Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms urged the Australian government on Tuesday to delay a bill that will ban most forms of social media for children under 16, saying more time was needed to ...
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Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
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 ...
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Australia, New Zealand, and Israel: Elections Have (Good and Bad) Consequences
This past week has shown once again that elections have consequences—not least in the Antipodes, and not least for Jews and for Israel. Take New Zealand, whose trendy progressive government ...
Newsday5d
Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia's government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and ...
The Australian3d
Follow global examples to build success stories
The Australian tech procurement paradox is that despite local providers being less costly and proven, overseas brands were preferred. The government must reform the procurement process.
Nine News Australia6d
Australian's charged billions in illegal merchant fees by federal government
Australian's have been charged billions in illegal merchant fees for two decades, in a major financial scandal uncovered by the Albanese government. Added13 minutes ago Australian's have been ...
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Australian Government Drops Bill on Social Media Misinformation
The Australian government won’t proceed with legislation that would have forced social media sites to crack down on misinformation on their platforms after failing to win enough cross-party support.
Every Walt Disney Animation Studio Film, Ranked
Moana 2, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Mulan, Frozen, Zootopia, Cinderella, Wreck-It Ralph, The Lion King, and more.
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Australian Construction Workers Are Fighting Back
When Australia’s Labor government overrode union rights — and justice — to place the construction union under administration, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thought he’d played a trump card. He ...
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Australia rejects Elon Musk’s claim that it plans to control access to the internet
(Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP) MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian Cabinet minister on Friday rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intended to control all Australians ...
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Musk’s DOGE commission may be a sham. But efficient government isn’t.
President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head a new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has met with plenty of scorn from Democrats. That’s ...
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Australia’s House of Representatives passes bill that would ban young children from social media
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of ... Opposition lawmaker Dan Tehan told Parliament the government had agreed to accept amendments in the Senate that would bolster privacy ...