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A new partnership between tech companies and law enforcement agencies was announced at a meeting of the Five Eyes Law Enforcement Group in London.
The average cost of cybercrime for large businesses has risen by 219 percent in the 2025 financial year, compared with an 8 percent increase for individuals.
The scale of cybercrime and the number of victims it creates mean law enforcement is struggling to keep up, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Anthony Albanese has also been invited to visit Apple headquarters during his next state visit.
‘Systemic non-compliance needs to be proven in court with solid evidence and complex legal proceedings,’ said Australia’s eSafety Commissioner.
Failure to fully comply on time with an eSafety Commissioner request has cost social media platform X Corp after a ruling in the Federal Court.
The office says the approach helps address online harm, after a case that cost more than $300,000 in legal fees.
Julie Inman-Grant is seeking answers on how gaming platforms prevent the grooming and radicalisation of children.
Almost twice as many young people asked a chatbot for mental health advice as those who rang a helpline to talk to another person.
With over 151 million active players every day, Roblox has become one of the most popular online platforms ever.
The bank hopes to extend the feature to people overseas who might be planning to migrate or study in Australia.
New regulations target addictive algorithms rather than simply naming platforms, but the Free Speech Union says this will only cause confusion.
Much of the deal involves sharing information on the development of AI to explore better safety measures.
‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.
The international study examined over 350,000 children and young people around the world aged 2 to 19 years of age.
A criminal network has used a major online ad campaign to trick investors out of their money in a scam that affected people in 25 countries including Australia.
‘We fundamentally believe people and AI create the best outcomes,’ CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said.
Australian users are now unable to access adult websites owned by Canadian-based Aylo after new laws took effect on March 9.
‘There’s not a dollar of taxpayer funds that’s been expended on this. They are bots, and I am focused on real people and Victorians,’ said Jacinta Allan.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters claims ’moral virtue signalling' is behind the move, and that the Parliament’s Clerk has overstepped his authority.
