UN could investigate 'crimes against humanity' as Iran's death toll rises
By Nassim Khadem
An independent fact-finding mission should investigate potential crimes against humanity committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, according a UN-appointed representative.
#CivilUnrest #War #WarVictims #HumanRights #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Internet #MobileandInternetAccess #ReligiousDiscrimination #GenderDiscrimination #NassimKhadem
Costly Starlink units adding to financial pressure on volunteer fire brigades
By Brianna Melville
Having repeatedly lost mobile coverage during recent bushfires, local councils and volunteer brigades are paying for expensive satellite units to maintain critical communications.
#Fires #Volunteering #MobileandInternetAccess #BriannaMelville
Over 40 reported dead in Iran protests amid nationwide internet blackout
By Max Walden
US President Donald Trump has warned his country is "locked and loaded" if Iranian authorities shoot and kill peaceful protesters.
#WorldPolitics #Internet #MobileandInternetAccess #MaxWalden
Residents' 6-day mobile outage leaves them without essential services
By Paul Cook, Peter Barr, and Samantha Goerling
Porongurup businesses are frustrated by what they describe as a lack of communications and urgency surrounding a 6-day mobile outage.
#MobileandInternetAccess #PaulCook #PeterBarr # #SamanthaGoerling
Brisbane hit with widespread Optus internet outages
By Kenji Sato
Optus apologises for NBN internet outages affecting Brisbane and some other parts of Queensland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-03/brisbane-rocked-by-optus-outage/106097422
#MobileandInternetAccess #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #KenjiSato
What the social media ban means for rural boarding school students
By Jodie Hamilton
Regional and remote students are being encouraged to learn old-school ways to stay in contact as social media bans for those under 16 come into effect over the summer holidays.
#SocialMedia #MobileandInternetAccess #RegionalCommunities #GovernmentPolicy #Education #BoardingSchools #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Teenagers #OnlineSafety #Children #Parenting #ParentingTeenagers #ParentingChildren #SecondaryEducation #DistanceEducation #FederalGovernment #JodieHamilton
Can this 150-year-old tech save childhood from screen overload?
By Rhiannon Stevens and Lindsay Dunbar
As smartphones swallow childhood, a growing movement of parents is reinstalling landlines, hoping an old-school corded rotary phone can restore patience and connection.
#MobilePhones #InternetCulture #Internet #Parenting #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #MobileandInternetAccess #Children #RhiannonStevens #LindsayDunbar
How William and Kate told their children about princess's cancer
By Annabel Bowles
Prince William has opened up about his and Catherine's "balancing act" in talking to their children about the family's recent health challenges, including the princess and King Charles's cancer diagnoses.
Communities given generators to save mobile coverage during emergencies
By Anna Cox
Rural communities battling power cuts to mobile towers during natural disasters are being offered a temporary solution with a trial of community-operated generators.
#MobileandInternetAccess #EmergencyServices #Bushfires #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #AnnaCox
Taliban tight-lipped after internet services restored in Afghanistan
The 48-hour outage was ordered by Taliban authorities but they have not yet commented on the restoration of services.
#InformationandCommunication #MobileandInternetAccess #Internet
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