An expert has outlined why Aussie teens are at risk of being snared by extremist or terror groups and how authorities can help stop that.
Blake Antrobus
The government has convened peak intelligence and security officers to act after of a large-scale data breach on a health provider.
Eleanor Campbell
Police are warning Australians not to click on any links sent in unsolicited text messages about a Coles Rewards program.
Madeleine Achenza
The date has been set for a showdown between Elon Musk’s X and the online regulator over attempts to block footage of a church stabbing.
Nathan Schmidt
Elon Musk has replied to the Federal Court decision not to extend a temporary order for social media company X to hide videos of a terrorist stabbing globally.
Ellen Ransley
International crime agencies are warning of a global spike in sextortion scams, with a WA online safety expert reporting the problem is hitting close to home.
Belle Taylor
A Senator whose child battled meth addiction says social media use is just as damaging as the drug, as one state considers kicking under-14s off social media.
Blair Jackson
As parents grow more worried about the pernicious effects of social media on youngsters, one state is moving to ban it all for kids under the age of 14.
Duncan Evans
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner and lawyers for X have faced off in the Federal Court over videos of a Sydney bishop being stabbed being posted.
Social media giants will be scrutinised in a wide-ranging and large-scale probe, with politicians calling for more accountability and transparency.
Jessica Wang
Police in one state have issued a major warning amid an emerging trend of disturbing scams.
As mobile phones emerge as both threats and boons to women's safety, telcos are implementing plans to help customers escaping family or domestic violence.
Kat Wong
Social media giants have been put on notice by Anthony Albanese, who claims algorithms are pushing young people towards “more extreme positions”.
Lauren Ferri and Jessica Wang
After two major public relations disasters, Optus has appointed a new chief executive following the departure of Kelly Bayer Rosmarin.
Upstart airliner Bonza launched in Australia with budgie-smugglers and purple cocktails, but 18 months later the low-cost carrier collapsed. Here’s why.
A frightening new report has led to authorities renewing warnings to parents about posting photos of their children online.
The drivers licenses of more than a million Aussies who attended RSLs and pubs may have been exposed in a shocking data breach, with a 46-year-old man now in custody.
Madeleine Achenza and Emma Kirk
Peter Dutton has appeared to back Elon Musk’s X in the bitter fight to stop the platform from showing violent footage of a church stabbing.
Courtney Gould
Tech giant Google reported $2 billion Australian revenue in the year to December but the company’s advertising business went backwards in a subdued market.
Matt Mckenzie
Politicians, police and national security figures have all backed tougher age limits on social media, but researchers say otherwise.
Lawyers for Elon Musk’s X say the bishop who was allegedly stabbed in a Sydney church “strongly” opposes the video being removed from online, a court has heard.
Steve Zemek
Extremists, scammers and child abusers alike are exploiting artificial intelligence for harm, making ‘diabolic’ imaginary scenarios a reality.
As social media giants come under the microscope, Australia is actively considering one thing to protect kids online.
Social media giants are being put under the microscope amid growing calls for them to co-operate with Australia’s intelligence and law-enforcement agencies.
Courtney Gould and Ellen Ransley