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AFP allege Aussie the mastermind of secret criminal app

The Australian creator of an encrypted app allegedly used by criminals around the world has been arrested in an operation involving hundreds of police officers here and

Why are we overlooking personal e-scooters?

By Ferdinand Balfoort and Stephen Greaves Recent decisions by the Melbourne City and Sunshine Coast councils to end contracts with operators of shared e-scooters have

More than 520 reported data breaches in six months

Data breaches in Australia are their highest level in more than three years and jumped almost 10 percent in the first six months of this year. New statistics from the

Families urged to discuss and prepare for disasters

A little over a third of Australian families have discussed how they would respond to a disaster or emergency, despite evidence they are on the rise. New data from the

Immediate impact from expanded wanding laws

Five weapons have been seized and more than a dozen people charged on the Gold Coast on the first day of expanded police powers relating to the ability to search people

New Federal laws clamp down on doxxing

New Federal laws will outlaw the malicious release of personal data online, known as doxxing. Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said new legislation, introduced into

Work demands driving growing police officer burnout

Shift work and the demands of the job are compromising the safety of police officers and the communities they serve, a new study has concluded. Professor of Psychology

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Student Ombudsman to be in place by February

A new National Student Ombudsman should be in place by February, with enabling legislation introduced into Federal Parliament this week. Federal Education Minister Jason

Social media age limits in place ‘this year’

The Federal Government plans to enforce an age limit on the use of social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced today the Government would introduce

Three must-dos to bring down Aussie road deaths

Australia has little hope of achieving its goal of halving road fatalities by 2030, without bold moves to manage speed limits, backed by financial investment and

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