Latest News Australia

Australia leader defends social media ban

Reddit files lawsuit against Australia's social media ban

Message board website Reddit (RDDT.N) filed a lawsuit on Friday asking Australia's High Court to overturn the country's social media ban for people under 16 as well as its inclusion in it, calling the...

· 1d

‘What’s the worst thing that’s gonna happen?’ South Australia Premier says social media ban is about protecting children

· 1d

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

· 10h

Australian teenagers skirt world’s first social media ban

Teenagers in Australia are cheating the government’s world-first social media ban and openly mocking the Prime Minister on banned platforms.

BreakingNews.ie · 1d

Social media ban for children under 16 begins in Australia

· 1d

'This is the end': Australian teens mourn loss of social media as ban begins

· 21h

Australian PM says social media ban a 'proud day' - but some teens say they still have access

Anika Wells, Australia’s communications minister, says she isn’t intimidated by technology firms pushing back against the nation’s unprecedented social media ban.

· 1d

Should the US adopt Australia’s social media ban for teens? Experts weigh in

· 1d

Britain to decide whether to ban under-16s from social media like Australia has done

3hon MSN

Skydiver dangles from plane in midair after parachute mishap, video shows

The skydiver survived after sawing through the tangled lines with a hook knife and landing safely with only minor injuries.

Yahoo Finance

Australia unveils rescue bid for Rio Tinto's Tomago aluminium smelter

SYDNEY, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio TintoAX>, after its current power contract expires in ...

Australia unveils rescue bid for its largest aluminium smelter

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced on Friday a rescue effort to keep open Australia's largest aluminium smelter, the struggling Tomago facility majority-owned by Rio Tinto AX, after its current power contract expires in 2028.

1don MSN

What to Know About Australia’s Social Media Ban for Kids Under 16

The landmark law—the first of its kind in the world—kicked in on Wednesday.

16h

Ex-Australia captain drops verdict on Jofra Archer and Steve Smith’s Ashes battle

A tense exchange unfolded on the final day at the Gabba, with both players trading verbals as Archer unleashed deliveries exceeding 93mph. However, it was Smith who had the last word, hooking the fast bowler for six before hitting the winning runs off Gus Atkinson.

Japan and Australia urge calm after Chinese radar locks on Japanese jets

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises in the Pacific.