Enforcing Australia's social media ban on kids is possible but contains risks, report says

The impending ban is popular with many parents, but experts have raised concerns over privacy and age verification technology ...

Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN

SYDNEY, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social ...
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Australia bans YouTube accounts for children under 16 in reversal of previous stance

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a ...

Australia warns social media over age checks as child ban plan moves forward

Authorities say that social media platforms should not require age verification for all users when a ban on children under 16 ...

Not just 'growing pains': 1 in 5 Australian kids live with chronic pain, but it's often invisible

Most children bounce back from pain after an injury or illness. But for one in five—approximately 877,000 children in ...

WA to roll out nasal spray flu vaccinations for children after severe flu season

A new jab-free flu vaccination aimed at children frightened of needles is being rolled out across Wrestern Australia in a bid ...

Pay for your children's art, Australian kindergarten tells stunned parents

And its obscure request has sparked anger in Queensland, with the state's leader calling it "emotional blackmail", regulators staging an intervention, and one parent allegedly going to extreme lengths ...