The government should “compel” Meta to the table and make them recommit to carrying Australian news, a Facebook whistleblower has declared. Frances Haugen, a former product manager who leaked tens of thousands of documents in 2021 exposing the inner workings of Mark Zuckerberg’s tech giant, said Australia had a “criticalContinue Reading
A video of a bride-to-be, who is marrying into India’s richest family, has gone viral online after her pre-wedding speech seemed to take inspiration from a 2000s rom-com. Radhika Merchant, who is marring Anant Ambani, the son of India’s richest billionaire tycoon in July, delivered a heartfelt speech during theContinue Reading
Facebook’s parent company Meta could face a fine of up to $1.5bn – about 30 per cent of the adjusted turnover of the company’s Australian arm – if found to have breached a landmark media bargaining code. The social media giant provoked outrage after last week revealing it would notContinue Reading
The announcement by Meta that it will not renew commercial agreements it has with Australian media will have a devastating impact on all Australians. Cancelling those commercial agreements will obstruct the ability of millions of Australians to access reliable and trusted news and information about the communities in which theyContinue Reading
An Aussie business owner has been left heartbroken after waking up to find that six years of hard work had disappeared overnight. Melbourne local Ayla Akyol runs the thriving business Lash Boss, specialising in eyelash extension training, but she says she’s been left with “nothing” after her business’ Instagram wasContinue Reading
A doctor who was accused of masturbating next to a 14-year-old girl on a plane has been found not guilty. A judge cleared Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, of any wrongdoing on Wednesday after a three-day trial in Boston federal court, New York Post reports. Mohanty said the accusation had beenContinue Reading
A tight-knit coastal community is rallying behind a devastated family following the loss of their young son in a harrowing accident. Two-year-old Oliver Koch was crushed and killed by a rugby scrum machine on a sporting field in Old Bar on NSW’s mid-coast region on January 28. A rugby scrumContinue Reading
The son of former NSW premier Kristina Keneally has maintained he made an “honest mistake” after he avoided jail on Thursday for falsifying evidence which led to a man’s wrongful imprisonment. Daniel Keneally, 25, was found guilty last year of fabricating the contents of a phone call which he receivedContinue Reading
In a startling development, Joan Donovan, a prominent disinformation scholar, has lodged serious accusations against Harvard University, claiming her dismissal was a bid to appease Facebook, potentially infringing on her right to free speech, reported Washington Post. Donovan, who served as the research director of Harvard Kennedy School projects focusingContinue Reading
John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart, the eldest children of mining magnate Gina Rinehart, have shown up to Western Australia’s Supreme Court in person as their lawyer begins his closing address. The lengthy legal battle, which began in July, involves several parties claiming a share of iron ore mining royalties ownedContinue Reading