Published: 20 December 2025 Australia is mourning after a terrorist mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach left 16 people dead, including one of the attackers, and around 40 injured, in one of the deadliest acts of violence in the nation’s modern history. Police say the attack, which targeted a large public…

Published: 16 December 2025 Sydney Australia is grappling with the aftermath of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, an attack that left 15 people dead and has become the country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. As investigators piece together the motives and movements of the alleged attackers, attention has turned to extremist ideology, overseas travel, and…

Published: 12 December 2025 | Sydney Just days after Australia enacted its world-first nationwide ban preventing under-16s from accessing major social media platforms, children are already discovering creative — and surprisingly effective — ways to get around the new restrictions. The rapid workaround attempts have turned the reform into a real-time experiment in age-verification technology,…

Published: 11 December 2025 Australia has officially implemented one of the world’s strongest online safety crackdowns, enforcing a national ban preventing anyone under the age of 16 from holding an account on major social media platforms. The move marks a dramatic shift in how governments regulate children’s digital environments — and places Australia at the…

Published: 10 December 2025 The New Law and Its Scope As of 10 December 2025, Australia has implemented a world-first national restriction banning users under the age of 16 from having accounts on 10 major social media platforms — including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Twitch, Kick and Threads. Under the…