SYDNEY, May 1 (Reuters) - Australia will spend almost A$1 billion on payments for those fleeing domestic violence and introduce new measures to police pornography and violence on the internet in ...

Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, ...

New codes developed by the tech sector and eSafety commissioner come into effect in December, with major ramifications for internet users ...

SYDNEY, July 2 (Reuters) - Australia is giving the internet industry six months to come up with an enforceable code detailing how it will stop children seeing pornography and other inappropriate ...

Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers, right, gestures as he and Industry Minister Ed Husic speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. (Lukas Coch ...

Should verified identities become the standard online? Australia’s social media ban for under-16s shows why the question ...

To receive tech updates in your inbox, sign up to the newsletter ARPU. Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has called for a renewed focus on ...

Internet Australia has joined representatives of the telecommunications and ICT industries in condemning a draft bill the government says is intended to boost the security of Australia’s telco ...

Most Australians who have 5G are content with it, yet few actively seek it out or plan to switch in the short term, a study from RMIT University has found. The national survey of 2,112 people revealed ...

(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/AFP) An internet rights group launched a legal challenge Wednesday to halt world-first Australian laws that will soon ban under-16s from social media. From December 10, ...