Tough new code to stop online scammers
The Albanese government will force social media companies, banks and telcos to comply with new codes aimed at fighting scammers online.
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Major summit postponed over staff revolt
The big-ticket event featuring senior politicians has been postponed due to threats striking journalists from Nine Newspapers would rally and protest over a pay dispute.
‘Shocked’: Aussie radio legend dies
Tributes are pouring in for a widely-respected media titan following his sudden death.
Massive threat issued to tech giants
The eSafety Commissioner has officially put the tech giants on notice: Do more to protect Aussie kids or cop massive fines.
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Murdoch meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine
News Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch travelled to the Ukraine capital where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the war could escalate to a wider conflict.
Optus parent breaks silence on outage
The parent company behind Optus has denied responsibility for the crippling outage, one day before CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin fronts a Senate hearing into the failure.
Gen Z streaming slump hits Australia
There’s a troubling new trend facing streaming behemoths like Netflix and Disney+, with more young Australians choosing to opt out of on demand entertainment.
‘Up to their eyeballs’: Hutchy’s interest rate time bomb
Craig Hutchison’s struggling radio stations will need to find $3m a year as its business loan interest rates skyrocket.
LADbible restructures Australian business
UK-based youth publisher LADbible is restructuring its Aussie business at the end of the year, with 52 employees at risk of redundancy.
Optus grovelling text to customers
The major telecommunications company is now offering customers an apology along with a special offer.
Right-wing think tank claims Voice bias
A conservative think tank says fact checking agencies were overwhelmingly biased against the Voice to Parliament’s No campaign.
Detail in photo sparks disturbing claim
“Serious questions” are being raised about the horrific October 7 attacks on Israel, with details in these photos leading to a disturbing claim.
Legal fight looms over Optus outage
Furious Optus customers are already demanding compensation after an outage cut off millions of Australians from phone services.
Premier threatens to walk away from Optus
One state’s premier has put the embattled telecommunications provider on notice its multimillion-dollar contracts with his government are at risk after Wednesday’s blackout.
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