Evelyn Manfield

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Alison Xiao |Evelyn Manfield

Independent MP Monique Ryan now says she believes social media content paid for by politicians should be disclosed, after earlier saying she didn’t have an opinion. On Sunday, when Ms Ryan was asked on ABC Insiders about revelations fellow “teal” Allegra Spender had paid for content creators to post on social media, she said didn’t have an opinion.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evelyn Manfield |Samantha Dick

Students and union groups fear the Coalition's crackdown on "woke" ideology in schools and universities could threaten freedom of speech. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has offered little detail about his plan to fight "indoctrination" in schools, but signalled cuts to "wasteful government spending" within the federal education department if elected.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evelyn Manfield |Courtney Gould

Voters have been warned to be wary of efforts by political parties to gather personal information under the pretence of signing people up for postal voting. Just hours after the election was called on Friday, political parties began sending out messages with links to apply for postal voting.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Evelyn Manfield |Matthew Doran

Sitting in a Sydney television studio, Greens senator David Shoebridge is calling for cannabis to be legalised — or at least that's what it looks like. It's something he's said many times before and the person talking looks exactly like the senator. But it's not him. It's a deepfake — made by a computer security company at the request of ABC News to investigate just how believable political deepfakes can be.

Jan 24, 2025 | abc.net.au | Evelyn Manfield |Andrew Greene

Australia's eSafety Commission has expressed "great sadness" at the link between a triple murder in the United Kingdom and a violent video of a stabbing in Wakeley, Sydney, it had tried to remove from the internet. A Liverpool Court has heard British teenager Axel Rudakubana searched online for video of Sydney Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed, about 40 minutes before he left home and went onto murder three young girls who were enjoying a Taylor Swift-themed dance class.