New laws will prohibit companies from targeting ­advertisements at children and selling their private data.

Newly installed Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson took her turn in the hotseat yesterday as she appeared before a Senate committee hearing into the nation’s airline industry.

Jacinta Allan has been ­appointed Victoria’s 49th Premier, after a tense day of backroom deals to get the job.

A young apprentice is fighting for his life after he fell 4m down a hole at a Brisbane worksite that has had previous claims of safety concerns.

The University of Adelaide has fallen out of the top 100 world rankings, falling 23 places from last year.