Arianna Levy

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Alison Xiao |Arianna Levy

They're often marketed as a way of making sure your loved ones are safe, but location-sharing apps are also being linked to the rise of digital coercive control. A new study by the eSafety Commissioner has found nearly one in five young adults believe tracking a partner's location is to be expected. Domestic violence advocates say the normalisation of digital surveillance is worrying.  Featured: Brisbane studentJulie Inman Grant, eSafety CommissionerAshton Wood, CEO DV Safe Phone

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Arianna Levy |Alison Xiao

Nearly one in five young adults believe tracking a partner's location is to be expected in a relationship, new research has found. The eSafety Commission study has linked location-sharing apps with an increased risk of coercive control. More than 13 per cent of the 2,000 adults surveyed said it was reasonable for a partner to monitor them using location-sharing apps like Life360 and Find My iPhone.

Dec 25, 2024 | abc.net.au | Stephen Clarke |Arianna Levy

Australians are expected to set a new Boxing Day sales record despite cost-of-living pressures, the peak retail association says, as shoppers crowd the country's major malls. In Adelaide's Rundle Mall, Brett said the spending in the lead-up to Christmas hadn't stopped him from hitting the shops. "We go hell for leather … all out," he said. For Isaac it's simply the Christmas money burning a hole in his pocket.

Dec 6, 2024 | abc.net.au | Arianna Levy

A Brisbane environmental activist has claimed to have had a "major win" against mining giant Adani after a Supreme Court judge struck out multiple allegations in their case against him. Adani — now operating as Bravus in Australia — first sued campaigner Ben Pennings in 2020. The mining company claimed Mr Penning had continually demanded its contractors terminate or withdraw from negotiations to disrupt operations at its Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland.

Dec 4, 2024 | abc.net.au | Arianna Levy

Queensland is no stranger to wild and extreme weather events but, with intense rainfall causing sporadic flash flooding more often, locals are concerned stormwater infrastructure isn't up to scratch. For Brisbane business owner Billerwell Daye severe rainfall over south-east Queensland last weekend created a lapping river at his front door. Loading... "The water came up so fast, within about eight minutes it went from the path gutter to the front door," he said.