In a bold move to safeguard children online, Australia is poised to introduce unprecedented legislation that will ban social media use for children under the age of 16. Platforms such as Meta (which owns Facebook and Instagram), TikTok, and X will be given a year to implement these restrictions, a measure aimed at reducing exposure … Read more
“I will not be going to Azerbaijan next week for the U.N. Climate Conference COP29. Due to the major social impact of the events of last Thursday night in Amsterdam, I will remain in the Netherlands,” Schoof wrote on X on Saturday. The Netherlands will instead be represented by its climate envoy, Jaime Bourbon de … Read more
The Australian government has proposed legislation to ban children under 16 from using social media as soon as next year. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the legislation is aimed at protecting minors from the harmful effects of social media. “Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I’m calling … Read more
Narendra Modi | (Photo: Shutterstock) 3 min read Last Updated : Sep 22 2024 | 3:59 PM IST India has announced a new initiative to award fifty Quad scholarships, worth $500,000, to students from the Indo-Pacific. These scholarships will enable students to pursue a four-year undergraduate engineering programme at a Government of India-funded … Read more
New Delhi: Ahead of the Quad summit this weekend, Australian PM Anthony Albanese appears to have broken ranks with the US and Canada, co-members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance, on the issue of Indian “spies” in Australia by pointing out that such matters are raised privately. Responding to media queries during his ongoing US … Read more
Australia’s right-to-disconnect law has come into effect — giving employees the right to refuse contact if their employers reach out to them by phone or email after hours, a type of law that has popped up around the world. “What we’re simply saying is that someone who is not being paid 24 hours a day shouldn’t … Read more
As Australia’s Remuneration Tribunal announced a 3.5% salary rise from July, the base salary of an MP will go up to AU$233,650, adding thousands more annually to the salaries of federal ministers. After the independent body, which decides the wages of federal politicians and bureaucrats, announced the hike, the prime minister’s salary will jump the … Read more
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not mince words, while criticizing Opposition leader Peter Dutton over the move to shelve Labor’s 2030 gas reduction target if the Coalition came to power. Dutton said Saturday if the Coalition formed the next government, it would do away with Labor government’s legislated 2030 emissions target — a 43% … Read more
Elon Musk lashed out at Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday after a court ordered his social media company X to take down footage of an alleged terrorist attack in Sydney, and said the ruling meant any country could control “the entire internet.” At a hearing overnight, Australia’s Federal Court ordered X, formerly called Twitter, to … Read more
The major topics of the visit, however, remain unknown. “The Australian government has consistently advocated – including during the recent visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi – for the full and timely removal of all trade impediments, including those affecting exports of live rock lobster to China. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry … Read more
