Teenagers

A Gold Coast council report finds an e-bike crackdown has failed to significantly reduce anti-social behaviour, with many riders ignoring compliance officers.

"Escape the 9-5" content is blowing up on social media, but people who have gotten caught up in it warn of the costs.   

For more than a century, outback students have had to leave home to finish school. Now, a remote Queensland school is changing that.

The news has never been more accessible, yet people are tuning out at record levels. Here is how to strike a balance between keeping informed and looking after yourself.

Two years on from a NSW government crackdown on youth crime, one of the state's most affected towns is seeing results.

The Meekatharra community comes together to restore donated bikes, making a visible difference at the local school.

Of the students who have attended the Alternative Suspension program, 67 per cent have received no further suspensions.

The inquiry heard calls for more scrutiny over how Commonwealth money is spent in the NT, which is trending backwards on seven Closing the Gap targets.

Stolen cars and accommodation break-ins have led to growing frustration in Western Australia's north.

A NSW South Coast community says the proposed closure of a mental health and welfare centre could result in more youth suicides. 

These high school students in Corowa make up to 750 bottles of wine a year as part of their studies.

While many teenagers spend their spare time online gaming or playing sport, 14-year-old Max Lye hangs out with a bunch of chooks and dreams of owning his own egg farm.

South Australia's Youth Court cells do not meet "acceptable minimum standards of safety, dignity and care", resulting in child detainees increasingly appearing in court via video link, the state's youth detention watchdog says.

Kalumburu youth workers are giving teens the chance to get away from screens, be on country and connect with nature.

Gen Z is embracing retro technology like iPods, vinyl and Polaroid cameras and craves in-person connection more than any other generation, according to a Live Nation study.

Mia Barwick is just 15 and a multi-sport prodigy, bound for cricketing glory. She's part of the next generation of female sporting stars — but with that comes pressure of the spotlight.

It turns out generation Z has some of the strongest traditional beliefs about gender roles. The revival of what many see as outdated gender norms is being attributed to "manosphere" content on social media.

Spare bedrooms, couches, and cars hide the stories of Australia's youth homeless crisis. But they are stories that also reveal a grit and ambition to defy the statistics.

Service providers like Passages in Perth and Mandurah help hundreds experiencing homelessness during the day, but concern remains amid a shortage of beds across the sector.

In a country with 70 million children, some question how the incoming social media ban in Indonesia will be effectively implemented, while others welcome the new restrictions.