‘Happened before’: Parents speak out as Ella’s mum breaks silence
Shattered parents at an elite Brisbane girls’ school have said Ella’s tragic bullying saga is not a one off as her mum has spoken out for the first time.
Let Them Be Kids
Let Them Be Kids is a News Corp Australia campaign calling for children under 16 to be restricted from having social media accounts.
Kids at risk: Warning signs every parent needs to look out for
Aussie children are facing a crisis like no other generation, but there are ways parents can help them. It can start by answering these questions.
Parents keep having to bury their children – enough is enough
The greed that fuels social media behemoths stands in our way of change – but how many more parents have to bury their children?
100,000 Aussies boycott social media
Thousands, including singer Jessica Mauboy and Olympian Lani Pallister, have logged off in memory of an Aussie who took his own life after he was sextorted online.
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Ahead of the curve: The parents who banned their kids from social media
A couple who have refused to allow their children access to mobile phones and social media for a decade have likened their dangers and risk of addiction to smoking.
Barefoot Investor: ‘This is the hardest thing I’ve ever written’
Scott Pape admits this is the hardest subject he has come across as he urges change across Australia.
Bullies who killed Jess were never punished
Jess Tolhurst could not avoid her tormentors, but because their evil didn’t break social media ‘community standards’, they were never punished over her death.
‘Traumatised, violated’: Overseas sextortion rackets targeting vulnerable kids
Schools are taking out special cyber-bullying insurance, amid alarming revelations that overseas criminals posing as students are targeting Queensland kids for sextortion.
Body of evidence: Social media poisoning teenagers’ self-image
Nearly half of Australian high school children have skipped school due to poor body image and the majority of them report that social media fuelled their insecurity.
US top doc all aboard on Mali’s social media ban bid
SA’s push to ban children aged under 14 from social media has been bolstered by the United States’ top doctor in a meeting with Premier Peter Malinauskas.
Ban all social media for kids, US lawmakers urge Australia
Key figures behind new social media bans in the US have urged the Australian government to go even further than America has to protect children.
‘Cesspit’: Vile acts our kids are committing alone in their bedrooms
High school students are being raped, choked during sex and blackmailed by classmates for nudes, prompting calls for children to be banned from the “cesspit” of social media until they turn 16.
‘His TikToks showed him how to end his life’
The heartbroken parents of Dexton Obray have revealed how social media was serving self-harm content to their son, and why they are fighting for stronger laws to protect children.
Premier pushes for social media ban as CHO warns of ‘epidemic’ killing our kids
Premier Steven Miles will push to ban children under 14 from having social media accounts after a warning from chief health officer Dr John Gerrard.
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