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Australia backslides on sustainability goals

Australia backslides on sustainability goals

A guardian for future generations has been pitched as a solution to short-sighted decisions leading to backsliding on key development goals.

Stronger watchdog powers to prevent robodebt repeat

Stronger watchdog powers to prevent robodebt repeat

Stronger watchdog powers to prevent robodebt repeat

Stronger watchdog powers to prevent robodebt repeat

Public servants will be obliged to help the federal government watchdog under newly passed laws designed to prevent the robodebt scheme from happening again.

A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

A decade past its due date, the NBN promises to deliver

Removing copper connections from the National Broadband Network will come at a cost of more than $6 billion but tech experts say the move will be worth it.

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Aussie TikTok users brace as clock ticks down to US ban

Aussie TikTok users brace as clock ticks down to US ban

An exodus to other Chinese apps, a jump in prominence but a dive in content: speculation is raging over what a US TikTok ban will mean for its Aussie users.

X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking

X Corp welcomes Meta's thumbs-down for fact-checking

Rival social network X has applauded Meta's decision to follow its lead on ditching fact-checking, with its CEO calling the move an endorsement.

Chatbot therapy: can generative AI treat loneliness?

Chatbot therapy: can generative AI treat loneliness?

Researchers are creating artificially intelligent companions to help people get through challenges but that does not necessarily cut humans out of the picture.

Refugee mum who slept in a car finds home with newborn

Refugee mum who slept in a car finds home with newborn

An Afghan woman who was homeless after escaping domestic violence has secured housing in time for the birth of her daughter with grassroots community support.

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Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Into the void: how falsehoods thrive in times of crisis

Australians can help prevent social media falsehoods from spreading after incidents such as Melbourne’s synagogue firebombing, experts say.

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

'Treat us like humans': rise in out-of-home care kids

A report has called for urgent change after finding one state has up to four times as many children in residential care than others.

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

In a bid to return revenue to Australian news publishers, the government will charge tech giants if they do not pay for local journalism.

UK MPs give initial support to assisted dying bill

UK MPs give initial support to assisted dying bill

UK MPs give initial support to assisted dying bill

UK MPs give initial support to assisted dying bill

A bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has passed in parliament, setting up months of further debate on the issue.

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Landmark plan to address 'systemic, structural' racism

Australians are being challenged to confront systemic racism and the enduring impacts of colonisation in a landmark report from the Human Rights Commission.

Why your words and photos might already be training AI

Why your words and photos might already be training AI

Why your words and photos might already be training AI

Why your words and photos might already be training AI

More tech companies are introducing AI features to their services, and authors and experts warn it can be hard – if not impossible – to opt out.

Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B

Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B

Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B

Up-and-coming artists start careers with a plan B

The latest crop of fine art graduates from RMIT University has much to say. But in a cost-of-living crisis they don't expect to make a living from art.

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Get off the internet: more dates, chats to go offline

It is not just governments considering social media bans: a study shows more Australians plan to disconnect and spend less time online.

Workplaces aren't tracking scourge of sexual harassment

Almost all Australian workplaces have formal sexual harassment and discrimination policies, but more than one in four aren't monitoring incidents.

Baby Shark won't bite: YouTube entertainers issue plea

Prominent Australian children's entertainers are urging the federal government to pardon YouTube from its proposed social media ban to save an industry.

Online safety court battles with X cost Aussies $60,000

The eSafety Commission spent $60,000 battling Elon Musk's social network X over footage of a terrorist attack, a Senate committee has been told.

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Financial distress drives record crisis call numbers

Lifeline has received a record number of crisis support calls as the soaring cost of living takes a toll on people’s mental health.

Youth advocates poke holes in teen social media curbs

A lack of detail about proposed social media curbs is causing teens anxiety, young online safety and mental health representatives have told an inquiry.

Plea for action over death of six kids in protection

Six children connected to Victoria's child protection system have died in the last three months, sparking a plea for more action to protect vulnerable kids.

Women harnessing power of Indigenous matriarchy

A program re-engaging girls in school through storytelling and a 'Linkedin' for the Indigenous community have received boosts from a dedicated women's fund.

Warnings of deadly consequences over rural black spots

Rural residents have revealed difficulties in reaching triple-zero in moments of crisis, as the federal government reviews regional telecommunications.

Townhouse capital: millennials sold bold housing plan

Australia's worsening housing crisis has tied millennials' hands behind their back, with one state pitching townhouses as a solution to their problems.

'Exhausting': Workplaces failing women of colour

Progress to prevent discrimination against women of colour in workplaces is going backwards and employers have been urged to do more to protect workers.

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