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Apple’s urgent update addresses an ‘issue’ relating to establishing a connection with emergency services.

NewsCommentsPremiumApple iOS update after Triple-0 fears

Apple has released an urgent update for iPhones which addresses a ‘mobile network issue’ when people try to call emergency services.

Emma Kirk

Ruby Fox's passion for sea life has led to her joining research efforts to protect sea lions. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

TechnologyPremiumFrom goggles and floaties to using AI to save sea lions

A young scientist is part of a team using video and AI to track movements of Australian sea lions in a bid to protect the endangered species and its habitat.

Stephanie Gardiner

Best friends Brooke Kober and Jasmin Doherty share their tales from a post social media life.

WA NewsCommentsTeens share their diaries from a post social media ban world

What is it like for teenagers to go cold turkey from something that is so deeply woven into the fabric of who they are, and how they live their lives? Two WA friends share their experiences.

Rhianna Mitchell

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WEATHERPremiumAussie Christmas Day forecasts revealed

Australians are set to bask in hot and sunny conditions this Christmas, according to the latest Christmas Day forecasts across the capitals.

Pamela Rontziokos

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NEWSShocking driver behaviour caught on camera

Disturbing footage has exposed some of the outrageous acts drivers are performing while behind the wheel - from nail painting to using a laptop at highway speeds.

Emma Kirk

Stella Gleeson, 19, and Ginger Gleeson, 15, check their phones.

SOCIAL MEDIA BANPremiumGreat Southern parents ‘look forward’ to social media ban

Though there are many detractors of the newly instated under-16 social media ban, not all think it is a bad idea.

Melissa Sheil and Claire Middleton

The critically endangered marsupial, Gilbert's potoroo. There’s less than 150 left in the wild.

Endangered Species PremiumTranslocation is answer to saving Gilbert’s potoroo, say ECU

New research from Edith Cowan University could help protect the world’s rarest marsupial, the critically endangered Gilbert’s potoroo, who live exclusively along the Great Southern’s coast. 

Amy Towers

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updatedPremium‘No surprise’: Vow to fight Reddit court bid

Reddit is launching a High Court challenge to the under-16 social media ban, but the federal government says the US tech giant is just trying to protect its profits.

Nathan Schmidt

Roger Cook has admitted his own regret about ‘drunk tweeting’, as he publicly reprimanded a Minister over her dancing TikTok video boasting about extra funding for women fleeing abuse.

state politics CommentsPremiumLabor’s social media push to win over young voters

Roger Cook has admitted his own regret about ‘drunk tweeting’, as he publicly reprimanded a Minister over her dancing TikTok video boasting about extra funding for women fleeing abuse.

Jessica Page

Anthony Albanese has delivered a warning to children who try to boast about getting around the ban. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

politicsPremiumAlbo’s frank call on social media ban

The Prime Minister has delivered a warning to kids looking to sidestep the social media ban, just a day after the world-first laws took effect.

Ria Pandey

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TRAVELPremiumUS plan to vet travellers’ social media

Australians may soon be forced to hand over five years of social media history to enter the United States.

Andrew Hedgman

Pictured L-R are Spencer Bouwman, Stella Zempilas, Klaudia Youlton, Emily Perkins and James Baudia.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumHow WA teens are already outsmarting social media ban

WA teens have found ways to beat the new social media ban just hours after it began, with some successfully bypassing facial recognition technology and others paying older friends or family members.

Rhianna Mitchell

The Prime Minister’s social media ban will take time to bed in, according to the eSafety Commissioner.

Social mediaCommentsBragging teens warned of social media ban ‘long game’

While millions of underage accounts across ten platforms were slated to be deactivated on Wednesday, younger users have flooded Anthony Albanese’s profiles to criticise the policy and saying it ‘didn’t work’. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

The Geminids meteor shower will be lighting up our skies this weekend.

PerthCommentsSpectacular meteor shower to light up Perth skies on weekend

The ‘natural fireworks show’ will be visible from several iconic places around Perth.

Katherine Kraayvanger

A mum who lost her son to suicide has issued a stark warning to any parent who attempts to help their child get around the new social media ban.

TECHNOLOGYMum’s touching tribute as teen ban kicks in

A mother who lost her son after he took his life following severe social media bullying has revealed her touching tribute to him, as Australia’s new social media ban for kids under 16 kicks in.

Eli Green, Nathan Schmidt and Alexandra Feiam

TikTok users claiming to be under the age of 16 are slamming Anthony Albanese’s social media ban, with many jumping on social media to claim the ban ‘didn’t work’.

Social mediaComments‘Still here champ’: Kids on social media say ban didn’t work

TikTok users claiming to be under the age of 16 are slamming Anthony Albanese’s social media ban, with many jumping on social media to claim the ban ‘didn’t work’.

Caleb Runciman

The popular app has been included in the newly launched social media ban.

Social media banCommentsBad news for teens as popular new app Lemon8 banned

Lemon8, a hugely popular new social media app which Australian teens were turning to as an alternative to Instagram, is now banned for under 16s.

Rhianna Mitchell

Alternative communication apps for teens surge in the Australian charts as kids move from banned platforms

TechnologyCommentsThe apps teens are already downloading to contact each other

Alternative social media platforms like Lemon8, Yope and Coverstar have soared up app store charts as young users shift away from banned apps such as TikTok and Snapchat.

Max Corstorphan and Kimberley Braddish

In recent months, Australia has seen an unsettling rise in online trolling and hate speech targeting queer communities. It’s a pattern that feels both painfully familiar and newly emboldened. 

TechnologyCommentsPremiumWA queer youth under pressure as social media ban kicks in

In recent months, Australia has seen an unsettling rise in online trolling and hate speech targeting queer communities. It’s a pattern that feels both painfully familiar and newly emboldened. 

Jacqueline McGowan-Jones & Chloe Clements

Anthony Albanese says the global community is “looking at Australia” over the landmark social media bill. Photo: Gaye Gerard / NewsWire

LIVEPremiumHidden catch in kids’ attempt to avoid ban

Aussie teens are already looking for ways to bypass the country’s landmark under-16 social media ban after it kicked in. But there’s a major catch as authorities warn these companies “know” about what’s going on.

Alexandra Feiam, Nathan Schmidt, Eli Green

Eliza Dawson.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumPerth teens lose access to social media as ban kicks in

Like most 15-year-olds, Eliza Dawson doesn’t go a day without chatting to her friends on social media. That will come to a grinding halt today.

Rhianna Mitchell

Author Anita McSweeney with her daughters Lulu (10) and Macy (11) in Peppermint Grove.

WA newsCommentsPremium‘It’s a circus’: WA mother’s insight into social media ban

City Beach mother of two Anita McSweeney fears alternatives to the now-banned TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat will keep ‘multiplying like gremlins’ as teens seek to get around the new laws.

Rhianna Mitchell

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Australian teens to read a book or learn an instrument as they adjust to life without social media

Social mediaCommentsPremiumD-day for social media ban as PM tells kids ‘read a book’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has told Australian teens to ‘read a book’ as they adjust to life without social media, as Wednesday’s landmark nationwide ban kicks off amid tension, uncertainty and worry. 

Rhianna Mitchell

Australia’s social media ban will take effect on December 10.

Social mediaCommentsParents’ guide to navigating new social media ban

Here are some top tips for parents navigating the social media ban for Australians under the age of 16.

Rhianna Mitchell