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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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Unrecognizable woman's hands holding a mobile phone with a blank screen (copy space) while it is charging on a portable battery.Escape 30 March 2025Doc updatesPhoto - iStock

New power bank rules to change the way you fly

A major airline has joined the list of carriers putting strict new safety rules into effect, days after shocking video emerged of a flight filling with smoke.

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

Technology & Digital Safety

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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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 14, 2022: Generic images of JB Hi-Fi retail store on Chapel Street Prahran in inner Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

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Surprise reaction to JB Hi-Fi’s big profits

One of Australia’s biggest retailers has posted bigger profits and payouts for shareholders, but investors are doing one thing.

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iPhone retrieved off the Golden Gate Bridge

Anxiety-inducing footage from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge shows a bridge patrol officer used a grabbing tool to retrieve an iPhone someone…

Toddler hears for the first time

Toddler hears for the first time

A toddler with significant hearing loss was fitted with a hearing aid, and was able to hear many sounds for the first time, video filmed in Hershey,…

Dads clever iPhone childproof hack

Dads clever iPhone childproof hack

Dad shares a perfect iPhone hack that makes every parent’s phone childproof

Teens hitch an epic ride to their school dance

Teens hitch an epic ride to their school dance

A 16-year-old boy from Swindon, England, made quite the entrance at his school’s prom on July 7, after his mother surprised him by arranging…

Colourblind groom sees colour on his wedding day

Colourblind groom sees colour on his wedding day

This magical marriage moment as the bride surprises the colourblind groom with glasses to witness the wedding in full colour

Boy in wheelchair learns to do wheelies

Some videos on social media have the power to immediately light up our day. We do not always know how or why but they surely bring a smile to…

Meet Sam Appel, creator of Sydney’s The Skin Bar

Meet Sam Appel, creator of Sydney’s The Skin Bar

Samantha Appel has amassed a cult following with her signature treatment – and her “game changing” Sydney business is expanding.

Domino’s uses a Jetsuit for pizza delivery at music festival

Pizza giant Domino’s trialled their first-ever delivery by jetpack on Sunday to festival-goers on their way to the Glastonbury Festival in…

Passenger projects movie in cabin

flight passenger projects a movie onto the cabin’s overhead luggage compartment

The top 10 jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI

The rise of AI has spooked everybody from tech leaders to billionaires, but it appears to be here to stay – and it could soon be competing with…

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