Australia’s social media ban goes into effect Wed.

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‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas told CNN’s Jake Tapper his country’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 is about protecting them from addictive algorithms, asking: “What’s t...

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What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16
Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia
Reddit sues Australia over social media ban, citing free speech threat
Message board website Reddit on Friday filed a lawsuit in Australia’s highest court seeking to overturn the country’s social media ban for children, calling it an intrusion on free political discourse...

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Reddit Sues Australian Government to Block Social Media Ban
Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for kids
After Australia, Denmark plans social media ban for children under 15
“In far too many years, we have given the social media platforms free play in the playing rooms of our children. There’s been no limits,” Stage said in an interview with The Associated Press last mont...

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Australia Demands Social Media Giants Report Progress on Account Bans for Children Under 16
Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access
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Modern Humans Reached Australia Around 60,000 Years Ago via Two Routes, Genetic Analysis Suggests

The study bolsters one hypothesis of when people arrived at the landmass that became Australia and other islands, and presents some of the earliest evidence of seafaring

US, Australia, UK pledge “full steam ahead” on AUKUS preparations for war against China

The Washington meetings raised questions that were not publicly answered, including whether the Australian Labor government gave commitments to increase military spending beyond even the current record levels.

Tension high in Australia as far-right 'emboldened in way never seen before'

Speaking at an anti-racism rally in Sydney, deputy leader of the Australian Greens, Mehreen Faruqi, told Sky News: "The far-right are emboldened in a way that I have never seen before."

Droughts are lasting longer across Australia, study shows

Droughts are lasting longer in Australia, particularly in some of our most populated regions, UNSW scientists have shown.

First climate migrants arrive in Australia from sinking Tuvalu in South Pacific

More than one-third of Tuvalu’s 11,000 population applied for climate visas to migrate to Australia under a deal the countries struck two years ago.

First migrants arrive in Australia from the country whose citizens it has promised Australian citizenship under 'First-ever treaty of its kind'

Australia has welcomed the first climate migrants from Tuvalu, a Pacific nation facing inundation due to rising sea levels. A groundbreaking bilateral

Serie A plans for Milan-Como Australia game in doubt

It would be the first time a European league match is played abroad, after plans for the United States to host a La Liga game fell through.

Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea said on Friday that Alphabet's Google will build three subsea cables, funded by Australia under a mutual defence treaty, in a key upgrade to the digital backbone of the biggest Pacific Island nation.
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