Anika Wells guts Communications Minister’s rule-making powers from Labor’s Digital Duty of Care legislation
Communications Minister Anika Wells has confirmed the government will strip powers to decide what constitutes new forms of…
Jim’s Mowing founder Jim Penman proposes $3m drug plan to fix birthrate crisis
Jim’s Mowing founder Jim Penman is turning his attention from mowing to growing. While most Aussies think of…
Why strangulation has become part of sexual ‘playbook’ for young Australians
Warning: this story contains details readers may find distressing. Laura Crozier can’t believe the conversations she used to…
Boyfriend of 16yo who died after sex speaks out
The heartbroken boyfriend of a schoolgirl who died after suspected choking during consensual sex has issued a gut-wrenching…
Australia weighing up opt-in, opt-out algorithm reform and could follow UK porn ban
The federal government is looking at opt-in or opt-out algorithm features for users on social media, Social Services…
Sydney teen dies after alleged choking incident, police investigate
An investigation has been launched after a teenage girl died in hospital days after being found unresponsive inside…
Award-winning volunteer Jamal Box bailed on child-abuse image charges
A former police staffer and lauded SES volunteer has been granted strict bail on a charge of possessing…
AI deepfakes are circulating in our schools. What’s the right way to handle them?
A Tasmanian school has been criticised by parents over its response to a deepfake incident targeting 21 female…
Landmark plea as teen admits creating or altering sexually explicit deepfakes
The first person in Australia to be charged under new deepfake laws has admitted his guilt in the…
BYU alums create an anti-porn app with a new approach
“We often tell people that they don’t really have a porn problem,” co-founder says. “They have a pain…
British porn star Bonnie Blue faces Bali court over ‘Bang Bus’
A controversial British porn star has faced a Balinese court for flouting the resort island’s road rules after…
Meta Says Porn Stash was for ‘Personal Use,’ Not Training AI Models
Meta forgot to keep its porn in a passworded folder, and now its kink for data collection is…