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Digital Privacy
Smart Glasses Could Become a Powerful Tool for Extremists, Researcher Warns
James Paterson said smart glasses could make extremist activities more hands-free, less conspicuous and increasingly integrated with artificial intelligence.
September 4, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Telstra Fined $277,000 Over SIM-Swap Fraud Failures
ACMA found that between January and October 2025, Telstra failed to carry out the required identity authentication checks ...
September 3, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Australia Says No to a Smart Glasses Import Ban, Cites Concern With Trade Retaliation
Michelle Rowland has ruled out an import ban, suggesting instead that councils and businesses regulate their use in ...
August 31, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Australians Could Receive Power to Erase Personal Data Collected Online
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland confirmed that the erasure right would extend to social media platforms and search engines.
August 31, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Northern Territory Says Canberra Shouldn’t Dictate How Data Centres Are Powered
Labor is moving to establish a national framework and require data centre providers cover the cost of their ...
August 25, 2026
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Monica O’Shea
Brisbane Council Bans Smart Glasses From Public Pools Over Privacy Concerns
The ban comes as global smart-glass sales surge and cheaper options become increasingly available.
August 25, 2026
BY
Crystal-Rose Jones
New Zealand Pledges Under-16 Social Media Ban, Big Tech Required to Infer User Age
Two of the three governing parties oppose the bill, raising questions about its passage.
August 25, 2026
BY
Rex Widerstrom
Kids’ Game Given 3 Months to Bolster Child Safety
The eSafety Commission alleged Roblox does not have adequate measures to prevent contact between adults and under-16s.
August 19, 2026
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AAP
Big Tech Firms Admit Under-16s Still Accessing Social Media Despite Ban
Meta, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat acknowledged that young people were circumventing age checks, but said they were working ...
August 19, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
40 Percent of Doctors Use AI Scribes, but a Report Warns They Can ‘Hallucinate’ Patient Data
AI scribes are increasingly being used to record conversations between doctor and patient.
August 19, 2026
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Jerry Zhu
Major Supermarket Explores Facial Recognition Technology as Retail Interest Grows
Coles said it had conducted a controlled proof-of-concept test of facial recognition technology but had not done a ...
August 18, 2026
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Digital Rights Group Says Social Media Ban Not Working, Call for Algorithm to Be Exposed
Digital rights groups have argued against Australia's under-16 social media ban, calling for other methods to be used.
August 14, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
South Australia Announces Country’s 1st Royal Commission Probe Into AI
'We can choose to set the guardrails and the policy frameworks to ensure that we use AI in ...
August 10, 2026
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AAP
LinkedIn Set to Pay Australian News Companies for Content
Big Tech firms face a 2.5 percent tax on their revenue if they do not enter deals with ...
August 3, 2026
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Jerry Zhu
AI Is Reading Your Dreams. HR May Be Next
Sleeping on the job may soon be counted as work, or maybe not.
July 29, 2026
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Nicole James
Energy Red Tape Could ‘Stall AI Data Centre Boom’
Requiring data centres to put more energy into the grid than they take out is a nice concept ...
July 19, 2026
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Treasurer Says AI Boom Won’t Lead to Public Service Job Cuts
His comments come a day after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled part of his vision for AI regulation ...
July 16, 2026
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Daniel Y. Teng
Police Facial Recognition Van Scans 130,000 Faces of Passersby in First Week
The technology scans the faces of passers-by, instantly matching them against a database of wanted criminals and missing ...
July 2, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Five Eyes Agencies Seek Tech Companies’ Cooperation to Combat Online Radicalisation
A new partnership between tech companies and law enforcement agencies was announced at a meeting of the Five ...
June 14, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Cybercrime Costs for Large Businesses Surge 219 Percent: ASD
The average cost of cybercrime for large businesses has risen by 219 percent in the 2025 financial year, ...
June 11, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Cybercrime Victims Face ‘Massive Unmet Need’ for Support, Research Institute Says
The scale of cybercrime and the number of victims it creates mean law enforcement is struggling to keep ...
June 11, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Apple CEO Praises Australian PM for Under-16 Social Media Ban
Anthony Albanese has also been invited to visit Apple headquarters during his next state visit.
June 9, 2026
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Naziya Alvi Rahman
No ‘Fine Issuing Button’: eSafety on Compliance Issues With Under-16 Social Media Ban
'Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings,' said Australia's eSafety ...
May 27, 2026
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Elon Musk’s X to Pay $750,000 After Delayed Replies to eSafety Commissioner
Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp ...
May 21, 2026
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Crystal-Rose Jones
eSafety Commissioner Defends Use of Informal Notices After Tribunal Finds Practice Unlawful
The office says the approach helps address online harm, after a case that cost more than $300,000 in ...
April 24, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Roblox, Fortnite Among Gaming Platforms Put on Notice Over Child Grooming Risks
Julie Inman-Grant is seeking answers on how gaming platforms prevent the grooming and radicalisation of children.
April 22, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support, Report Finds
Almost twice as many young people asked a chatbot for mental health advice as those who rang a ...
April 17, 2026
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Rex Widerstrom
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