The recent discourse around banning social media platforms – particularly those that allegedly pose risks to privacy, national security and mental health – has escalated to a fever pitch. The Albanese government last Thursday introduced world-first legislation to enforce a ...

Anthony Albanese has won the support of all states and territories to ban social media for children under the age of 16 – with a bill outlining the “world-first” move to be introduced in just one weeks’ time. The Prime Minister said all ...

Children under the age of 14 will be banned from using social media, and companies could face million-dollar fines if children create accounts, under a new proposal that could be rolled out across Australia. Under the plan, children under 14 will be banned from signing ...

Researchers from the University of South Australia are reminding communities of some of the benefits of children's access to social media as governments consider raising the legal age of social media access to 16-years-old. The study, which its in its ...

Teachers, parents and carers have been warned to be wary of their kids’ social media use as graphic footage of the Ukraine war is broadcast across TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram. Clips showing terrified civilians hiding in bunkers, bombs exploding on ...

The educational, social and developmental benefits of digital technology are clear - especially in the midst of a global pandemic, where our devices have become a vital window to the outside world. Despite this, we can’t ignore the risks that ...

Computers are no longer a novelty in Australian classrooms, so much so that classrooms without technology are themselves fast becoming remarkable. In a growing number of schools, time in the computer room has been replaced by a laptop or tablet ...

In one of 2019's first viral essays, How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation, Ann Helen Petersen wrote, "For many millennials, a social media presence – on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter – has also become an integral part of obtaining and maintaining a ...

When five pm hits, Jessica flicks on the TV. She knows Lula, her two-and-a-half-year-old, will pass the witching hour in relative peace watching ABC Kids. Screen time rules proponents may caution her: no more than that per day, until Lulu is ...

Trust in educational institutions is in deficit. From the boardroom mismanagement of private and independent schools to the revelations of the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, parents of students and the surrounding community have become wary about the staff ...