Community and Society

From being a hot destination 10 years ago, Tasmania's population growth has ground to a halt. Big changes will be needed to reverse the trend, experts say.

Married at First Sight UK could be axed as its broadcaster, Channel 4, awaits an external review into the program and serious rape allegations before "deciding what happens next". 

Marilyn was just five when she first encountered grief. Now 18, the teenager says she's been to more funerals than birthday parties.

India's largest online youth movement has taken to the streets for the first time, calling for the resignation of the education minister.

This week the Coalition's weakness in Question Time reminded onlookers of Albanese's command of the Westminster system, while Labor insiders expressed their anxieties about One Nation's polling surge.

Specialists from war-torn Ukraine are heading to regional New South Wales for trauma response and rehabilitation training.  

Most Australians appear to distrust and dislike artificial intelligence despite using technology more than people in other countries.

Two separate e-device accidents, one of which left a 15-year-old girl with a fractured skull, has raised "genuine" concern about the use of such devices a month out of a planned SA government review.

Residents are angry after copping another 10 per cent rate rise as the council grapples with how to provide services for the fast-growing region.  

The One Nation leader, whose popularity has soared in the past 12 months, would be the first to say she doesn't put too much stock in the numbers.

Australia now has 178 billionaires who collectively hold more than $686 billion in wealth, sparking debate about the advantages and disadvantages of the growing number of ultra-wealthy.

The Liberal Party has quietly published a paper that floats offering a cut price $10 digital membership to join the party, in an effort to offset its declining numbers.

The Coalition's answer to the rise of conservative populism has been to treat it primarily as a cultural phenomenon. Under Angus Taylor, that instinct appears to be hardening.

From instant connections to immediate rejections to a sudden change of fate, ABC readers take us on an emotional rollercoaster ride with their modern dating experiences.

The Booker Prize winner sat down at the Sydney Writers' Festival to ponder the threat of AI to fiction, share some recommendations and consider whether his book was really about masculinity.

For now, Australians seeking to understand any intelligence gaps, failures, missed warnings and government failings before the Bondi massacre are expected to accept a keyhole view.

Correctly spelling 32 obscure words in just a minute and a half has won 14-year-old Shrey Parikh this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee.

As the mercury climbed around the United Kingdom this week and new May maximums were recorded in multiple areas, the once-welcome sunshine is sparking alarm among many people.

One of South Australia's first female licensed driving instructors has been remembered for her tireless advocacy and devotion to her community.

The British capital's previous hottest May day was set only one day prior, when the mercury topped 33.5C.