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PM praises push to ban kids from social media
Moves to ban children from social media have been applauded by the prime minister. Earlier in May, South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas appointed a former High court chief justice to examine pathways for his government to impose a social media ban on Australians under 14.
Having spoken to concerned parents, prime minister Anthony Albanese welcomed efforts to explore age restriction measures.
Parents are worried sick about what their kids have access to online, it is a major social issue in this country. Premier Malinauskas – I applaud his leadership on this issue.”
Parents were concerned about their children having access to inappropriate material online and the mental health impacts of social media, Albanese said. However, any age requirement initiatives must be proven to work.
The federal government revealed it would commit $6.5 million in its budget to pilot “age assurance technologies” by testing their effectiveness and investigating how implementation could work in a bid to prevent children from accessing inappropriate and harmful online content.
Albanese:
The impact of social media – I think – is the number one topic on the sideline of football, netball and school sport on any weekend in any part of Australia. It’s time that we take strong action, but we want to make sure that strong action is effective.
– via AAP
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The University of Melbourne’s student newspaper, Farrago, says an ongoing pro-Palestine occupation of Arts West building remains “peaceful” on Sunday despite repeated threats of police intervention.
After being shut off to public access when classes were cancelled in the building, elevators have also resumed functioning in a “limited capacity”.
Update from Day 5 at Arts West/Mahmoud’s Hall. Despite the University’s various threats of police intervention the sit-in remains peaceful and in high spirits. Elevators have resumed functioning in a limited capacity.
— Farrago Magazine (@FarragoMagazine) May 19, 2024
The University previously deactivated elevators in the building days ago, disrupting disabled students and staff’s capacity to access teaching facilities and offices.
— Farrago Magazine (@FarragoMagazine) May 19, 2024
You can read about the occupation, which started earlier this week, here:
University of Melbourne and protesters fail to resolve deadlock as pro-Palestine camp ends at MonashRead moreShareUpdated at 22.31 EDT42m ago22.16 EDT
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