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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos September 19, 2024: Social media apps on phone. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short

Social media ban to decide on age limit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signalled the next step in the government’s bid to introduce an age limit on social media use.

Reset Australia Policy Director Rys Farthing and Executive Director Alice Dawkins, investigate digital risks and online harms.MUST Credit Benjamin Horgan.

Aussies’ private information sold for profit

Australians’ private information is being shared hundreds of times a day with online advertisers who resell and distribute it to unknown parties, putting people at risk of targeted scams.

Harmful effects on a child's brain due to social media use

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Are you sabotaging your child’s future?

With so many students becoming more anxious, distracted and sleep-deprived, this neuroscience expert is proposing parents implement these measures now, before it is too late.

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Charley Breusch with mum Jane Rowan pictured at their home, Brisbane 29th April 2024. Charley has suffered from an eating disorder. (Image/Josh Woning)

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‘Liberate our kids’: Why Aussie mum wants social media age limit

An Aussie mum whose daughter suffered from an eating disorder is concerned the pressure young people feel to present a perfect image online is dragging them further into a deep pit of anxiety.

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The before and after of the kitchen. Picture: @kaihspeakup/TikTok

TikTok star’s shock kitchen act goes viral

An influencer has gone viral after he shared a clip of what he did to his parents’ kitchen — let’s just say it’s pretty wild.

The video, shared on the WA Police social media accounts, also links to the GoFundMe campaign raising money to bring Ella back to Australia. Picture: Twitter / WA Police

Touching act as Aussie cop injured in Croatia

A new video has shown images of WA cop Ella Cutler in a hospital bed in Croatia, where she is fighting for life after a horror fall on holiday.

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Influencer’s bizarre call on being sick

In an episode of her podcast that is no longer on her site, the influencer was caught expressing what many called “dangerous” views on health issues.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 09 2020: Australian Federal Police Assistant signage at the AFP Headquarters in Sydney Australia. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

AFP officer data leaked to dark web

AFP members’ information, such as officers’ identities and email addresses, have since been published on the dark web.

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Influencer’s tax bombshell enrages Aussies

An influencer’s video exposing how young workers pay significantly more tax than older wealthy Aussies has sparked furious debate online.

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A rental listing in Newtown, Sydney has attracted attention online for a peculiar detail in two photos.

‘Awkward’ detail in real estate photos

A rental listing in Sydney’s Newtown has attracted attention online for a peculiar detail in two photos.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos APRIL, 19, 2021: Australian Post box in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Dylan Coker

Major change for Australia Post deliveries

Confusion over poorly filled-out missed package slips will soon be a thing of the past after an AusPost Facebook update.

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People having sex on Seaford line. Picture Instagram 2.JPG

Couple’s brazen act on train

The couple appeared to think they were alone on the train carriage in the Australian city when they decided to partake in the intimate act.

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Big new ban in online gambling

A dramatic change in how punters can bet online is coming as research shows Australians lose about $25bn on legal forms of gambling each year.

The 15-year-old girl, who can't be named, can be seen in this CCTV image still holding the stolen iPhone. Picture: 7News

Teen Facebook Marketplace mugger sentenced

The teenager was one of two girls who were part of a scheme to lure a Facebook Marketplace seller to the suburbs and steal his phone.

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