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Almost 80 per cent of Australian children and teenagers surveyed by the eSafety commission said they are using AI chatbots.

The AI chatbots ‘entrapping’ Australian children through sexual content

Almost 80 per cent of Australian children and teens are turning to AI companion bots. The statistic has experts worried.

  • Emily Kowal

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Wearing a helmet is still one of the easiest ways to stay safe.

Teens are dying on e-bikes. This is how parents can try to keep them safe

Getting teenagers to engage in conversations about safety isn’t easy, but this expert advice will help.

  • Shona Hendley
Principals were told too many tradespeople were unable to do their jobs due to not having the checks.

Hundreds of Queenslanders stopped from working with kids under crackdown

Figures released on Monday show more than 540 Blue Cards were suspended or withdrawn since changes were brought in by the Crisafulli government last year.

  • Courtney Kruk
Lucy (right), with mother Kate, says it was terrifying having an intervention order put on her by another student.

A boy sexually harassed Lucy at school. Then his mother used an IVO to silence her

The number of children seeking legal help with intervention orders placed by other school parents has doubled. For Lucy, whose harasser took one out on her, it was devastating.

  • Wendy Tuohy
Victoria Police Detective Sergeant Jason Regan was part of a major undercover operation.

‘Some of the worst’: Dozens charged as police bust online paedophile ring

Men across Victoria and NSW have been arrested in a major police operation that uncovered some of the most depraved child abuse material investigators have ever seen.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Screen grab showing the restricted landing webpage for Redtube. It is in protest against the new identification rules.

Pornhub’s owner to block Australians over age check laws

The Canadian pornography giant is preparing to block millions of Australians from its websites ahead of new age verification laws taking effect on Monday.

  • David Swan and Emily Kowal
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Australians will be unable to access porn, R-rated video games and explicit AI chatbots unless they prove their age, under a landmark crackdown by the eSafety Commissioner.

Adults required to prove age to watch porn, video games in major crackdown

Australians will be unable to access porn, R-rated video games and explicit AI chatbots unless they prove their age, under a landmark crackdown by the eSafety Commissioner.

  • Emily Kowal
A man rides an e-scooter the wrong way down Little Bourke Street with no helmet in 2024, swerving to miss an oncoming car.

‘Serious injuries’: 67 per cent rise in children hurt by e-scooters in just one year

The injuries, which commonly occur among boys aged 10 to 14, can include broken bones, fractured skulls and even a ruptured spleen.

  • Broede Carmody
The crisis has not receded for the commercial childcare operators at the core of the sex abuse scandal.

Commercial childcare operators fight to survive as parents head for exits after scandal

Major financial backers including superannuation giants are also cutting their exposure to the sector.

  • Colin Kruger
Steven Harvey was jailed for sex offences against children.

Convicted paedophile charged following petting zoo allegations

Steven Harvey, who had been working at a business that describes itself as a “kids play space”, has been released on bail.

  • Julius Dennis