Filming bashings to be banned in SA
Filming assaults and posting the footage on the internet will be made illegal in South Australia.
View ArticleCourt demands assault case be kept off social networks
A magistrate has warned an assault case she is hearing must not be mentioned on social networking sites. A teenager charged with assaulting another student in an incident which was videoed and posted...
View ArticleWine lovers taste and tweet
Winemakers around Australia have taken part in a tasting event using social media site Twitter.
View ArticleUK man's SA trip leads to child sex charges
A 40-year-old man from the United Kingdom who made a trip to Adelaide allegedly to meet a teenager has been charged with child sex offences. It is alleged the man first contacted his 15-year-old victim...
View ArticleHow young is too young for Facebook?
Law Week in South Australia includes a public debate on whether younger teenagers should be banned from social media sites such as Facebook and how that could be enforced anyway. Ian Henschke took up...
View ArticleAnti-planking laws 'impossible to enforce'
A lawyer says any law intended to curb the act of planking would be impossible to enforce.
View ArticleSuspended school girls need support: child psychologist
A satirical, obscene video posted on youtube has resulted in the suspension of five students from an Adelaide girls school, a result that the chairperson of the Cybersafety Committee, Dr Michael...
View ArticleSocial media's social conscience
It is often seen as a conveyer of bullying and torment, but social media, like all forms of society it represents, has also found a niche with helping those in need.
View ArticleJunior sleuths beware: Christmas spy toys may bring legal surprises
The latest range of radio controlled helicopters, cars and gadgets with miniature video cameras could give young users more than just a little Christmas cheer.
View ArticleBarossa advertisers logon to social media
From tourism operators to small businesses, the Barossa Valley is a region working to tap into the advertising power of social media.
View ArticleJournalist Michael Ware explains the origins of Islamic State
Journalist Michael Ware returns to discuss the guiding ideals of jihadist group, Islamic State.
View ArticleAlison survived a brutally vicious attack some years ago
Alison was at the centre of one of the most famous criminal cases in South Africa's history. (R)
View ArticleKay Danes was held in a Lao jail for almost a year
Kay Danes was wrongfully imprisoned in Laos, one of the world's poorest communist states.
View ArticleMasha Gessen on voicing dissent in Russia
Masha is a Russian American journalist and author who strongly opposes Vladimir Putin's regime.
View ArticleJulia Gillard shares heartfelt message on Facebook from random passenger on...
On a recent flight, former prime minister Julia Gillard was randomly passed a "generous" handwritten note by another passenger a young woman who works in the public service.
View ArticleDrought and poor prices force South Australia farmers to close pig business
A pig farmer receives a barrage of abusive online comments after opening up on Facebook about the closure of her pig business.
View Article'Clingy' Adelaide man accused of cutting Tinder ex-girlfriend's brake line...
An Adelaide court hears a man accused of endangering his ex-girlfriend's life by cutting the brake lines on her car was spotted underneath the vehicle by her housemate more than a year after their...
View ArticleInstagram-driven meat sales in Indonesia may harm Australia's live export...
Indonesian 'mumpreneurs' are cashing-in on an appetite for purchasing cheap beef online, threatening Australia's live cattle trade.
View ArticleAdelaide man found not guilty of endangering Tinder ex-girlfriend's life
An Adelaide man accused of cutting the brake line on his ex-girlfriend's car more than a year after they broke up is found not guilty of endangering her life.
View ArticlePolice investigating brawl in showbag hall at Royal Adelaide Show
Video of the altercation posted on social media shows up to six people involved in the fight, including a woman who is seen pushing another person's head into the ground.
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