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Flat White

Are mobile phones our salvation or damnation?

14 April 2023

5:00 AM

14 April 2023

5:00 AM

The insidious spread of misinformation has revealed the dark side of communication; our increasing addiction to our devices puts us all at risk.

This is no more so than in the young generation, who treat mobiles like a source of undeniable truth. The belated recognition of its disruptive influence in the schools has emboldened states to ban them from the classroom; NSW is the latest, leaving only Queensland without a blanket ban.

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