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Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Laws that crack down on the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexual images, including digitally altered deepfakes, should pass with haste, senators say.

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

Fares to rise 25-fold on some regional bus routes

The removal of a $400,000 concession subsidy has left commuters on several regional NSW bus routes facing a massive increase in fares.

Murals on an empty farm house helped a family's grief

Murals on an empty farm house helped a family's grief

Murals on an empty farm house helped a family's grief

Murals on an empty farm house helped a family's grief

Toby Weston painted his grandfather's fondest memories on the walls of his childhood home, a high school art project that comforts the family through grief.

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Stadium images fail to allay Cenotaph sight worries

Stadium images fail to allay Cenotaph sight worries

Newly released renders of Hobart's proposed AFL stadium haven't eased concerns about the visual impact on the city's nearby Cenotaph.

Telcos to proceed with 3G closure despite inquiry fears

Telcos to proceed with 3G closure despite inquiry fears

Threats to safety from the 3G mobile network shutdown are "too great to ignore", an inquiry warns, but Telstra and Optus are pressing ahead with their plans.

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Mood-altering drug use a 'human right': top prosecutor

Australia's longest-serving public prosecutor is pushing for a Portuguese-style cannabis model that decriminalises drugs and brings users before experts.

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

'Unacceptable': period poverty leads to DIY solutions

Two in three Australian women struggle to afford menstruation products and one in two miss work due to periods, as advocates call on the government to step in.

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'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

'Kick in the guts': shock at disability report response

Almost a year after the Disability Royal Commission delivered its damning report, the government has released its response to a mixed reaction.

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

'Loud and clear': elder reflects on lifetime of stories

South Australian elders are being celebrated in a new documentary, 'There I was, here I am', featuring the stories of three Aboriginal trailblazers.

PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference

PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference

PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference

PM under fire as Gaza protesters front Labor conference

Pro-Palestine protesters amassed outside the NSW Labor conference while, inside, the Prime Minister did his best to ignore the chants attacking him.

'Not enough action': pressure mounts as DV deaths spike

'Not enough action': pressure mounts as DV deaths spike

'Not enough action': pressure mounts as DV deaths spike

'Not enough action': pressure mounts as DV deaths spike

Political leaders are being accused of losing interest in finding urgent solutions to Australia's domestic violence crisis as the death toll climbs higher.

Raised hands in Red Centre as survivors call for change

Raised hands in Red Centre as survivors call for change

Raised hands in Red Centre as survivors call for change

Raised hands in Red Centre as survivors call for change

Survivors of domestic violence, families of murdered women and advocates for change are gathering once again to call for greater action and support.

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Schoolies pill testing as more young women take drugs

Australia's biggest Schoolies event will make pill testing available for the first time but an opposition party has vowed to scrap the plan if elected.

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech giants on notice over 'blindness' to abuse content

Tech companies treat child sexual abuse content with "wilful blindness" but the online safety watchdog will soon force them to face uncomfortable truths.

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Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

The eSafety commissioner has called for more powers to tackle apps that enable image-based abuse by using artificial intelligence to undress or "nudify" women.

Pre-fab homes built up as state fix for housing crisis

Chronically unaffordable property in NSW has prompted a trial of modular housing and calls to appoint a top bureaucrat to overcome planning obstacles.

Ad campaign to tackle 'unacceptable' elder abuse

A $4.8 million ad campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse and expose the hidden form of cruelty will run over the coming months.

Social media ban may cause teens 'unintended harms'

Mental health groups have warned that banning social media for children could inadvertently hurt the people governments are trying to help.

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Warnings against 'knee-jerk' response to youth crime

The Victorian government must not let community fears of a crime crisis trigger backward steps on justice reforms, youth groups say.

Social media age limits 'likely to make things worse'

Bringing in age restrictions for social media could make safety issues worse for young users, child protection organisations have told a parliamentary hearing.

Online dating apps 'swipe right' on new safety code

Tinder, Bumble, Hinge and eharmony are among popular online dating platforms to sign up to a voluntary industry code to crack down on sexual violence.

Photos of Aussie kids scraped, used by popular AI tool

Child safety advocates have called for greater online privacy protections after Human Rights Watch identified photos of young Australians in an AI dataset.

Girls arrested, boys flee after 'cowardly' fatal crash

Up to four males are on the run and two teenage girls are in custody after their allegedly stolen car crashed into another vehicle, killing the driver.

Would you show Facebook your ID? The govt wants to know

A $6.5 million age-assurance technology trial will test whether it can prevent teens accessing social networks and whether adults are willing to use it.

Cross-continent run to raise domestic violence dollars

A woman who dribbled a soccer ball from the Gold Coast to Sydney has set her sights on an even bigger challenge to raise money for abuse survivors.

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