Australia

Teenage sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons with Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane. The 16-year-old ran the 200 metres in 20.04…

Tech giants Google and Meta have called on the Australian government to postpone a controversial bill that would ban children under -16 from accessing most social media platforms. They argue that additional time is needed to evaluate the…

Australia's government introduced a bill on Thursday aiming to ban social media use for children under 16, proposing fines of up to A$49.5 million (£25.7 million) for social media platforms in cases of systemic breaches. To enforce the…

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Thursday that the Australian government will introduce legislation to ban social media access for children under 16 to address growing concerns about the effects of social media on young people’s…

Harry Potter the rugby player may have been born in the leafy London suburb of Wimbledon but with an accent more Saint Kilda than SW19, the versatile back has no doubt that his allegiances lie firmly with Australia. The 26-year-old moved…

An Australian court upheld a ruling on Friday requiring Elon Musk's X to pay a fine of A$610,500 (approximately $418,000) for not complying with a regulator's request for information regarding anti-child-abuse measures. X had contested…

Australia has imposed cyber sanctions against a Russian man for his involvement in the breach at Medibank, one of the nation's largest data thefts affecting approximately 10 million customers. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil announced…

The Australian government has announced its intention to establish an advisory body dedicated to addressing the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI). The move positions Australia among the growing number of…

Hackers have breached the court recordings database in Australia's Victoria state, causing disruption to the audio-visual in-court technology network and affecting both recordings and transcription services. Recordings of some court…

Australia's government plans to introduce legislation to regulate digital payment services like Apple Pay and Google Pay in the same way as credit cards and other payments. According to a statement by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the…