Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials ...

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Under-16s in Australia have been banned from using major social media services including Tiktok, X, Facebook, Instagram, ...

Guardian Australia's poll to crown Australia's favourite children's picture book has officially begun, and Grandma Poss (AKA Matilda Boseley) is here to walk you through the voting process ...

Australia says millions of underage social media accounts were shut down in the first month after a sweeping new ban on users ...

Hugo Winwood-Smith (from left), Hardy Macpherson and Edan Abou, all 11 years old, use their phones while sitting outside a school in Sydney, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Rick Rycroft / AP MELBOURNE, ...

Young people's access to gender-affirming medical care has been making headlines. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a review into health care for trans and gender-diverse children and ...

The third annual Australian Children’s Content Summit is slated to return on August 25, with an expanded four-day run time through August 28. Presented by SLR Productions with the Australian ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from ...

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 ...