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NOVEMBER 8, 2025 - Jacqie Jones with her children Jackson, Tae, Ace, Isaiah and Steve, who are preparing for the social media ban. Picture: Brenton Edwards

Technology & Digital Safety

Mum of six cracks down on phone use after scary realisation

Jacqie Jones tells why she’s completely changed her approach to digital parenting for her six kids – after seeing what unrestricted phone use did to her older children.

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Year 9 students from Wilderness School spent three weeks phone-free during a recent school camp and reported feeling Ã¢â¬Åmore present and connectedÃ¢â¬Â. Year 9 students Sophia Holmes 14 and Jemma Waudby, 14. Picture: Brett Hartwig 17th November 2025

‘We gave up our phones for three weeks – and loved it’

Adelaide schoolgirls who survived three weeks without phones say the digital detox left them feeling more connected and ready for next month’s social media ban.

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MELBOURNE, NOVEMBER 12, 2025: Georgia (red hair), 17, and her sister Taylor (blonde hair), 20, have been without social media for two weeks in preparation for the upcoming social media ban. The experience was overall great and had positive impacts on their emotional and physical states. Picture: Mark Stewart

I was shocked by this when I quit social media for 14 days

Taylor Penny and her teenage sister Georgia grew up with social media and couldn’t imagine life without it. This is what happened when they gave it up for two weeks. SEE THEIR DAY-TO-DAY DIARY

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Why your deleted online posts can still haunt you

Technology & Digital Safety

Why your deleted online posts can still haunt you

Experts warn AI tools are increasingly scraping data, making it easier than ever for your digital past to haunt you. But there are ways you can protect yourself. SEE THE VIDEO

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‘Joyless’: The scariest thing about a green Halloween are the eco worriers

Some have declared war on traditional Halloween activities, and there are risks lurking in every pumpkin, fake cobwebs and single-use plastic corpse, Susie O’Brien writes.

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Sick tricks revealed: Sneaky new way anti-vax parents risk your kids

Facebook is teaching parents how to dodge vaccination laws and treat serious illnesses with honey and onions – see how much childhood immunisation rates have fallen.

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‘Phoenixing’: Fake accounts bombard kids in scary new trend

A ‘frightening’ new cyber-bullying trend has emerged, and young bullies are using it to relentlessly harass their victims.

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Screen saver: Old school learning returns with 90-minute device limit, no more laptop fees

A major Victorian education reform aims to take primary school students back to traditional learning, imposing a 90-minute cap on screen time in the classroom and requiring schools to provide laptops.

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Your exam secret weapon: Words of wisdom from TikTok tutors

From classroom teachers to uni students, a new breed of tech-savvy educators are giving year 12s an exam edge – on a platform best known for memes and dance videos.

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Susie O’Brien: Watch out for this item on school camp lists

My son’s camp list contained an item that made me nostalgic for the era of dictionaries, street directories and cameras with film. How do we explain these items to our offspring?

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Let them be kids: Nick Leech, 15, Is taking part in a world first study tracking the impact the social media ban will have on teens’ mental health and daily lives. Supplied,

I’m 15 — this is how I think life will change after the social media ban

Teenagers are being offered cash to do this in the weeks before and after Australia enforces the world’s first under-16 platform ban in less than two months. SEE THE DETAILS

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Gen ZÃers Sophie Bator, 11, Sadie Mataira, Jacob Brennan, Charlie Brennan, 8 in Rundle Mall. Pictured on 8th October 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

‘Sigma, skibidi, delulu’: Decoding Gen Alpha’s baffling new language

Have you heard your kids shouting “6-7” and had no idea what they’re talking about? You’re not the only one.

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‘No excuse’: Minister meets with tech giants in countdown to ban

Australia’s unprecedented social media crackdown has tech giants scrambling to ban under-16s before the December deadline.

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AI learning story - Melbourne dad Paul Richards with son Mason, who loves using the TeachingBlox program. Photo by Luis Enrique Ascui

‘Life-changing’ tool using sport to help Aussie kids learn maths

When Paul Richards’ sporty son Mason began falling behind in maths, a new tool changed everything — using footy and cricket to make studying finally click.

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