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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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Australia To Limit Foreign Students Intake In A Bid To Curb Migration
Australia will limit the number of foreign students to 270,000 in 2025 as part of a migration crackdown.
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Australian Employees Now Have Right To Ignore Work Calls After Office Hours
Australian employees can now ignore work calls and other intrusions into home life thanks to a new "right to disconnect" law designed to curb the creep of work emails and calls into personal lives.
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New Zealand's Visa Curbs Likely To Hit Indian Immigrants
Taking a cue from Australia and Canada, New Zealand has announced tighter visa rules to check the number of immigrants, increasing the requirements to qualify for jobs in the country.
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Khalistani Supporters Force Brisbane's Indian Consulate To Close Down
Days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's assured to curb anti-India elements in the country, the Indian Consulate in Brisbane was forced to close down on Wednesday by Khalistan supporters, reported The Australia Today.
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Twitter, Google To Give Information On Curbing Online Child Abuse: Australia
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Australia Pull Out Of ODIs vs Afghanistan Over More Taliban Curbs On Women
Australia pulled out of an upcoming one-day series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing Taliban moves to further restrict women's rights
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EU Antitrust Chief Appeals for Global Approach Towards Big Tech to Avoid Misuse of Enforcement Gaps
Margrethe Vestager, who shaped landmark rules to curb the power of US tech giants, urged global communities to prevent Big Tech from misusing enforcement gaps. These tech giants are also under fire in South Korea, India and Australia.
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Australia Opens Borders After Two Years Of "Fortress"-Level Covid Curbs
Australia opens its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island nation first imposed some of the world's strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Eyeing Border Reopening, Australia Eases More Covid Curbs As Cases Ebb
Singing and dancing will resume in nightclubs in Sydney and Melbourne from Friday, while most mandatory check-ins have been scrapped as officials lifted nearly all COVID-19 curbs in Australia's biggest cities amid a steady fall in hospital cases.
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"No Forced Drugs": Thousand Protest Against Australia's Vaccine Mandates
Thousands of protesters marched through Australia's capital to the parliament building on Saturday to decry Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the latest in a string of rallies against pandemic restrictions around the world.
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Australia's Most Populous State To Reinstate Some COVID-19 Curbs: Report
Australia's New South Wales state will reinstate restrictions including shutting nightclubs and cancelling non-urgent surgeries because of record coronavirus infections, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Friday.
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Australia Stays On Course To Ease Covid Curbs On Christmas As Cases Rise
Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday, even as new coronavirus cases in the country's most populous state reached a 10-week high.
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Australia Imposes Travel Curbs On 9 Southern African Nations Over Omicron Strain
Australian on Saturday imposed new restrictions on people who have been in nine southern African countries, as the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises concerns about a further wave of the pandemic.
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"Life Back To Normal": More COVID-19 Curbs Eased In Melbourne
Melbourne's pubs and cafes can have unlimited patrons from Thursday night, while stadiums can return to full capacity as authorities lifted nearly all remaining COVID-19 restrictions for the vaccinated residents in Australia's second-largest city.
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Australia Launches 'Landmark' Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Australia's government has introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any country, and would have no exemption for parental consent and no exemption for pre-existing accounts.
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Australia To Limit Foreign Students Intake In A Bid To Curb Migration
Australia will limit the number of foreign students to 270,000 in 2025 as part of a migration crackdown.
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Australian Employees Now Have Right To Ignore Work Calls After Office Hours
Australian employees can now ignore work calls and other intrusions into home life thanks to a new "right to disconnect" law designed to curb the creep of work emails and calls into personal lives.
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New Zealand's Visa Curbs Likely To Hit Indian Immigrants
Taking a cue from Australia and Canada, New Zealand has announced tighter visa rules to check the number of immigrants, increasing the requirements to qualify for jobs in the country.
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Khalistani Supporters Force Brisbane's Indian Consulate To Close Down
Days after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's assured to curb anti-India elements in the country, the Indian Consulate in Brisbane was forced to close down on Wednesday by Khalistan supporters, reported The Australia Today.
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Twitter, Google To Give Information On Curbing Online Child Abuse: Australia
An Australian regulator has sent legal letters to Twitter and Google telling them to hand over information about their efforts to stop online child abuse, drawing them into a crackdown that has already put pressure on other global tech firms.
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Australia Pull Out Of ODIs vs Afghanistan Over More Taliban Curbs On Women
Australia pulled out of an upcoming one-day series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, citing Taliban moves to further restrict women's rights
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EU Antitrust Chief Appeals for Global Approach Towards Big Tech to Avoid Misuse of Enforcement Gaps
Margrethe Vestager, who shaped landmark rules to curb the power of US tech giants, urged global communities to prevent Big Tech from misusing enforcement gaps. These tech giants are also under fire in South Korea, India and Australia.
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Australia Opens Borders After Two Years Of "Fortress"-Level Covid Curbs
Australia opens its international borders to all vaccinated tourists Monday, nearly two years after the island nation first imposed some of the world's strictest Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Eyeing Border Reopening, Australia Eases More Covid Curbs As Cases Ebb
Singing and dancing will resume in nightclubs in Sydney and Melbourne from Friday, while most mandatory check-ins have been scrapped as officials lifted nearly all COVID-19 curbs in Australia's biggest cities amid a steady fall in hospital cases.
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"No Forced Drugs": Thousand Protest Against Australia's Vaccine Mandates
Thousands of protesters marched through Australia's capital to the parliament building on Saturday to decry Covid-19 vaccine mandates, the latest in a string of rallies against pandemic restrictions around the world.
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Australia's Most Populous State To Reinstate Some COVID-19 Curbs: Report
Australia's New South Wales state will reinstate restrictions including shutting nightclubs and cancelling non-urgent surgeries because of record coronavirus infections, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Friday.
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Australia Stays On Course To Ease Covid Curbs On Christmas As Cases Rise
Australia will push ahead with plans to ease Covid restrictions before Christmas, officials said Tuesday, even as new coronavirus cases in the country's most populous state reached a 10-week high.
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Australia Imposes Travel Curbs On 9 Southern African Nations Over Omicron Strain
Australian on Saturday imposed new restrictions on people who have been in nine southern African countries, as the new Omicron variant of COVID-19 raises concerns about a further wave of the pandemic.
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"Life Back To Normal": More COVID-19 Curbs Eased In Melbourne
Melbourne's pubs and cafes can have unlimited patrons from Thursday night, while stadiums can return to full capacity as authorities lifted nearly all remaining COVID-19 restrictions for the vaccinated residents in Australia's second-largest city.
