From legal challenges to lesser-known apps, the teenagers of Australia are already preparing to push back against a law that ...

Bluesky is one of several social networks offering an alternative to the platform formerly known as Twitter. Here's how to join and use it.

In the next two weeks, social media platforms will start deactivating accounts for children under 16 in Australia under new laws designed to reduce harm online. Other countries are watching, but some ...

Victoria will be Australia’s “data centre centre”, Premier Jacinta Allen has declared while committing more than $5 million ...

Screen and digital games production in NSW will benefit from a legislative overhaul and a new advisory committee to ensure our businesses are globally recognised, connected and competitive. The new ...

Apple announced its new Digital ID initiative back at WWDC in June, but the capability didn’t ship as part of iOS 26—it was one of the very few announcements that took a little longer to reach our ...

Keir Starmer’s announcement that the UK will introduce mandatory digital ID for all citizens has sparked furious debate about their use, effectiveness and threat to privacy. In making its case, the ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cell phones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

New Zealand continues to digitize its government, with a reshuffling of how the public sector undertakes digital investment and procurement, and a promise to have mobile drivers licenses (mDL) ...

Digital technology, including social media and generative artificial intelligence (AI), is here to stay. But research and public opinion are divided on the benefits versus harms, especially for youth.

There has long been an urban–rural digital divide, and the COVID-19 pandemic shined a spotlight on this divide as internet access became crucial. Schools shifted instruction online; workers were asked ...

Doctors are accusing the New South Wales health authority of using policies to gag them and discouraging them from talking to the media. Top cop loses it over violent protests How Gavin Newsom got ...