In late November 2024, Australia implemented a ban on social media for kids under 16, one of the first laws of its kind. The ...

(Bangkok) – The Australian government increasingly violated the rights of children in the criminal justice system in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2025. Authorities in ...

Australia's peak medical body will review the health care provided to transgender and gender-diverse children as the federal ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's government carved out an exemption for YouTube when it passed laws banning social media access ...

State governments have "violated the rights of children" through changes to the criminal justice system across Australia in 2024, an annual global survey of human rights says.

Senior child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer has criticised the Australian government for "stacking" a review ...

The research found a quarter of Australian parents found paying for their children's school fees or voluntary contributions was having a significant or moderate negative impact on their households.

Under a controversial new law, which comes into force in Australia at the end of 2025, children under 16 will not be permitted to hold an account on social media platforms such as Facebook ...