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Commissioners urge criminal responsibility age rethink

Two National Commissioners have urged the Northern Territory Government to reverse plans to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 12 to 10 years. National

Push to have speeding fines based on income

Traffic fines should be based on a person’s income to avoid low-income earners being more harshly penalised for the same offence. A new report for the Australia

Cyber Act to set minimum security standards for devices

Smart devices must meet minimum security standards and ransomware reporting will be mandated for some businesses under new laws proposed by the Federal

Regional focus for student road safety program

A road safety program for Queensland high school students will be enhanced to focus on rural and regional drivers. Built off the award-winning BRAKE Driver Awareness

Queensland ground zero for nation’s disasters

More intense bushfires and sustained heatwaves are joining cyclones to form the trinity of devastation, as Queensland is labelled Australia’s most disaster-prone

Dating apps to be rated under new safety code

Online dating apps have six months to conform to a new code focussed on user safety, which came into effect this week. Co-designed with the industry, the

Leaders of Evil Corp hit with sanctions

Australia has targeted Russian members of Evil Corp, one of the world’s longest running cybercrime groups. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said financial sanctions and

Timely reporting returns $777,000 to fraud victim

An Australian woman tricked into transferring more than $800,000 to a fraudulent business in a real estate transaction has had most of it returned due to timely

Childhood trauma a trigger for elder abuse

Childhood trauma can lead to an increase in elder abuse, according to new research. While generational trauma is known to be passed down from parent to child, a study

Toowoomba among nation’s scam hotspots

Toowoomba, Cairns and the Gold Coast are among the nation’s scam hotspots. New data from Westpac has highlighted Australian postcodes with the highest rates of

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