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Publishers prepare to take on TikTok over news

News publishers have successfully campaigned to have TikTok-owner ByteDance included in the government’s revised media bargaining rules. 

  • Tess Bennett
Arraignment photo of Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Manhunt for US executive’s killer becomes a search for motive

Luigi Mangione, charged with last week’s gruesome New York murder, has drawn a wave of morbid admiration.

  • Oliver Barnes, Zehra Munir and Aiden Reiter
Bashar and Asma talk with artists in 2018 in one of the tunnels that were dug by rebels near Damascus. The image was released on the official Facebook page of the Syrian presidency.

Stubborn Assad’s fall was unexpected. But the signs were always there

Bashar al-Assad missed numerous opportunities to recast himself both at home and abroad.

  • Liz Sly
Hilary Swank wears a Miu Miu outfit at the Paris fashion show in October.

The female luxury designer defying fashion’s downturn

Miuccia Prada’s Miu Miu brand is enjoying a boom, even in China, as rivals suffer from a broad pullback in spending.

  • Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli

Is this the year of the sober office Christmas party?

Employers are ditching traditional drinks for team building events such as crafts and sports.

  • Emma Jacobs and Eri Sugiura
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November

The world-first law attracted international headlines.

‘Black Friday sale on VPNs’: Social media ban faces early obstacles

Big tech has 12 months to comply with new laws that block children under 16 from accessing platforms, setting up Australia as a high-profile test case for the globe.

  • Tess Bennett
Several countries have been trying to regulate children’s access to social media in some way, not always successfully.

Australia bans social media for under 16s. What do other countries do?

Australia has approved a social media ban for children aged under 16, one of the world’s toughest regulations targeting Big Tech.

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Donald Trump has suggested jailing Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg, Trump hold tense meeting to repair ties

The president-elect once called for the Facebook founder to be jailed for “plotting against” him over the 2020 election. Mark Zuckerberg is trying to make amends.

  • Mike Isaac, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Theodore Schleifer
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wants to make social media safer for children.

Worried about the social media ban for kids? Read this

The pioneering age-limit laws are set to be approved by the Senate on Thursday. Here’s what we know (and just as importantly what we don’t know) about how they will work.

  • Paul Smith
Laura and David Oosterloo are the founders of Bali Body. They are seeking to raise outside capital for the first time for their self tanner brand.

Bronzed Bali Body seeks capital injection to fund growth spurt

The founders of the self tanner and skincare company are hoping to catch a wave of offshore interest from international buyers.

  • Carrie LaFrenz
Paul Stovell says social media is bad for children, but that government’s laws are creating a nanny state.

‘Nanny state’: Top techies slate rushed social media laws

Australia’s tech sector was stunned at being given only 24 hours to respond to new social media laws, and warns they are ill-defined and risk unintended consequences.

  • Paul Smith
Meta says users’ ages should be verified when they download the apps.

Meta gains steam to push age verification upon app store giants

As Australia investigates age verification methods, the social media company wants the responsibility to fall upon the likes of Apple and Google rather than individual providers.

  • Cristiano Lima-Strong, Cat Zakrzewski and Andrea Jiménez
Tia and Chris Ellison at an LA Dodgers game in October.

Chris Ellison’s wife is inside out at MinRes

Tia Ellison appeared in a mystery Perth property deal, which saw MinRes take a $45 million stake.

  • Mark Di Stefano
Erica Thomas, principal of Kincoppal-Rose Bay School.

Principals back social media ban but won’t give up YouTube

Two veteran educators say YouTube will likely still be used by teachers in the classroom, even if students are banned from using it.

  • Sam Buckingham-Jones
Pixie Curtis and her mum Roxy Jacenko.

$85k a year wasn’t worth this influencer’s childhood

PR maven Roxy Jacenko says she regrets letting her daughter Pixie Curtis have a public social media account, despite the income it generated.

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  • Amelia McGuire
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Feeling lonely? You’re probably making 3 mistakes

Technology and loneliness are interlinked, stoked by the ways we interact with social media, text messaging and binge-watching. Here are some solutions

  • Brian X. Chen
Prime minister Anthony Albanese has seized upon a barbecue stopper issue.

Social media age ban is good for kids and parents

Labor’s move to now run hard on the issue of young peoples’ safety online will resonate with millions of average mums and dads.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is adamant that social media will be treated like selling alcohol, and banned for kids.

Big tech should stay in the sin bin until children are safe online

New laws could be less about booting kids off platforms and more about denying companies the ability to host young users unless they prove their products are safe.

  • Rys Farthing
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is adamant that social media will be treated like selling alcohol, and banned for kids.

Canberra takes on big tech – and Gen Alpha – with social media bans

All Australians could be forced to register official identity documents with social media giants to prove they are over the age of 16.

  • Paul Smith

How a ‘family smartphone’ can help keep kids off social media

No one has a landline any more, but one Brisbane family has found benefits in sharing a spare smartphone.

  • Tess Bennett

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