Politics

Lily Lumintang, husband Martin Cahyo, and their son Raphael, 3, with a photo of their other son Jonathan 13.

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Immigration

Disabled teen’s family face deportation while criminals allowed to stay

Lily Lumintang, whose 13-year-old son has a disability, says a decision to deny her bid to remain in Australia is unfair.

by Angus Thompson

Facebook has started to use facial age verification when a user attempts to change their age to above 18.

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Child safety

Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further

by Paul Sakkal

Population

Record surge in immigrants starts to slow

by Shane Wright

Charlotte (not her real name) was fired from her job as a primary school teacher after her same-sex relationship was discovered.

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Religious freedom

A school parent discovered Charlotte was gay on Facebook. Days later, she was sacked

by Natassia Chrysanthos

The unemployment rate fell slightly, to 4 per cent.

Jobs

‘Almost too good to be true’: Jobless rate eases as 40,000 people find work

by Rachel Clun and Shane Wright

Opinion & Perspectives

Dutton could help Pesutto, if only the two weren’t drowning in bad blood

Pollsters say the Queenslander is not as unpopular in Victoria as many think. But the Liberal leaders continue to blame each other for their troubles when they could be working together.

Annika Smethurst

State Political Editor

Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt

Australians have been left with the troubling conclusion that the national anti-corruption body doesn’t believe in the importance of its role in a case like this.

Waleed Aly

Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic

Dutton’s policy of astonishing weakness risks a Liberal wasteland

The opposition leader’s sudden shift on climate caught Liberals off guard, and it may cost them dearly in metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne.

David Crowe

Chief political correspondent

Federal

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Child safety

Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further

The Coalition says, if elected, it will push for laws forcing social media platforms to check users’ ages before creating new accounts. Meta is already doing it for some.

by Paul Sakkal

Opinion

NACC

Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt

Australians have been left with the troubling conclusion that the national anti-corruption body doesn’t believe in the importance of its role in a case like this.