This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Last week, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a social media ban for kids under 16. As the ...

Leon Spencer is an Australian dad with an 11-year-old daughter and an 8-year-old son. He creates content for social-media platforms and is glad that the new ban will help him keep his kids off them.

After Australian teens were kicked off of social media this week following a nationwide social media ban for anyone in the country under the age of 16, several lawmakers and other political figures ...

I am not a believer in bans or closures, as I demonstrated during the COVID-19 pandemic when I pushed in the summer of 2020 for schools to remain open, warning, along with Danny Benjamin of Duke ...

The country has long looked warily at the cycle of gun violence in the United States, where meaningful changes in policy have been rare. By Victoria Kim Reporting from Sydney, Australia For decades, ...

Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews. Rebecca Di Veroli with her daughter, Chloe, ...

A world-first social media ban took effect in Australia last week, restricting children younger than 16 from using platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok. "Australia has become an ...

To celebrate the start of a nationwide ban on social media for kids under the age of 16, the Australian government lit the Sydney Harbour Bridge with the slogan Let Them Be Kids. As of December 10, ...

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese failed to heed warnings about the rise of anti-semitism in his country, writes The Post Editorial Board. via REUTERS In the ...

Australian scientists have identified the key genetic drivers behind long COVID, revealing why some people continue to experience debilitating symptoms long after their initial infection. The ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “Everything’s changed now,” he said. Hundreds of mourners—local residents, ...

The father-and-son duo who killed 15 people during an attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney on Sunday were motivated by “Islamic State ideology,” Australian authorities have confirmed. Australian ...