Hannah Ritchie

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Hannah Ritchie

How will Australia choose its next prime minister? Hannah RitchieGetty ImagesIt is compulsory for Australians to vote on election day - and many will queue for a customary sausage in breadOn 3 May Australians will head to the polls to vote in their first federal election since 2022. The results will determine who the next prime minister will be, as well as the make-up of the nation's parliament. How does Australia's voting system work?

Nov 17, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Hannah Ritchie

Senator Lidia Thorpe made her protest in Canberra's Great Hall of Parliament last month [Getty Images]Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their "profound disapproval" of her protest. Lidia Thorpe shouted "you are not my King" and "this is not your land" shortly after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, in an effort to highlight the impacts of British colonisation.

Nov 6, 2024 | bbc.com | Hannah Ritchie

The government says it wants to mitigate the "harm" social media is inflicting on children.

Nov 1, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Hannah Ritchie

Australian researchers have poked holes in an old thought-experiment known as the "infinite monkey theorem".

Sep 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Hannah Ritchie

Hannah Ritchie - BBC News, SydneySeptember 6, 2024 at 1:31 AM·3 min readAustralia's internet watchdog says she received "death threats" and that her children were doxxed after she was targeted by Elon Musk for attempting to regulate his social media platform. Earlier this year, the eSafety commissioner took X to court over its refusal to remove videos of a religiously motivated Sydney church stabbing for its global users.