Renters in Victoria will have more rights, including the right for every tenant to have a pet, following from new laws passed in Victorian parliament recently.

Alex Dalziel reports

In a bid to clean up the streets of one of the world's most iconic cities, officials in Paris have installed a number of outdoor public urinals. 

Aimed at cutting down on public urination, while also being eco-friendly, their installation has divided the city of love. 

Gabriella Payne has more

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Melbourne has recently been unseated as the world's most livable city, losing the title to the Austrian capital Vienna, ending a seven year streak atop the Economist Magazine's ranking. 

Sophie Jacobsen has more

From a relatively unknown virtual currency to a worldwide phenomenon, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have captivated the world. And while many people have heard about the possibility to make enormous amounts of money from crypto, few know about the serious environmental impacts mining these digital coins can have.

Alex Dalziel investigates

New South Wales and Queenslands are suffering the effects of drought, with farmers and others living on the land hit the hardest. 

Dwight Baloloy looks into the drought relief efforts and finds out how we can all make a difference

At 11pm on August 7, the population of Australia ticked over to 25 million. 

Sophie Jacobsen reports on what's driving the growing population, and if Australia is equipped to deal with it

Facebook has been known for championing online openess, and over the years has maintained a fairly hands off approach to content censorship. But in the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the company's promise to return to its friend-focused roots, has Facebook's approach to censorship changed? 

Reporter Gabriella Payne takes a look at the issue

One of the largest mergers in Australian media history was recently annoucned, with broadcast giant Nine set to merge with Fairfax media, the owner of newspapers including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. 

Alex Dalziel looks at what this means for the Australian media landscape

Students at a top Australian university have been expelled after being caught using fake medical certificates to get out of exams and assignments. 

Dwight Baloloy reports

New figures reveal that nearly half of all young people taking up apprenticeships are not completing their training. 

Sarah Booth takes a look at the factors surrounding this issue