Australians must be allowed to opt-in to social media algorithms rather than opt-out, as tech companies will hide the option, a consent advocate says following a summit to address violence against women and girls.

Two people were pulled out alive on Friday ​from a tunnel linked to a hydropower ‌station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley in ​Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and ​displacing tens of thousands.

Australia cannot rely on consent education alone to combat sexual violence, the leader of a key round-table has warned.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday proposed new regulations that would strip schools of tax-exempt status if ​they offer targeted support to specific racial groups.

An explosion that ripped through a wedding celebration in southern Iran on Tuesday, killing four people and injuring at least 68 others, likely resulted from a direct hit by a U.S. munition and not a ricochet off another target, according to an analysis by weapons experts who reviewed images and video verified by Reuters.

OpenAI ​on Thursday unveiled a new artificial intelligence model it calls its best yet but cautioned that it also sometimes attempts to evade ‌human monitoring, even as the company faces growing scrutiny after its agents breached other companies’ systems.

President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to ​let it enforce a new U.S. Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after ‌a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of November’s midterm elections.

A CFMEU delegate is among three people arrested as part of an investigation into alleged drug trafficking on construction sites.

Four in five Australians believe government should deliver social services directly, but a majority no longer think politicians serve their interests.

The Pacific Islands Forum has again failed to condemn China for its missile test, instead walking a middle ground and “registering concern” over the show of force.

Korea Electric Power Corp. has proposed that Samsung Electronics pay 20 trillion won ($15 billion) ​in advance for power through to ‌2031 to help fund the expansion of its grid, the Chosun Ilbo reported on Thursday.

Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a “no brainer”, according to an economist.