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What's for dinner? Aussies cook up fresh uses for AI

What's for dinner? Aussies cook up fresh uses for AI

Australians are turning to artificial intelligence tools in the kitchen as well as the office, as use of the technology weighs in on more activities.

Mayor wins $250,000 over defamatory Facebook posts

Mayor wins $250,000 over defamatory Facebook posts

Mayor wins $250,000 over defamatory Facebook posts

Mayor wins $250,000 over defamatory Facebook posts

A council mayor has been awarded $250,000 after he emerged victorious from a defamation battle against a ratepayer over Facebook posts.

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Social media app investigated over child abuse material

Australian officials are looking into the creation of child abuse material on Elon Musk's social media platform amid global outcry over the issue.

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Social media ban a 'success' with 4.7m accounts blocked

Social media ban a 'success' with 4.7m accounts blocked

Australia's online safety watchdog has compared new social media age restrictions to vehicle speed limits as data shows the scale of the under 16s ban.

Deep stress for Iranian Australians in protest blackout

Deep stress for Iranian Australians in protest blackout

Iranian-Australians worry for their families amid an ongoing violent crackdown on protests and the prospect of American military action.

Supreme leader signals crackdown as protests sweep Iran

Supreme leader signals crackdown as protests sweep Iran

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has accused protesters of acting to please President Donald Trump as Iran's regime scrambles to stem days of marches in the country.

Clicking and streaming: Australian online habits evolve

Clicking and streaming: Australian online habits evolve

Australians are hooking up to faster broadband connections by the thousands and the technology is changing the way they consume entertainment.

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Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Bondi attacker search data is static, not a conspiracy

Apparent spikes in certain web searches before the Bondi Beach terror attack being shared on social media look suspicious until you understand what they are.

France flags laws to ban social media for children

France flags laws to ban social media for children

France flags laws to ban social media for children

France flags laws to ban social media for children

French President Emmanuel Macron has flagged an Australian-style law banning social media for children under 16.

Emergency site in meltdown as bushfires threaten homes

Emergency site in meltdown as bushfires threaten homes

Emergency site in meltdown as bushfires threaten homes

Emergency site in meltdown as bushfires threaten homes

Western Australian's emergency website is suffering an outage as residents are urged to monitor uncontrolled bushfires.

Sick acts of bestiality producer 'Beast Boy' revealed

Sick acts of bestiality producer 'Beast Boy' revealed

Sick acts of bestiality producer 'Beast Boy' revealed

Sick acts of bestiality producer 'Beast Boy' revealed

A producer of bestiality material who filmed himself in sexual acts with pets and farm animals also instructed others how to replicate such depravity.

Weeks wait for social media ban data to come online

Weeks wait for social media ban data to come online

Weeks wait for social media ban data to come online

Weeks wait for social media ban data to come online

Australians will have to wait a little longer to learn how effective a contentious social media ban has been for the nation's children.

Social media ban hailed a success despite workarounds

Social media ban hailed a success despite workarounds

Social media ban hailed a success despite workarounds

Social media ban hailed a success despite workarounds

The prime minister says his under-16s social media ban belongs in the pantheon of world-leading Australian innovations like the secret ballot.

'Quiet revolution': gradual 5G uptake but NBN prevails

'Quiet revolution': gradual 5G uptake but NBN prevails

'Quiet revolution': gradual 5G uptake but NBN prevails

'Quiet revolution': gradual 5G uptake but NBN prevails

The long‑promised switch to 5G for mobile and home internet users hasn't arrived in the way telcos predicted as NBN remains Australia's virtual backbone.

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TikTok vows to comply with teen social media ban

Tech giant TikTok will fall into line with Australia's world-leading social media restrictions, admitting age assurance methods can't protect people's privacy.

Court challenge delay clears path for social media ban

Australia's social media age restrictions will kick in as planned, with a High Court challenge to the ban pushed into the new year.

YouTube 'outright weird' for saying platform isn't safe

YouTube needs to fix its safety after the tech giant criticised Australia's world-leading laws protecting kids, the communications minister says.

Remote communities still lagging in digital world

While digital participation is increasing in remote communities, significant barriers remain for Indigenous people to get online, a study has found.

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Search hit: court orders massive fine against Google

The world's biggest search provider will face a substantial penalty for breaking Australia's competition laws, a court has ruled, after doing deals with telcos.

Fibre to the rescue: Aussies urged to take net upgrades

More than one million households have been disconnected by weather events this year and the NBN warns more will disproportionately affect copper connections.

Ready or not, social media ban demands a family plan

Australia's world-first social media ban for children under 16 is imminent but the details of its rollout and enforcement remain fuzzy.

Not up to code: security flaws, bias in foreign AI tool

Companies should scrutinise the artificial intelligence technology they deploy, researchers have warned, after vulnerabilities were found in a Chinese tool.

Snap decision: another social app issues age warnings

Snapchat is the latest social media app to issue warnings to young Australian users and will ask thousands of people to verify their age.

Invest or lose: Australia's billion-dollar AI warning

Australia could squander billions of dollars in growth over the next decade if it fails to invest in homegrown artificial intelligence technology and talent.

Roblox reforms over 'playground for pedophiles' concern

Australian authorities demanded changes from a major US gaming platform over concerns it was being used to groom and exploit children.

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