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CANBERRA, Australia - NewsWire Photos - October 17, 2024: eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant appears at the Communications Legislation Amendment (Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation) Bill 2024 hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Technology & Digital Safety

Bring it on: Safety chief ready for big tech blowback on age limit

Australia’s online safety chief has warned tech giants she’s ready for legal battles as she unveils guidelines for keeping under-16s off social media platforms.

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Kids will get around ban? Well, duh. Here’s why it still matters

Would the same nay-sayers scoffing at our social media age limit think there is no need to have an age limit for consuming alcohol, asks the editor.

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Gothenburg, Sweden - March 23, 2022: A man's hand holds a Iphone 13 Pro max with social media apps, against the background of a laptop. Blurred background. Selective focus. Picture: iStock

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Revealed: Latest platforms targeted by our world-leading age limits

Reddit and Kick will join major social platforms in barring under-16s as Australia introduces world-first online safety laws.

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Renowned child safety advocate Jonathan Haidt believes Australia’s world-leading social media age laws are the biggest step ever taken to protect children and will set the world on course to win the fight against tech giants causing harm to kids.

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‘Biggest step ever’: How Aussie laws could protect kids everywhere

Australia’s new social media laws are being hailed globally at the UN with experts predicting a world-changing impact for children across the globe.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 10 , 2024: Dany Elachi from the Heads Up Alliance addresses the Social Media Summit at ICC Darling Harbour Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

‘No-brainer’: Parents call for universal phone bans as private schools resist

Studies continue to prove the benefits of phone bans in schools, but pockets of the private sector are still slow to act, with some warning it may be costing them enrolments.

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PM’s social media ‘fight’ goes global with Aussie mum

Anthony Albanese will sell our groundbreaking social media age ban to the world alongside Australian mum Emma Mason who lost her teen daughter to suicide.

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Australians overwhelming believe spelling is important but they fear standards are slipping because of social media and text messaging. iStock image. For Kids News

Parenting bible reveals how to deal with digital obsessed kids

It’s the bane of modern parenting. But now, education expert Dr Jo Orlando has written an “instruction manual” for dealing with your child’s online obsession.

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NEWS ADVSchool kid chatbotsThebarton Senior College students Savha 16 Yr 11( white T-shirt), Marzila 24yr Yr11 withAlexis Wagner Library Manager using the education department-approved EdChat chat bot.Image/Russell Millard Photography

First Aussie state rolls out in-class bots to reduce teacher workload

Teens have sent nearly half a million questions to an AI classroom companion that’s officially approved for SA schools – find out how students and teachers are using it.

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Claire Spinkston and her son Hugh, 14mths with Aleksandra Golat and her son Noah, 2 at Dave's Angels Playgroup in Burnside SA. Pictured on 17th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Sleep, activity, screens – what parents of toddlers are doing wrong

Half of all Australian kids are developmentally delayed when they start school, but university researchers have identified one key factor that makes a huge difference.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - September 4, 2025: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Minister for Sport, Anika Wells meet with Interim Football Australia CEO Heather Garriock, Socceroos coach Tony Popovic and players, Milos Degenek, Alessandro Circati and Joe Gauci at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

The world is watching, so we have one chance to get this right

There will now be, as the Communications Minister said, no excuse for social media companies not to meet their new legal responsibilities, writes the editor.

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‘Secret weapon’ to help struggling teens fix their mental health

In the era of doom-scrolling and spiralling teen mental health problems, this psychologist suggests an unexpected solution that starts with a visit to the local library.

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Mother Subodha with Teanna Dharmasiri 10 for a case study for a national yarn we are running about kids preferring face to face connection over screens. Pictures: Adam Head

Shock stat about kids that parents may struggle to believe

Children have delivered a surprise verdict on screen time versus family time, as social media restrictions loom for under-16s across Australia.

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How teens use AI to hide eating disorders

Aussie kids are turning to AI chatbots for dangerous advice on concealing eating disorders, as experts warn the technology has become a ‘24/7 toxic friend’ for vulnerable teens.

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The Aussie teens swearing off social media for better body image

The Aussie teens swearing off social media for better body image

Teens struggling with body image are deleting TikTok and worrying less about their appearance after joining a groundbreaking Australian program.

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