The special envoy to combat Islamophobia, Aftab Malik, has been appointed by the federal government, months after it named Australia's first anti-Semitism envoy.

Medicare is now covering just over half of specialist fees, forcing Australians to increasingly dip into their own pockets and delay vital care.

Both adults and children can learn how to detect and escape these digital traps before they drain your time or your wallet Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because it autoplayed yet another cute cat video? If so, you’re far from alone. And if we adults can’t resist such digital temptations, how can we expect children to do any better? Continue reading...

Hsu Ching-kuang has denied his company manufactured the pagers used in the attack in Lebanon as hunt for origins of exploding devices continues The president and founder of the Taiwanese pager company linked to pagers used by Hezbollah has been questioned by prosecutors and released, as the hunt for the origins of devices that detonated across Lebanon this week spreads across the globe. Gold Apollo’s president, Hsu Ching-kuang, has said his company did not manufacture the pagers used in the attack on Tuesday, and that they were made by a Budapest-based company BAC Consulting KFT which has a licence to use its brand. Continue reading...

Meta says teen accounts will apply to new users under 16 and restrictions will eventually be extended to existing accounts used by teenagers

According to the research, the first of its kind in Australia, 1.2% of people born in the state were responsible for more than 50% of recorded offences