Category: Technology

NSW opp leader to restrict use of gadgets in schools

Students’ access to gadgets will be limited in NSW public schools if a Labor government is elected next year. Opposition Leader Chris Minns said he...

Young Mentors to help enhance Aussie elders’ digital literacy

Australia has launched an innovative intergenerational program to enhance the elders’ digital literacy and skills by pairing them with youth mentors. The program is called...

ACMA fines company for breaching spamming laws

The Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA) has fined a finance company for breaching spam laws more than three million times. Latitude Finance Australia was...

Tech giants ordered to show actions against child abuse

Global tech giants including Apple and Facebook have been ordered to show Australian authorities what they are actually doing to stop child abuse on their...

Unfiltered: A shot at boosting your brand’s authenticity with BeReal

Have you looked into the opportunity of boosting your brand’s authenticity with the new social app that’s taking over the internet? BeReal, the rising app...

Musk subpoenas Twitter whistleblower for spam, security details

Elon Musk has subpoenaed a Twitter whistleblower, seeking documents and communications on the company’s spam and alleged security vulnerabilities as he battles to end an...

Two in three Aussies back junk food ad ban, says survey

Two in three Australians back a junk food ad ban during children’s viewing hours, a poll indicates. One of Canberra’s newest additions is using the...

New report to shed light on rise of far-right extremism

The growth of far-right extremism in Victoria and how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced it will be explored in a new report. Victoria’s Legal and Social...

What Australia went through under PM Albanese’s first 100 days

What has Australia achieved under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first 100 days? Let’s go over below. Within hours of being officially sworn in as Australia’s...

Ex-security chief exposes Twitter’s cybersecurity misrepresentation

Twitter Inc misled US federal regulators about its defences against hackers and spam accounts, the social media company’s former security chief Peiter Zatko says in...

6 communication fun facts you probably didn’t know

Fun facts help people break the ice when initiating conversations. A dose of informative and mind-boggling facts makes any chat, no matter how formal, lighter....

Russian leader detained for Ukraine invasion criticism

Russian opposition politician Yevgeny Roizman has been shown being detained at his home in a video published on social media, in the latest move by...

Slow internet among barriers to Australia’s productivity

A five-year efficiency inquiry into the country’s “data and digital dividend” has found the slow internet is among the barriers to Australia’s productivity. Inadequate internet,...

Elon Musk subpoenas Twitter’s former boss for docs

Tesla owner and billionaire Elon Musk, who is fighting a legal battle regarding his shelved efforts to buy the social network Twitter, has subpoenaed Twitter...

Gov calls for review of critical technologies for economy and security

The federal government is inviting Australians to say which critical technologies will matter most to the economy and national security over the next decade. Businesses...

Anti-tobacco smoking campaigns take a back seat to vaping

Anti-tobacco smoking campaigns are running out of puff, with a new report indicating a shift in public health campaign funding and attention to e-cigarettes. A...

High Court decision on Google shocks defamation lawyers

In a huge win for internet giant Google, the court found the search engine was not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it was...

Australia seeks re-election with the ITU Council

Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to seeking re-election to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council at a reception with ambassadors and other...

High Court finds Google not responsible for defamatory articles

Australia’s highest court has ruled Google is not legally responsible for defamatory news articles as it is not the publisher of such content. A majority...

Aussie children exposed to news coverage face distress

Australian children exposed to news coverage are facing significant rates of distress, prompting expert warnings for parents and carers to keep an open dialogue about...