Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his debut speech at the United Nations General Assembly, to bid for Australia to have a seat at the U-N Security Council in 2029 to 30. Australia first held a temporary seat on the U-N Security Council in 1946, with its most recent term in 2013-2014.
Australian mother Emma Mason has received a standing ovation at the United Nations, for her speech urging global leaders to take immediate action on banning teenagers from accessing social media.
Ms Mason lost her 15-year-old daughter Tilly to suicide, after she was bullied on social media.
During her speech, she slammed tech giants including Meta, which owns instagram and Facebook, for refusing to take responsibility for implementing safety measures for children.
The latest quarterly figures from the Crime Statistics Agency show the number of criminal offences in Victoria have surged almost 16 percent [[15.7]] in the 12 months to the end of June 2025. Four of the five fastest-growing offences involve theft, including the stealing of motor vehicles, which has increased by just over 42 percent [[42.1 per cent]], the highest level since 2002.
