Society

Social media platforms have been warned to prepare for Australia’s new ban on under-16s, with fines of up to $50 million for companies that fail to comply.

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the health sector with authorities warning patient safety is being put in danger as ransomware attacks involving stolen medical records double in the past year.

A Perth tech founder has reportedly left his own artificial intelligence company to join Mark Zuckerburg’s Meta. 

Humans are laden with conscious and unconscious biases. Could artificial intelligence deliver a fairer justice system?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The tech could represent the end of visual fact — the idea that video could serve as an objective record of reality.

Several State leaders have publicly claimed they were blindsided when Health Minister Mark Butler announced a new ‘Thriving Kids’ program in a National Press Club address on August 20. 

A clearly emotional Prince of Wales has discussed the devastating impact of suicide and the need for better support for those at risk.

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever Tylenol and autism and introduced a shocking new claim about its association with circumcision.

Confronting footage has captured a lecturer launching into an explosive tirade against students at a prestigious Sydney university.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As users progress through ‘levels’ of conversation, they unlock more raunchy content, like the ability to strip the chatbot down to lacy lingerie.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘I think this is a landmark development. They put a pig’s liver in a human for a month, and the human did fine.’

Shadow health minister Anne Ruston has accused the Health Department of being influenced by Labor in caretaker mode for the 2025 Federal Election.

A senior Treasury official has revealed her department had discussed Labor’s controversial super tax plan with Anthony Albanese’s personal staff in a sign of changes being mooted.

The University of Melbourne's Richard Robson is one of three winners for a discovery likened to a Harry Potter enchanted handbag.

The Communications Department says it was not made aware of last month’s deadly Triple-0 outage for more than a day because Optus sent a crucial email to the wrong address.