Children under the age of 16 in Australia are no longer allowed to have social media accounts. The Australian government says ...

From the coast of Queensland to the bush of the Northern Territory, something rather odd has happened in some homes in Australia: Smartphones lie unnoticed on the kitchen table in the morning, ...

Kids in Australia will no longer be able to have accounts on social media apps like Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat as ...

Australia was the first country to issue a ban in late 2025, aiming to reduce the pressures and risks that young users may ...

Reddit is taking the Australian government to court to block its social-media ban for children under the age of 16, saying the ban infringes on their freedom of political discourse. Australia became ...

Australia's social media ban for children under 16 will come into effect this Wednesday, Dec. 10. Platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, and YouTube have already begun disabling users' ...

For years, governments have relied largely on platform-led safety tools to manage children’s use of social media. That approach has come under growing scrutiny.

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, ...

Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, Twitch, X and Kick are the 10 platforms banned for kids in Australia Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Australian children are spending more time on Roblox than those in any other country, according to new data that also shows ...

The federal government has released the model for its Thriving Kids program, aimed at setting up services and supports run by states and territories outside the NDIS.

The ACT Government has launched a pilot grant program to help primary care providers expand bulk billing services for children, ensuring more families ...