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Ellen RansleyFederal politics reporter

Ellen Ransley is the Courier Mail’s federal politics reporter, based in the Canberra press gallery. During her time in the nation’s capital, she has covered two federal elections and five budgets. She was awarded News Corp’s Young Journalist of the Year in 2021 for her work on rural mental health.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 12, 2025: Federal Health Minister Mark Butler at the National Health Ministers meeting in Brisbane. Picture: NewsWire/Tertius Pickard

Billions in hospital funding under threat by Albanese ultimatum

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler has threatened to withdraw billions in critical health funding if states reject the government’s latest $21bn hospital deal by February.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Anika Wells hold a press conference in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Albo’s warning to teens defying social ban: ‘You’ll get found out, too’

The Prime Minister has warned under-16s still able to use social media days after the ban came into effect that they are on borrowed time, and that boasting online will only make things worse.

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‘Pull your weight’: Health Minister escalates PM conflict after ‘grinch’ gibe

A war of words between the Prime Minister and state Health Minister is intensifying, as more than 900 elderly Queenslanders remain trapped in hospital beds waiting for aged care support.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Easiest platform to beat ban revealed as black market accounts explode

Black market sellers have emerged offering pre-verified social media accounts for as little as $50 to help under-16s bypass Australia’s world-leading minimum age laws.

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MP’s social posts in question as Wells doubles down on spending

A Queensland MP’s expenses claim for a family flight to Melbourne has been contradicted by his own social media posts.

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They did not die in vain: World-changing social media ban is live

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is acting for all parents as Australia on Wednesday becomes the first country in the world to ban social media accounts for children under 16.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Huge support for under-16s social media ban – with one catch

Exclusive polling reveals overwhelming public support for banning under-16s from social media, yet three-quarters believe kids will find ways around the groundbreaking restrictions.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - NOVEMBER 10, 2025: Generic photo showing an iPhone 16 Pro Max and social media app icons of Facebook, Instagram, X, Snapchat, Reddit, Kik, YouTube and TikTok.. Picture: NewsWire / Dylan Robinson

Huge support for under-16s social media ban – with one catch

Exclusive polling reveals overwhelming public support for banning under-16s from social media, yet three-quarters believe kids will find ways around the groundbreaking restrictions.

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Huge change coming to online search you probably missed

Search engines face $50m fines under new Australian rules requiring automatic redirects to mental health services for suicide-related searches and blurred pornographic content.

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Emoji, acronyms, grammar: Telltale signs parents helping kids dodge ban

Parents face potential prosecution if they help children dodge Australia’s world-first social media ban, as platforms prepare to purge hundreds of thousands of young users.

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