Have you heard about the Yuka app? It’s a useful tool for making healthier food and beauty product choices. Claiming to be entirely independent, and that its scores and recommendations are not influenced by brands or manufacturers, Yuka provides users with easy-to-understand and transparent information about products from their comprehensive…
During bushfire season you may have heard of, or been recommend to use, the app Fires Near Me from the NSW Rural Fire Service and NSW State Emergency Service (SES). The app has now been expanded and renamed to Hazards Near Me, and now includes flood alerts from the NSW…
If you’ve had personal data (such as your driver’s license number or your home address) stolen, you’re not alone. In the past year, at least one in three Australian adults have had personal data stolen. The Australian National University (ANU) surveyed a group of Australians and found that more than…
Step 1Head to your Service NSW account Visit www.service.nsw.gov.au and click on the link to the account portal, above the search box. Step 2Log inIn the MyServiceNSW Account portal, click the button to log in. Step 3 Enter your detailsType in your email and password then click ‘continue’ to open…
Since the recent Optus data-breach, cyber-security has been on all our minds. If you’ve been wondering how to protect your confidential information online from people who aren’t authorised to see it, a good method is by using multi-factor authentication. What is multi-factor authentication? It sounds complicated, but the concept is…
Here at Leep, we’ve noticed an uptake in spam calls coming from local, interstate and international numbers… and we’re fed up. We’ve heard the same from you, too. The question we’re most often asked is, “What can I actually do?” Continuing with our program on spam awareness, whereby we provide…
Social media can be wonderful, but it can also be omnipresent, addictive, and damaging. In 2022, Australia has 20.50 million social media users. 63.9% of Australian internet users, however, have expressed concern over what is real and what is fake. Many of us, Leep staff included, turn to the Internet…
Imagine foregoing the usual COVID testing: no more swabs or saliva deposits. No, this isn’t something we’ve dreamed up – a Brisbane-based smartphone app ResApp takes all the hassle and discomfort from COVID testing away. But how? ResApp analyses your cough to give you the results you need, and with…
The Older Persons COVID-19 Support Line recently launched to assist older Australians to access information and support over the phone. A joint initiative between COTA, PICAC Alliance, Dementia Australia, Natural Seniors Australia and OPAN, with additional funding provided by the Australian Government, this service will help older Australians, who are…
How-To: Get Your COVID-19 Digital Vaccine Certificate STEP 1 Download the Express Plus Medicare App Go to your devices app store (the one pictured is on an iPhone) and search for "Express Plus Medicare". This app is already downloaded on the device above, if you're downloading this for the first…
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