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Great training robbery: Dodgy ‘degrees’ not worth paper they’re printed on

Shonks and scammers are taking over the training industry, offering worthless ‘qualification certificates’ for cash – see the full list of banned providers.

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This photo taken on October 24, 2025 shows a 14-year-old boy posing at his home near Gosford as he looks at social media on his mobile phone. Tech giants Meta and TikTok said on October 28 they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce. Australia will from December 10 force social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok to remove users under the age of 16. (Photo by David GRAY / AFP)

Teachers clocking up overtime tackling online student drama

Parents are being urged to manage their kids’ social media conflicts that occur outside school as teachers spend hours of their personal time dealing with the “wash-up”.

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Australian families are being hit with hundreds – sometimes thousands – of dollars in losses as online scammers prey on children through Roblox, luring them with fake offers of free in-game currency.

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Aussie families lose thousands as ‘Free Robux’ scams target kids

Kids are being duped into giving away passwords and making expensive mistakes on Roblox — and parents are paying the price. Here’s how to spot the scam.

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Joanna Samargis and her daughter Sophia (14). Jo supports raising the age for social media verification at 16 yo. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

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Social media ban’s biggest question: How will age verification work?

Age verification is the key to shutting the door on under-16s using social media. So how will it work and what happens to the data?

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Emily Harrison with her children Archie 8yrs (Shorts) and Olive Harrison 3.5yrs (Denim Jeans) and mates, Siblings Isabella Carbone 11yrs (Jumpsuit) and 10 year old twins James Carbone (Glasses) and Stella Carbone (Black Jeans) and Ava Sckrabei 6yrs (Green Shorts) playing in their Unley backyard. Emily is the SA lead in Wait MateÃ a not for profit organisation encouraging schools and parents to work together in reducing child mobile phone use Picture: Emma Brasier

Parents’ phone-free kids pact sweeps across Australia

Parents desperate to protect their kids from tech addiction have found strength in numbers, with a revolutionary no-phones movement spreading across Australian schools.

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Photo: Ava Turnbull (18), Angela Chen (18) and Linh Nugyen (19) in Rundle Mall. Censoring the word Ã¢â¬ÅjobÃ¢â¬Â on Tik Tok. Picture: Tim Joy. 25th September 2025

J**: New ‘slur’ word Gen Z is refusing to say – and why

It’s the three-letter word triggering Gen Z online. But the latest trend to censor certain terms might be masking real life anxiety for young people.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2025: Australian Science and Maths School students L to R Caden Breach 15yo from Adelaide and Isabella Atkinson 15yo from Yorke Peninsula at the Flinders University campus. Picture: Emma Brasier

Scientists to track teen freakouts when social media ban hits

Researchers will run an unprecedented experiment to track what happens when Aussie teens are forced off social media – as new data shows how many still use their phones at school.

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‘Beginning of the fight’: Grieving mum taking Aussie social media laws to UN

The mother of Aussie teen Tilly, who took her own life after social media bullying, joins PM Anthony Albanese at the UN to spruik Australia’s new social media laws.

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Aussie kids losing tech race as Chinese schools go all-in on AI

As millions of Chinese primary-schoolers learn to use AI in the classroom, a tech expert warns Australian students are losing the race to master the game-changing technology.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 10 , 2024: Dany Elachi from the Heads Up Alliance addresses the Social Media Summit at ICC Darling Harbour Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

‘No-brainer’: Parents call for universal phone bans as private schools resist

Studies continue to prove the benefits of phone bans in schools, but pockets of the private sector are still slow to act, with some warning it may be costing them enrolments.

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PM’s social media ‘fight’ goes global with Aussie mum

Anthony Albanese will sell our groundbreaking social media age ban to the world alongside Australian mum Emma Mason who lost her teen daughter to suicide.

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Australians overwhelming believe spelling is important but they fear standards are slipping because of social media and text messaging. iStock image. For Kids News

Parenting bible reveals how to deal with digital obsessed kids

It’s the bane of modern parenting. But now, education expert Dr Jo Orlando has written an “instruction manual” for dealing with your child’s online obsession.

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NEWS ADV School kid chatbots Thebarton Senior College students Savha 16 Yr 11( white T-shirt), Marzila 24yr Yr11 with Alexis Wagner Library Manager using the education department-approved EdChat chat bot. Image/Russell Millard Photography

SA schools roll out in-class bots to reduce teacher workload

Teens have sent nearly half a million questions to an AI classroom companion that’s officially approved for SA schools – find out how students and teachers are using it.

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Claire Spinkston and her son Hugh, 14mths with Aleksandra Golat and her son Noah, 2 at Dave's Angels Playgroup in Burnside SA. Pictured on 17th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Sleep, activity, screens – what parents of toddlers are doing wrong

Half of all Australian kids are developmentally delayed when they start school, but university researchers have identified one key factor that makes a huge difference.

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