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Subscriber only Since the COVID pandemic began, one in three teenagers report they have been contacted by online predators - but there are ways CQ parents can regulate home internet use. Research released on Tuesday by the eSafety Commissioner, reveals teenagers spend around two hours a day online and have four different social media accounts. Our research shows that while teens increased use of technology offers many benefits, there is a distinct downside - dealing with negative online experiences such as unwanted contact and cyber-bullying, said eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Australia s e-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant. Stuart McEvoy/The Australian.
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Premium Content  One in five Australian screenagers has been sent unwanted violent or pornographic material, as cyber creeps target kids online through gaming and social media. One in three teenagers experienced unwanted contact with a stranger through online games, social media or email and messaging services in 2020, alarming new data from the federal government s eSafety Commissioner reveals. Police have caught   The eSafety Commissioner has warned that paedophiles are increasingly targeting children online, as cooped-up kids and screenagers spend an average of 14 hours a week in front of screens. Sometimes very aggressive requests for nudes can be made quite suddenly, right through to very sophisticated long-term grooming efforts, the head of e-safety investigations Toby Dagg said yesterday.
Aussies take out up to $1m in cyberbully insurance for kids More Australian parents are taking up cyber-bullying insurance to protect their children against attacks. See how it works.
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Subscriber only Australian parents are being offered cyber-bullying insurance for the first time as a new way to deal with relentless and traumatic online attacks against their children. The unusual insurance, first offered in the United States, promises to cover the costs of burying harmful posts on search engines and social media, counselling and coaching for families, and unpaid leave to negotiate solutions with school authorities and police.
Trainer in Magic Millions âmeleeâ with grandmother A prominent racing trainer has been involved in a confrontation with a woman after she slapped him for making contact with her.
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Subscriber only Prominent racing trainer Tony Vasil has been involved in a confrontation with a 73-year-old grandmother after she slapped him for making contact with her, 2GB radio talkback host Ray Hadley revealed this morning. The incident involving Vasil, who has previously been suspended over a horse doping scandal, was captured on CCTV footage at a Gold Coast hotel during the recent Magic Millions carnival in January.
Trainer in Magic Millions âmeleeâ with grandmother A prominent racing trainer has been involved in a confrontation with a woman after she slapped him for making contact with her.
Horses by Clarissa Bye
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Subscriber only Prominent racing trainer Tony Vasil has been involved in a confrontation with a 73-year-old grandmother after she slapped him for making contact with her, 2GB radio talkback host Ray Hadley revealed this morning. The incident involving Vasil, who has previously been suspended over a horse doping scandal, was captured on CCTV footage at a Gold Coast hotel during the recent Magic Millions carnival in January.