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Education Minister Ben Carroll is going to take stronger measures to ban parents who threaten their children’s teachers.

Toxic parents can be banned from schools for WhatsApp posts

Parents targeting teachers or principals in WhatsApp groups would be forced to take their posts down under an enhanced scheme to protect educators.

  • Caroline Schelle

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In a multiple exposure image, a 10-year-old Sydney boy looks at a game hosted on the Roblox platform.

Roblox should be stopped from manipulating kids

The popular online gaming platform is using hidden gambling-like tricks and scams that exploit children.

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‘Angertainment’ – content designed to rage-bait audiences in pursuit of attention – is more popular than ever on social media platforms.

The ‘angertainment’ trap: Why you can’t stop clicking on things that make you mad

In exploiting the human instinct to seek threat, online “rage bait” is dividing society. Is it time it came with a warning label?

  • Ed Coper
Adelia Berridge said the culture of council was characterised by disrespect.

‘Nothing short of abuse’: Redlands has long history of culture issues, ex-councillor says

The bayside mayor’s latest move prompts a former councillor to speak out about their experience in a culture “characterised by disrespect”.

  • Julius Dennis
Research shows about 80 per cent of AI misuse in court is carried out by self-represented litigants.

Creating AI deepfakes of real people to be made illegal in Queensland

Offenders would face up to three years under the proposed legislation, which could be passed in the middle of this year.

  • William Davis
Services such as Roblox, YouTube, Spotify and school-issued apps would all come under the new code.

Roblox, YouTube caught in major children’s privacy overhaul

A new draft code would give children the right to demand deletion of their data and ban “dark patterns” designed to trick them into sharing more.

  • David Swan
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Sydney real estate agent allegedly sent barrage of graphic messages to female colleagues

The realtor is also accused of encouraging one woman to take her own life and of providing her details to funeral homes.

  • Amber Schultz
Keoghan at the Governors Awards held in Hollywood last year.

Barry Keoghan: Abuse about my appearance is so bad I don’t leave home

The Irish actor deactivated his Instagram account in 2024 – now he has explained why.

  • Felix Pope
Two scammers from Nigeria were arrested by the AFP and local authorities last month.

Nigerian scammers sentenced over sextortion that led to teen’s suicide

The “girl” sent a racy photo, and the boy sent one back. Hours later, he took his life.

  • Amber Schultz and Perry Duffin
Mark Zuckerberg arrives at Los Angeles Superior Court ion Wednesday to give evidence in a landmark trial over social media addiction.

If we’re serious about social cohesion, these big tech hate machines must be reined in

The social media feeds that once connected us are now driving us apart. We must regain control from big tech’s greedy and reckless algorithms.

  • Chanel Contos