Society

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. 

‘She was starting to change colour, there was a bit of froth, and yeah it was pretty full on.’

Psychologist Jean Twenge says there’s one simple, non-negotiable rule for parents raising kids in the smartphone era — and it could change their mental health.

Communications Minister Anika Wells has refused to answer a simple question about the Optus outage that is linked to the death of three Australians, instead announcing new laws to keep big telcos accountable.

The US Government shutdown is helping propel digital currency Bitcoin towards prices that would have sounded implausible a few years ago.

Students at a major Sydney university have been thrown into complete panic after receiving a notification that their degrees have been revoked. 

The US Government’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a major change for COVID-19 vaccines.

Organised crime gangs are flooding university students' inboxes with blackmail demands, threatening to expose compromising footage unless victims pay up in bitcoin.

Consulting firm Deloitte charged the Federal Government $440,000 for a report with made-up citations, fabricated quotations and advice inconsistent with the underlying research.

Officers are trying to determine if it is a one-off or part of a wider issue.

It comes as the company behind ChatGPT also reached the same valuation.

Academic standards are regarded as being under threat at Australia’s most prestigious universities that are increasingly reliant on fee-paying overseas students.

The world’s first passenger aircraft without windows would cut down on fuel costs, making travel cheaper and better for the environment.

At least seven children have died and many others have fallen ill after a suspected drug poisoning that may be linked to cough syrup.