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Major symptom of Aussie social media ban parents must know

Parents have been warned to expect a “grieving process” as 2.5 million Aussie teens face life without social media. See expert tips to get ready for the ban.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - June 24, 2025: Julie Inman Grant, Australia's eSafety Commissioner addresses the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra on

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$825k-a-day fine threat as chatbots expose kids to sex, suicide, terrorism

Four AI companion apps face potential $825,000 daily fines after being caught allowing sexually explicit conversations with minors and promoting self-harm.

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Ahmed Khanji is the CEO of Gridware, a leading cybersecurity consultancy based in Sydney, Australia.

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‘Incorrect representation’: Cyber CEO forced to stop using uni title

A cybersecurity expert and CEO has been forced to stop using the term Adjunct Professor by a major Australian university. See how he explains his actions.

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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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Adelaide teacher Luke Springer, better known on TikTok as I Am Mr Luke.

TikTok teachers turning classroom content into clicks and cash

TikTok teachers are inspiring, educating and entertaining millions of students. Check out some of the brilliant videos created by turning classroom chaos into clickable content.

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MELBOURNE, JULY 30, 2025: Education Pillar - story about warning university students on the dangers of assignment help scams. Pictured is university student Hemant Dhital. Picture: Mark Stewart

Black market grades: Students in $40-per-hour secret cheat scandal

$200 for a 5000-word assignment. $80 for a presentation. Aussie university students are being lured by organised black market cheating services. But is the risk worth the reward?

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Jealousy, stalking: Why teens struggle to spot dating red flags

Teenagers are mistaking digital stalking for romance – but only one in five feel confident enough to speak up when they’re trapped in a toxic relationship.

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Mia Tindall's mother Zara Phillips has taked of tracking her via airtags.

Will you be racing to put AirTags in your child’s sneakers?

Using tracking devices on your kids – good parenting or just another way to tell them the world is scary and we don’t trust you? Education commentator Angela Mollard weighs in.

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Students at St Mary Mackillop College are learning using AI

Meet the AI study buddy having a surprising impact on grades

Thousands of students use AI at school, and guess what it’s doing to their grades? We take a look at one school with an AI “study buddy”.

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St Ignatius' College students younger than year 3 won't have access to digital devices and their peers up to year 9 will be limited to at most 50 per cent of their learning with technology. Reception students, Mila and Charlie, are the faces of a new approach to learning. 12 August 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

Top 100 private school introduces nation-leading tech ban for kids

A leading private school is banning technology for junior students and heavily restricting it up to year 9 as its principal questions the dominance of screens in classrooms.

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Apple Pay for St.George, BankSA and Bank of Melbourne customers has been rolled out on December 19, 2019.Picture: Supplied

Will cash be dead by 2030? This tech could be the nail in its coffin

The wallet is set to go the way of the dinosaur in a matter of years, with new tech meaning Aussies won’t need to carry cards or cash.

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Australia’s biggest phone addicts revealed – and it’s not who you think

We worry about screen-addicted kids and laugh at Insta-obsessed mums but a new Aussie study has exposed a surprising group as the biggest phone junkies of all.

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Marty McFly uses a landline phone in Back to the Future.

Back to the future: Can 1980s tech save kids from social media?

Landline phones are making a comeback as families embrace old technology to help their screen-addicted teens. Now we just need to teach them how that rotating dial works …

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Sewell Seltzer took his own life at the urging of an AI chatbot, an American lawsuit alleges.

‘Come home to me’: Teen tragedy triggered by seductive AI chatbot

This teenage boy developed a close bond with his sexy and sympathetic AI chatbot “friend”. And then one day, the chatbot encouraged him to take his own life.

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