Australia, social media

Australia's House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media
Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban children younger than 16 years old from social media, leaving it to the Senate to finalize the world-first law. The major parties backed the bill that would make platforms including TikTok,
Australia moves closer to ban social media for children
Australia on Wednesday moved closer to banning social media for children under 16 after the parliament's lower house passed the bill even as Alphabet's Google and Facebook-owner Meta pressed the government to delay the legislation.
Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16
An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia’s Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week
Australia Is Moving to Ban Children From Social Media. Will It Work?
The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. The opposition party says it would have done the same after winning elections due within months if the government hadn’t moved first.
Australia’s House passes bill that would ban young children from social media
The passage of the bill leaves it to Australia's Senate to take the next step in finalizing the world-first law.
Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
There is widespread backing for the law that would fine platforms for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.
Australia's Northern Territory queries Chinese operator of Darwin Port over finances
Australia's Northern Territory government said on Wednesday it has written to Chinese company Landbridge, operator of Darwin ...
An Australia police officer who shocked a 95-year-old woman with a Taser is guilty of manslaughter
A police officer in Australia who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter ...
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Huge, 7-mile scar torn across Australia's Nullarbor Plain discovered by caver scouring Google Earth
After the caver noticed a giant gash across a barren landscape, scientists discovered it was created by a ferocious tornado ...
Australia introduces bill imposing big fines for supermarket misconduct
The Australian government on Wednesday introduced a bill into parliament that would impose potentially billion-dollar fines ...
Australia Budget Blow Out Seen as Structural Deficit Takes Hold
Australia’s budget deficit is likely to swell beyond forecasts, in a reversal of previous years when massive revenue upgrades ...
Australia withdraws misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship
Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require ...
Google to build subsea cable linking Australia's Darwin to Christmas Island
Australia's Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island will be connected by subsea cable to the northern garrison city of ...
Australia introduces bill to limit under-16s from using social media with tech companies facing huge fines
The Australian government is threatening multimillion dollar fines for social companies that breach a proposed ban on ...
Ireland without injured quartet for Australia Test
Jacob Stockdale, Tadhg Furlong, Ryan Baird and Jamie Osborne are ruled out of Ireland's final autumn international against ...
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Temporary migrant workers in Australia facing 'disturbing' patterns of exploitation from some employers, UN official says
Temporary migrant workers in Australia are facing "disturbing" patterns of exploitation from some employers, labour hire ...