Articles by Richard Wood

NSW to introduce digital birth certificates for young adults

People born in NSW will soon become the only Australians to have access to their birth certificate on their mobile phone. The state government today announced details of its rollout of the digital documents, with residents aged 16 to 21 who hold a photo card or driving licence able to...

2 hours ago

Technology

EnergyAustralia scraps 100 jobs at Melbourne office in big shake-up

Almost 100 jobs at the EnergyAustralia office in Melbourne have been cut as the company carries out a major restructure. The redundancies impact technology, finance, and procurement teams, but no jobs are going in frontline services, including call centres. The company is also looking at redeploying some of the impacted...

3 hours ago

Technology

Meta to start closing teenage accounts weeks social media ban starts

Technology giant Meta has told under-16 users of Instagram and Facebook it will start closing accounts weeks before the official social media ban. From today, the company will send messages to Australian children aged 13 to 15 telling them they will lose access to their accounts on Thursday, December 4....

6 days ago

Politics

Today in History - November 17: Car giant boss who cut 20,000 jobs pays the ultimate price

The head of famous French car company Renault was shot dead on the pavement outside his home on November 19, 1986, in a crime that shocked the nation. Georges Besse had just stepped out from his chauffeur-driven car when two assassins on a motorbike pulled up and shot him several...

Nov 16, 2025

Technology

Four people accused of killing Australian brothers on Mexican surf trip due to face court

The four people accused of killing Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend in northern Mexico are due to face court today. The Robinson brothers and Jack Carter Rhoad were on a surf trip last April in the Baja California region, near Ensenada, when they were allegedly...

Nov 13, 2025