Proposed laws aimed at targeting misinformation and disinformation proliferating social media have been culled after it failed to garner support.
Jessica Wang
The chief executive of a supermarket giant has admitted she is “worried” about a US company as more and more Aussies hunt for better prices.
Duncan Evans
An Aussie model claims an Uber driver failed to deliver her belongings and has taken to social media to ask for help.
A popular digital platform mostly used by young Australians may be able to dodge proposed age restrictions.
Jessica Wang and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
A popular digital platform mostly used by young Australians may be able to dodge proposed age restrictions, but a school principal says it needs to be included.
The number of complaints made to the telcos which bounce back unsolved has spiked, with one state copping the brunt of the issues.
Blair Jackson
All state and territory leaders have agreed to Anthony Albanese’s plan to ban social media for children under the age of 16 in a world first.
The nationwide Optus network outage in 2023 has cost the telco $12 million in fines for breaching triple zero rules, the industry regulator has announced.
Abe Maddison
Hundreds of thousands of Australians who had their data stolen can breathe a sigh of relief.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Former prime minister and current US ambassador Kevin Rudd has scrambled to scrub disparaging remarks he made about Donald Trump.
Outstation health services are without communications and lives are at risk in remote NT areas, a health chief has claimed, after a week-long network shutdown.
Shoppers have been warned to be alert for scams ahead of the annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.
Emma Kirk
A homegrown tech unicorn has reached a huge milestone evaluation, making it worth more than Woolworths, Telstra and Coles.
Students aged four to nine will have access to a new course that’s been likened to a “pen licence for the online world”.
Australians have been warned about a cruel scam website that claims to promote a “cost-of-living bonus payment” from Centrelink.
Alexandra Feiam
Farmers are urging telcos to ensure the safety of rural Australians is not placed at risk as Telstra and Optus begin to turn off their 3G networks.
Kat Wong and Jacob Shteyman
Australia’s only ASX-listed music company holds plenty of ambition, taking on every element of the lucrative industry in a bid to reach 1 billion fans.
Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday, and if you own one of them, don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Cameron Micallef
Victims of scams could have an easier time getting compensation with the federal government announcing the latest crackdown on fraudsters.
Police have issued a safety warning after a recent spate of assaults targeting LGBTQ+ people using dating apps.
New online safety codes to protect children have been released by Digital Industry Group Inc for community consultation.
Up to 59,000 Aussies are scrambling to get their phones upgraded as the change comes in this week. Here’s everything you need to know.
A Greens senator says social media giants need to be regulated by laws after proving themselves to be “secretive and dishonest”.
A renewed scheme to teach students about consent, sexual abuse and porn in schools is being introduced to counter the likes of toxic influencers like Andrew Tate.
