UNBELIEVABLE: 3 - The Untold Story

Labor bets against major changes to gambling reforms

Gambling ads will be banned during sports matches and phased out from stadiums, but further reforms aren't likely to be included in upcoming laws.

AAP · Jun 29

'Big tech wants this to fail': beef-up for social ban

Tougher laws will be introduced to address widespread non-compliance with Australia's world-first social media age restrictions.

AAP · Jun 27

Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds

Half of the teenagers who have been blocked say they are seeing less news than before – but they are not necessarily going back to traditional sources

The Guardian - AU · May 18

Fifteen-year-old Noah hasn’t been kicked off any social media platforms – he’s still fighting Australia’s under-16 ban in court

Millions of accounts have been deactivated since the ban came into effect in December, but Noah Jones found it was easily circumvented

The Guardian - AU · Apr 10

Australia says it won’t raise drug prices after Trump’s 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals imported into US

Health minister Mark Butler says federal government is ‘not negotiating’ when it comes to removing price protections on common medications

The Guardian - AU · Apr 3

Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?

Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner

The Guardian - AU · Apr 1

Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban

Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds

The Guardian - AU · Mar 31

Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says

Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Tech firms 'taking the mickey' on teen social media ban

Despite a compliance report saying a large share of teens are still using social media, the government has hailed its youth ban a success.

AAP · Mar 30

Multiple-birth parents tumble through cracks in support

Australian multiple-birth parents say a lack of financial and other support makes an already isolating experience even more challenging.

AAP · Mar 20