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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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Australia’s social media age ban: How it will work

From December 10, Australia will enforce one of the world’s toughest social media bans for teens under 16. Here’s everything you need to know and how they’ll be enforced.

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(FILES) In this photo illustration, the TikTok app is seen on a phone on March 13, 2024 in New York City. TikTok sharply denounced the passage on April 20, 2024, by the US House of Representatives of a bill that threatens to ban the popular social-media platform unless it severs its ties to Beijing. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)

‘Not clear’: Coalition slams social ban

In exactly a month, Australia’s world-first social media ban will take effect, but the opposition claims the government is “still scrambling” to finalise the details.

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‘Criminal case’: Man rushes ChatGPT boss

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s public event in San Francisco took a bizarre turn when a man rushed the stage waving a document.

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TOPSHOT - Elon Musk looks on during a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Musk declares war on beloved website

Elon Musk has officially launched a competitor to one of the most-used websites in the history of the internet.

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FriendlyJordies on ‘hiatus’ after alleged texts

The YouTuber has made explosive claims in a video after alleged texts purported an ABC journo said he wanted to “kill him”.

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‘Bullying behemoth’: Disturbing TikTok claim

TikTok has been accused of intimidating a senator’s office while he was asking questions during a hearing on the social media ban.

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Chat app banned over child safety concerns

In a bid to protect Aussie children online, OmeTV has been removed from major app stores by the eSafety Commission.

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Aussies can claim $50m Facebook payout

More than 300,000 Aussies could be in line for bits of a $50m payout from US tech giant Meta in the aftermath of a privacy scandal. Here’s how to claim.

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Disturbing details of fake Netflix event

A fake Netflix producer who put on a “very convincing” American accent lured hundreds of young club-goers to hand over their names and phone numbers.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Newswire Photos : OCTOBER 24 2023: A general view of the Microsoft Store in the CBD in Sydney as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces a $5 billion investment from Microsoft to bolster Australian cybersecurity, cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities. Photo by: NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Microsoft accused of misleading 2 million Aussies

Microsoft has allegedly misled millions of Australians over subscription prices, sparking a lawsuit from the competition watchdog.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - October 6, 2025: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape hold a press conference after signing the Pukpuk Treaty at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albanese’s big blow to tech titans

Labor is turning the heat up on the Silicon Valley tech titans behind data-ravenous artificial intelligence models.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - October 6, 2025: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua New Guinea counterpart James Marape hold a press conference after signing the Pukpuk Treaty at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albanese’s big blow to tech titans

Labor is turning the heat up on the Silicon Valley tech titans behind data-ravenous artificial intelligence models.

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FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

Trump set to sign TikTok deal with China

After months of wrangling – and in the face of a growing trade war – Donald Trump is preparing to sign of on a deal to wrest control of TikTok US from China.

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