"Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I'm calling time on it." So said Australia's prime minister today, announcing proposals for world-first legislation banning children under 16 from ...

More than half of Australians are turning away from mental health professionals and to social media instead – possibly ... comparing themselves to others. Australia is in the grips of a mental ...

Australia's parliament has passed legislation that bans the use of social media by children under the age of 16. The government says the measure is necessary to protect their mental health and ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament on Friday in a world-first law. The law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat ...

Rachel Mealey: US tech companies are urging the Trump Administration to target Australia over proposed laws for social media and artificial intelligence. An organisation representing big players ...

Australia plans to require social media platforms to act to prevent online harms to users such as bullying, predatory behaviour and algorithms pushing destructive content, the government said.