Society

Tens of thousands of phones will stop working and small businesses left in the lurch from Monday with the imminent shutdown of the 3G network.
Technology
Hayley Taylor

Thousands of devices to stop working from tomorrow. Here’s everything you need to know

Tens of thousands of mobile phones will be obsolete on Monday.

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Using mobiles and laptops may increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist has warned.
Health
Dominic Connolly & Annabelle Sanderson

Why peering at your phone could be a dementia risk

Using mobiles and laptops may increase the risk of dementia, a physiotherapist has warned.

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The surge in AI-generated material has the potential to overwhelm and hinder law enforcement agencies around the world.
Technology
Kristin Shorten

AI-generated child abuse material overwhelms law enforcement

Sophisticated AI-generated child sexual abuse material proliferating on the ‘clear web’ is threatening to overwhelm law enforcement as analysts race to determine if the content features real children in danger.

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Javale Morato celebrating his 13th birthday with his parents Teresa and Jason and sister Jeorgianna.
Australia
Sowaibah Hanifie

‘Miracle’ update on student critically injured in hammer throw accident

The 13-year-old boy suffered a severe brain injury during school athletics training.

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A number of sites spreading fake information about Centrelink payments have been emerging, and Aussies have been warned to avoid them.
Australia
Hayley Taylor

Urgent warning amid fake ‘$890 Centrelink bonus payment’

‘These payments don’t exist.’

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One of the bots Setzer used took on the identity of Game of Thrones character Daenerys Targaryen.
World
Angela Yang

Sewell took his life after falling in love with a chatbot. His final messages reveal the truth

The 14-year-old’s mum has filed a lawsuit after the chatbot encouraged him to take his own life.

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Video
Meg Flaskett wants answers about her daughter Thea’s death at Redcliffe Hospital in September last year.
Australia
Jacquelin Robson and Dominique Tassell

Meg gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She died just hours later

‘We’re the last chance that Thea has at having a voice or getting any justice for what happened to her.’

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Mobile Pnone Shopping Online With A Debit Card
Politics
John Flint

Single pathway created to compensate scam victims

Facebook owner Meta and other social media companies that fail to police scammers on their platforms will be forced to compensate victims under new consumer protections.

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The Government should consider a “levy” on social media giants like Facebook owner Meta after the company walked away from a multi-billion deal to compensate Australian news organisations for their content, a parliamentary committee has recommended.
Politics
Jake Dietsch

Social media giants should pay ‘levy’ for news content

A parliamentary inquiry has recommended the Government consider a ‘levy’ on social media giants like Meta, after the company walked away from a multibillion deal to compensate news sites for their content.

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A man has been treated for scurvy at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Health
John Flint

Cost-of-living crisis blamed for WA case of scurvy

Scurvy, the scourge of seafarers in the 15th and 16th Centuries, is making a comeback amid the cost-of-living crisis.

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Video
Wayne Holdsworth (right) and his son Mac (left) who died by suicide after he was sextorted on social media.
Victoria
Dominique Tassell

Wayne’s son Mac died after being preyed upon online. A year on, this is what he wants you to know

Mac Holdsworth, 17, died on October 24 last year.

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The girl was enrolled at the dance school as being two years younger than she actually was - and the teachers were still concerned about her size.
Western Australia
Rebecca Le May & Lucy Murray

Dance teacher feared allegedly neglected teen was anorexic

A malnourished teenager’s dance teacher has told a Perth court how her grave concerns about the child’s health went unheeded by her parents.

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The McDonalds Quarter Pounder has been linked to massive E. coli outbreak.
USA
Matt Shrivell

McDonald’s burger linked to huge E. coli outbreak

Health officials have determined that McDonald’s burgers have a direct link to a massive E. coli outbreak that has already killed one person.

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When it comes to health conditions, your body often takes sides - literally.
Health
Thea Jourdan

Which side of your body is more likely to get cancer

When it comes to health conditions, your body often takes sides - literally.

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Internet users face age tests under online safety proposals that could come in within a year.
Australia
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Adults only: New age tests to access online porn, gaming

Australian internet users will have their age tested before they can access some gaming and pornographic websites under a new proposal.

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