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Most eSIMs for international travel will give you data only.

eSIMs are user-friendly and cost-effective but continue to baffle travellers

Your complete guide to using an eSIM and avoiding roaming fees.

  • Michael Gebicki

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Illustration by Dionne Gain

Helicopter parent? Yep. Hypocrite? For sure. Why more and more of us are tracking our kids

Is it a valid way to ensure our children’s safety? Or is it an invasion of privacy which is contributing to the anxiety epidemic among kids? Whatever it is, it’s all-pervasive.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Tech giants Apple, Google and Fortnite maker Epic Games squared off in a Federal Court trial.

Apple, Google lose out to Fortnite developer in landmark ruling

The judgment could reshape digital app stores and also lead to one of the largest class action payouts in Australian history.

  • David Swan

The billion-dollar race to reverse the ageing process

A new generation of health products is continuing the illustrious promise of living longer.

  • David Swan
Phones will show a satellite symbol in the top right when connected to the service.

How Telstra’s new satellite-to-mobile messaging lets you text using Starlink

Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate “direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.

  • Tim Biggs

When does tracking become stalking? Tell your kids. There’s one key warning sign

For better or worse, young people live in a world of surveillance. The best we can do as parents is to make sure they know how to identify shifts in behaviour.

  • Julia Baird
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David Opat, Vice Principal of King David School in Armadale, with Year 9 students Minnie Rose and Noah Wise. Opat is leading the school’s fightback against social media.

Kids are glued to their devices, but this school has a plan for taking back control

Parents reported their secondary-school-aged children were spending more than three hours a day on platforms like Snapchat and TikTok.

  • Noel Towell
Robyn Holland tracks her 95-year-old stepmother Val Harvey using the FindMy app on their iPhones for added peace of mind.

Why tracking your parents is about to be the next big thing

While most tracking app users are antsy parents who keep tabs on their kids, adult children tracking elderly parents could be the next big thing.

  • Cindy Yin
Students who need a mirror “for a medical purpose” can still ask for one at the school’s reception.

School bans mirrors as pupils spend too much time looking into them

The school headmaster said mirrors could encourage pupils to spend too much time in toilets, often in large groups.

  • Jacob Freedland
Bartenders Teo Diaz and Will Hanbidge at their Bar Leonor in Montreal.

‘Trendy to be patriotic’: Canadians everywhere are hitting back at Trump

In a subterranean bar in Montreal, Wil Hanbridge has just restocked his shelf – this time without American whisky.

  • Michael Koziol