charges after an attempted restaurant arson linked to Victoria's ongoing tobacco dispute.
Several missteps in the treatment of a young mother by hospital staff and paramedics led to her "preventable" death from endocarditis, a coroner has found.
Jacob Shteyman
Outgoing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner June Oscar has given a powerful and personal speech at the National Press Club.
Rudi Maxwell
In a bid to counter a new High Court challenge, the Albanese government is seeking to make it easier to deport asylum seekers under new laws.
Tess Ikonomou
Laws aimed at pre-empting a new High Court challenge have cleared the first hurdle, as Labor rushes through measures making it easier to deport asylum seekers.
Kat Wong and Tess Ikonomou
Three people have been confirmed dead after their upturned fishing boat was found off the coast of South Australia.
Victoria's Road Policing Assistant Commissioner says he is "mortified" after getting caught by a speed camera going over the legal limit.
The NSW chief police officer has vowed to improve her media approach as she defends the controversial interim appointment of a fresh public affairs director.
Maeve Bannister
A two-year social media ban or prison could be on the cards for Australians who glamorise their crimes, under the coalition's plan to address youth offending.
Kat Wong
Big corporations have been accused of waging a "war on divestiture" to protect their ability to price gouge and profiteer.
A Swedish court has backed a landowner in a dispute over who owns a meteorite that fell on the property.
A bill with safeguards for gender-diverse people undergoing police searches has been introduced in Queensland.
Savannah Meacham
The Queensland government has moved to increase rights and protections for renters through legislative reforms but not all are on board.
Fraser Barton
A new pharmacist training program focused on safely and appropriately prescribing contraceptive medication will be rolled out in Queensland.
Three-year-old Arthur was saved by quick-thinking paramedics, but medical emergencies like his could be avoided by a free vaccination.
New laws have passed Queensland Parliament to reduce gambling harm and the risk of money laundering in the state's casinos.
The Queensland government will invest nearly $1 million over two years to fund pill testing after the deaths of two festival goers.
Standing defiant in fake fur robes, holding toy swords and with plastic crowns on their heads, a political party declares war on a cashless society.
Liberal MP Bridget Archer and independent senator David Pocock have been recognised for their leadership and courage in politics.
Dominic Giannini and Kat Wong
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