A Brisbane animal sanctuary has put a stop to visitors cuddling koalas in response to feedback it received from people who would rather spend longer with the animals than hold them. As of Monday, the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary no longer offers visitors the opportunity to cuddle a koala butContinue Reading
The federal government should force Facebook owner Meta to operate from inside Australia so that it can no longer use US law to dodge responsibility for scam ads and other misconduct on its platform, experts say. Meta currently claims that it can only be sued over content on Facebook inContinue Reading
Australians will no longer be allowed to use their credit cards to place bets online as the government moves to tighten industry regulations to stamp out harms caused by gambling. Under new laws that came into effect on Tuesday, the use of credit cards, including ones linked to digital walletsContinue Reading
Tens of thousands of elderly Australians may still be using personal medical alarms that rely on 3G, less than two months before the network is shut for good and the devices stop working. Darren Steele from CareAlert SmartDialler said his firm was still struggling to contact thousands of customers withContinue Reading
News Corp Australia’s executive chairman Michael Miller has used his National Press Club address to call on the government to enact stronger laws to control social media giants, with punishments that would block them from operating in Australia if they don’t comply. Speaking in Canberra on Wednesday, he said companiesContinue Reading
It’s like Y2K bug, but for real this time — and it could wipe out everything from vending machines and shopping centre children’s rides to laundromats, parking stations, security cameras and EFTPOS terminals. Those old enough will remember the hysteria in the lead-up to the turn of the millennium aboutContinue Reading
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has condemned “confronting” levels of anti-Semitism in Australia after a Jewish school was vandalised with threatening graffiti. Mr Marles visited Mount Scopus College in Melbourne’s east on Monday after the school’s fence was found sprayed with the words ‘Jew die’ on Friday night. Speaking alongsideContinue Reading
A grieving father has revealed his teenage daughter’s disturbing search history before she took her own life, claiming social media preyed on his daughter’s vulnerability about her understanding of a healthy life. Fitness coach Robb Evans made the disturbing revelation on Nine’s 60 Minutes, telling the program his daughter LivContinue Reading
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has encouraged all media outlets to “do better” in their management of internal complaints, after allegations surfaced that former Nine Network news boss Darren Wick had acted inappropriately towards a female staff member. Mr Wick, Channel Nine’s recently departed head of news and current affairs, quitContinue Reading
Australia’s “highly competitive” telecommunications sector is under “dynamic strain”, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has warned, after the country’s largest telco Telstra revealed it would slash 2800 direct jobs before year’s end. Announced by Telstra boss Vicki Brady on Tuesday, the telecommunications giant swung the axe in what is largest redundancyContinue Reading