Teresa Tan

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Margaret Burin |Ahmed Yussuf |Teresa Tan

We hear a lot from our leaders during election campaigns — debates, press conferences, social media posts and all those interminable ads. But it's we, the voters, who decide what happens on Saturday. And some have more sway than others. To tap into what's driving Australians' thinking, we asked 19 voters in Australia's most marginal seat what they want from the next government.

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Julian Fell |Teresa Tan

An Australian-run investigation is being launched into what's lighting up screens during the federal election campaign. As a self-professed data science nerd, Jordan Hennell is proud of how well he's taught his TikTok algorithm.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Simon Elvery |Teresa Tan |Cristen Tilley |Matthew Liddy

As schools ask parents to read hundreds of thousands of words to consent to technology usage in classrooms, who's protecting their children's data? When Kim Nguyen's daughter started a new year at primary school, there was one permission form that really took her aback. "The first impression is: 'Oh my God, there's so many things'."It was asking her to consent to her daughter's personal details being used on more than 20 "third party online service providers [that] are external to the school".

Jan 27, 2025 | abc.net.au | Julian Fell |Teresa Tan |Cristen Tilley

Find out if you're one of them. The last line of security for much of your digital life probably isn't as secure as you think. Whether it's to unlock your smartphone, access your online banking or get cash out of the ATM, a four-digit PIN is often there to keep your secrets and your money safe. It’s an important little code, but not all choices are equally secure. That's why we analysed 29 million of them from Have I Been Pwned?

Sep 27, 2024 | abc.net.au | Annika Blau |Gina McKeon |Teresa Tan |Laura Gartry

When Marnie Robertson stumped up $140,000 for a "house and land package" in the Coolah Caravan Park, she thought she was buying into a grey nomad Utopia. Yet her dream house is literally falling apart around her. The situation came to a head when the gutter feeding her rainwater tank became the latest thing to break. To get water, she was forced to feed a hose with town water into the tank. But as the 83-year-old was climbing on top of the tank, she slipped and fell onto a railway sleeper.