Is Australia in a youth crime crisis? Here’s what the numbers say

State governments across the country have brought in harsher laws to deal with youth crime in recent years. But do the stats ...

Australia to enforce social media age limit of 16 next week

Australia is set to enforce its age limit for social media accounts starting next week, and the platforms must provide ...
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Snapchat starts age checks in Australia ahead of teen social media ban

Snapchat has begun asking children and teenagers in Australia to verify their ages, including with software owned by the country’s banks, according to a company spokesperson. The move on Monday comes ...
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Australia proposes social media ban for children under the age of 16

MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government announced on Thursday what it described as world-leading legislation that would institute an age limit of 16 years for children to start using social ...