Society

THE NEW YORK TIMES: An energetic mayor was sick of being surrounded by children addicted to their screens. He pushed for the government to step in.

JENI O’DOWD: Millennials introduced gentle parenting, where discipline is a distant dream, while others hand over iPads so they can watch Netflix in peace. You are to blame for a classroom crisis.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Our aim was to depict a spectrum. You don’t have to end up being rail thin to qualify as having an eating disorder.’

The federal government has been urged to deploy independent experts to embattled telco Optus after a further emergency call outage on its network.

NICK BRUINING: Most don’t properly understand the risks and tricks used by some in the industry to effectively fool people into thinking an investment is completely safe. Here’s what you really need to know.

NICK BRUINING: With news that the corporate watchdog had placed an interim stop order on one of Australia’s most popular alternative income funds, many investors are now worried about the safety of their money.

Australians facing alcohol addiction can now log into anonymous meetings day or night, after pandemic-era online support was made permanent.

SARAH WELLS: If you’re a grandparent, you’ve got a superpower. It’s the power of your stories, your wisdom and a little bit of old-school know-how when it comes to something we all deal with daily — money.

Australians have been promised that a social media ban for children will be frictionless come December 10 - but three months out questions remain on what will be included and how users will be affected.

New study reveals cutting alcohol is key to preventing dementia, with genetics showing no safe level of drinking.

The 28yo is worth an estimated $5.5 billion according to Forbes.

THE WASHINGTON POST: An ancient skull is challenging the textbook timeline of human evolution, prompting some scientists to argue that our own species is much older than previously thought.

Coders need to start thinking like mechanical engineers.

New insight into the demand for drug checking shows growing safety awareness among users, despite varied approaches to pill testing around Australia.

THE WASHINGTON POST: Trump created a potential existential crisis for the Tylenol maker with just three words - ‘don’t take it’.