Australia

Worldwide Push to Keep Teens Off Social Media Gains Momentum

Australian politicians describe their ban on children under 16 using social media as “world-leading,” but in truth, the rest of the world is not far behind them. An international consensus against permitting children on social media gained momentum in 2024, despite deep reservations from Internet freedom advocates.

DRIGGS, ID - MARCH 09: Smokey Larsson, 14 (L) looks at her friend Micah Richards as he sin

Hezbollah Supporters Rally in Australia to Protest Killing of Terrorist Leaders

Australian police are investigating at least six instances of “prohibited symbols and chants” — specifically, chants and flags associated with the Lebanese terrorist organization Hezbollah — after pro-Palestinian groups held angry protests in Melbourne and other cities on Sunday to protest the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Demonstrators hold flags and pictures of Hassan Nasrallah, late leader of the Lebanese gro