This might not come as a surprise to many but Australians are spending too much time on their devices but the answer isn’t necessarily a total digital detox but simply having a home phone.
According to the research from YouGov commissioned by VTech Telecommunications Australia, one in three Australians said they spend too much time online.
And among millennials that figure is 47 per cent, 37 per cent for Gen X and 22 per set for baby boomers.
So what’s the answer?
One in four Austral
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