Children are growing up with access to endless streams of content — posts from friends and family, mindless but harmless entertainment, as well as posts from extremist influencers, pornography, violent videos, and other material with the potential to cause great harm. Those same spaces also expose children to possible abuse, cyberbullying and exploitation, while they […]
Australia is one step closer to establishing the Net Zero Economy Authority (The Authority) with legislation for its formation passing the Senate Thursday 22 August. The legislation is expected to get final approval when Parliament sits again in the week of 9 September. The Authority is integral to the Australian Government’s vision for A Future […]
In a major boost for the region the Prime Minister today announced the Albanese Labor Government will save the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium “Reef HQ” with an extra $100 million investment after the Liberals left it underfunded and doomed to fail. The project is expected to create more than one thousand jobs and give an […]
CANBERRA — Australians lost billions of dollars to a record number of reported scams in 2023, government data has revealed. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Monday published its annual Targeting Scams report, revealing Australians reported over 601,000 scams in 2023, a new record and 18.5 percent increase from 2022. Despite an increase […]
Another earthquake has been detected in Melbourne, two days after the city was rocked by an initial tremor. Tuesday’s 2.3 magnitude quake struck around Boronia and Ferntree Gully just after 5pm, at a depth of about 4km. More than 140 residents reported feeling the quake, according to Geoscience Australia. It comes days after a 4.0-magnitude […]
Vivid has officially taken over Sydney’s skyline for a 13th year after opening night began with a dazzling display, which lit up 8.5 kilometres of the harbour. Vivid Sydney 2023 is promising to offer more musical acts, culinary delights and evocative ideas in its “biggest and most culturally relevant” program ever. The festival has proved […]
