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Why your deleted online posts can still haunt you

Experts warn AI tools are increasingly scraping data, making it easier than ever for your digital past to haunt you. But there are ways you can protect yourself. SEE THE VIDEO

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AI learning story - Melbourne dad Paul Richards with son Mason, who loves using the TeachingBlox program. Photo by Luis Enrique Ascui

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‘Life-changing’ tool using sport to help Aussie kids learn maths

When Paul Richards’ sporty son Mason began falling behind in maths, a new tool changed everything — using footy and cricket to make studying finally click.

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Australian Catholic University has admitted its AI detection tool wrongly accused some students of cheating.

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‘Robo-cheating’ fiasco hits major uni as AI-detection tool withdrawn

An Australian university used AI to accuse students of using AI to cheat in assignments, but now admits its detection tool was critically flawed. Not good enough, say victims.

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Avoid the app trap: Experts share tips for newborn parenting success

Apps are not the answer to the nightmare newborn phase, a new study has found, as experts share their advice for navigating the highs and lows of becoming a new parent.

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‘Theft of Aussie culture’: Artists’ warning amid AI fight

Prominent Aussie musicians Holly Rankin, Dan McNamee and Yorta Yorta rapper Adam Briggs have warned against allowing AI to effectively steal the nation’s art.

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Should parents watch horrifying Netflix viral hit with their teens?

A new Netflix show about a high school couple tormented by an anonymous bully has become an international sensation. But do experts think it’s too disturbing for kids?

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Digital downside: Proof that kids learn better from books than screens

Experts are urging schools not to ditch paper, pens and textbooks in the frantic rush towards digital learning – and new research shows exactly why it would be a huge mistake.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 25, 2025: Emily Harrison with her children Archie 8yrs (Shorts) and Olive Harrison 3.5yrs (Denim Jeans) and mates, Siblings Isabella Carbone 11yrs (Jumpsuit) and 10 year old twins James Carbone (Glasses) and Stella Carbone (Black Jeans) and Ava Sckrabei 6yrs (Green Shorts) playing in their Unley backyard. Emily is the SA lead in Wait MateÃ a not for profit organisation encouraging schools and parents to work together in reducing child mobile phone use Picture: Emma Brasier

Parents’ phone-free kids pact sweeps across Australia

Parents desperate to protect their kids from tech addiction have found strength in numbers, with a revolutionary no-phones movement spreading across Australian schools.

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Authorities are shutting down shonky training operators offering worthless 'qualifications' in a range of trades of careers to anyone who stumps up the cash.

Full list: Shonky ‘qualifications’ bought from fake training companies

Dodgy brothers operators are taking over the training industry, offering worthless ‘qualifications’ for cash amid calls for tougher action. See the full list of banned providers.

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Photo: Ava Turnbull (18), Angela Chen (18) and Linh Nugyen (19) in Rundle Mall. Censoring the word Ã¢â¬ÅjobÃ¢â¬Â on Tik Tok. Picture: Tim Joy. 25th September 2025

J**: New ‘slur’ word Gen Z is refusing to say – and why

It’s the three-letter word triggering Gen Z online. But the latest trend to censor certain terms might be masking real life anxiety for young people.

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Renowned child safety advocate Jonathan Haidt believes Australia’s world-leading social media age laws are the biggest step ever taken to protect children and will set the world on course to win the fight against tech giants causing harm to kids.

‘Biggest step ever’: How Aussie laws could protect kids everywhere

Australia’s new social media laws are being hailed globally at the UN with experts predicting a world-changing impact for children across the globe.

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Kids will get around ban? Well, duh. Here’s why it still matters

Would the same nay-sayers scoffing at our social media age limit think there is no need to have an age limit for consuming alcohol, asks the editor.

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** FEES APPLY ** Parent advocate Emma Mason addresses the Protecting Children in the Digital Age event at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States, Wednesday, September 24, 2025. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘It will save lives’: Aussie mum stuns with plea to world leaders

Aussie mum Emma Mason has brought world leaders to their feet at the UN as she implored other countries to follow Australia’s lead to protect kids from social media. SEE THE VIDEO

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - ADVERTISER Photos SEPTEMBER 18, 2025: Australian Science and Maths School students L to R Caden Breach 15yo from Adelaide and Isabella Atkinson 15yo from Yorke Peninsula at the Flinders University campus. Picture: Emma Brasier

Scientists to track teen freakouts when social media ban hits

Researchers will run an unprecedented experiment to track what happens when Aussie teens are forced off social media – as new data shows how many still use their phones at school.

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