Anika Wells
Apple and Google could be forced to remove sexualised apps
The eSafety Commissioner won’t just chase offshore porn companies – she’ll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content.
- David Swan
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Anika Wells seeks urgent meeting with Roblox over predator claims
The popular online platform was carved out of Australia’s social media bans even though police have said it has been used by sadistic gangs and extremists.
- Michelle Griffin
Robert Irwin, AFL executives descend on San Francisco for Super Bowl
While it was Robert Irwin grabbing headlines ahead of the Super Bowl, the Australian contingent was heavy with AFL and other sporting administrators on the ground.
- John Buckley and Stephen Brook
The sports minister’s summer of no sport
Anika Wells has skipped every major sporting event this summer and stayed home in Brisbane after her expenses scandal.
- James Massola
Senior politicians to be stripped of uncapped family flights after expenses scandal
A review into MP entitlements reveals most do not regularly fly their families around the country, but some high-profile claims from senior politicians has led to the perks being curtailed.
- Brittany Busch
The world watched as Australia kicked under-16s off social media. The results are in
Almost 5 million accounts have been deactivated since Australia’s ban came into effect five weeks ago. So why are some parents still finding their kids on age-restricted platforms?
- Bronte Gossling
Greens senator’s lobbyist husband gets free pass on $50k of taxpayer-funded flights
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young’s husband Ben Oquist works for a high-powered lobbying firm but taxpayers paid for his flights to work in Canberra.
- Brittany Busch
MPs’ family travel to be limited to economy class after expenses saga
Anthony Albanese said he advised family travel should also be limited to Canberra or an MP’s electorate – aside from special circumstances – after an expenses scandal engulfed his government.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Growing unease about artificial intelligence will only deepen
The public is realising that the more information is gathered, the more the lives of us and our children can be manipulated.
- Opinion
- Social media
Thanks Daddy Albo, but we’ve got this parenting thing covered
Perhaps the social media ban for under 16s is really a trick to get parents to do their jobs. Let’s hope it works.
- Parnell Palme McGuinness