The government agrees Australia’s secrecy laws need to change. Now comes the hard part – taking action
The government has a record of promising improvements in transparency, but falling short in terms of passing legislation.
Australia's Albanese shifts to election mode, seeking trust on living costs
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pivoted to election mode, hoping to win back voter confidence that his ...
After Australia legislated a teen social media ban, it has to figure out how to enforce it
From late 2025, platforms including Meta's (META.O) Instagram, Elon Musk's X, TikTok and Snapchat (SNAP.N) must show ...
Real estate investors are not who many people think they are
The nation’s 2.3 million residential real estate investors are often painted as greedy money-grabbers, but in reality they ...
Australian Parliament bans social media for under-16s with world-first law
The Australian Senate has passed a social media ban for young children that will soon become a world-first law ...
Americans can now apply for the UK’s ETA. When will the visa-free entry system open to Europeans?
The UK Home Office has announced dates for the worldwide rollout of its Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme.View on ...
‘This is crazy’: World reacts as Australia approves strictest social media ban for children and teens
Children under the age of 16 will be banned from using social media in Australia from the end of next year after the Senate ...
Australia passes landmark social media ban for children under 16
Australian lawmakers on Thursday approved a landmark ban on social media for children under 16, in some of the world’s ...
Strewth! Australia To Ban Under-16s From Using Social Media
Australia will become the first country in the world to outlaw social media use among under-16s. Children will no longer be ...
Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Thursday passed into law a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive ...
Gov clarifies identity checks for social media as law is passed
The controversial world-first ban on social media access for under 16s passed the senate just before 11.30pm by 34 votes to ...
How Australia Will (or Won’t) Keep Children Off Social Media
Critics say big questions remain not only about how the new law will be enforced, but also about whether the ban will really ...