Telstra has been forced to cut its coverage map by an area greater than the size of NSW, under strict new rules from the regulator.
Emma Kirk
Social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok face millions in fines over revelations they are using “big tech playbook” tactics to undermine Australia’s under-16 social media ban.
Angie Raphael
Losses on gambling and sports scams have tripled as Aussies lost a staggering amount of money to scammers in 2025.
Blair Jackson
A minister has dismissed criticisms the social media ban is “not working”, insisting platforms are to blame for underage users getting through.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
An inquiry into the Optus outage has revealed millions of triple-0 calls failed to reach emergency services, with officials unable to explain just how many calls did not patch through.
Nathan Schmidt
The Albanese government has quietly rushed through changes to its world-first social media ban as the first major legal test looms.
Optus has suffered yet another nationwide outage which resulted in a handful of triple-0 calls not connecting.
Aussies in one state aged between 16 and 21 years can now apply for digital birth certificates.
Police have made a plea to the public after fake images purporting to show armed police responding to an alleged incident were shared across social media.
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Australians are using a simple technological loophole to get around a sweeping block put in place by the owners of one of the world’s biggest adult websites.
Abisha Sapkota
Australia’s internet watchdog is standing firm after a major online rule change came into force for porn websites on Monday.
Caitlyn Rintoul
Pornhub’s parent company has started blocking Australian users from its websites after a major digital change was brought in by parliament.
Google Maps will soon work properly in South Korea after its security-conscious government finally approved the export of map data to overseas servers.
Kim Tong-hyung
The parent company of Facebook and Instagram has announced an “aggressive” legal campaign as part of their crackdown on scam advertisers across the world.
Georgia Palgan
The Albanese government is making major changes to the national warning system amid heightened threats.
One of Australia’s big four banks has slashed 300 jobs as it introduced a $90m program to adapt AI into its workforce.
A member of Donald Trump’s family has revealed the US President could follow Australia’s lead on a world-first initiative.
Telecommunications giant Telstra has tightened its full-year earnings guidance and will return more money to shareholders after releasing its interim results.
Kaaren Morrissey
Mark Zuckerberg has sparred with lawyers in a Los Angeles courtroom as he defended Meta's practices in an unprecedented trial over youth social media addiction.
Jody Godoy
Complaints about telecommunications services are rising in Australia and faulty and disconnected mobile phone connections are making the biggest impact.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Russia is blocking WhatsApp in the country and urging people to use a state-backed alternative, as Moscow continues to tighten control over the internet.
Andrew Osborn and Mrinmay Dey
More Australians are upgrading their broadband connections, choosing faster plans and setting download records, NBN Co has revealed.
Australia’s online watchdog has remained tight-lipped on a key success of the social media ban, citing possible immunity.
The effects of an Optus software outage on Monday have lingered well into Tuesday for some 35,000 customers, the telco says.
