
‘Digital duty of care’ laws will force tech platforms to look after users
The new bill puts the onus on tech platforms to protect Australians from harmful content and design features.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

The new bill puts the onus on tech platforms to protect Australians from harmful content and design features.

Asia Pacific Report A national pro-Palestine solidarity movement has condemned a spate of “radicalised” tyre slashing vandalism and other violent attacks by Israeli supporters. The most recent pro-Israel vandalism is in Christchurch and Wellington alongside a violent attack on a supporter in Auckland, the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) says in a statement. In Christchurch,

One Nation wants to allow renters and mortgage holders to withdraw some super contributions to cover daily expenses. Daley agrees with part of the idea.

An AI system might generate the same words as a teacher but that doesn’t mean the educational interaction for the student is the same.

Feral horses can inflict major ecological damage, as two experts explain.

Over time, inappropriate behaviour at junior sports can become normalised. Leagues and clubs need to ensure this doesn’t happen.

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Next time your colleague funks up the break room, consider leaving a passive aggressive copy of this article nearby, so they can understand the chemistry involved.

Chronic lifestyle diseases place growing pressure on healthcare. Prevention strategies should go beyond consumer behaviour and address how food is produced.

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific A leading West Papua pro-independence group has questioned Indonesia’s assertion that a proposed visit by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to West Papua is “on track”. The West Papua National Committee (KNPB) is urging Indonesia to put its words into action on the proposed visit with

The illicit market for tobacco is not an inevitable result of high excise taxes.

Ovarian cancer has a particularly poor survival rate. Only one in two women will live five years beyond their diagnosis.