4BC Drive: a digital duty of care
The Australian government will let people opt out of their algorithms and force tech giants to take responsibility for harmful content. What does this all mean?
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Life & Technology – September 5, 2026
A dual-screen laptop and lots of questions from listeners as Leigh Stark joins Life & Technology for a September show.
4BC Drive: AusAlert
The AusAlert sound triggered on millions of phones on July 27, but missed others. What happened, and what crazy theories can be put to bed?
4BC Breakfast: AusAlert
The last Monday in July will see every Australian phone get a ping from the government. What’s going on?
4BC Afternoons: finance scams
There’s no escape from cyber criminals, and financial scammers are applying even more pressure, now that the colder months have arrived. What gives?
4BC Breakfast: Telstra’s woes
Could an old server have been the reason why Telstra’s outage occurred last week, and why didn’t Telstra replace it before it was too late?
4BC Drive: mobile issues
If you used Telstra or a Telstra-based service on the morning of July 8, you probably didn’t have a great day. What happened, and what could you do?
4BC Mornings: finance scams
Scammers are out for more of your money, and they’re using convincing fakes to get your attention. What’s going on, and what can you do?
4BC Breakfast: A $60K phone bill
A politician with a roaming problem racked up over $60,000 in charges on a work trip. How would that happen? Pickr explains.
4BC Breakfast: iPhone drama on Telstra
The iPhone X doesn’t seem all that old, and yet it found itself on the wrong end of an update this week. What happened?
