Keywords: Australia
Australia will ban children under 16 from accessing nine social media platforms starting December 10, 2025, expanding the list to include Reddit and the livestreaming platform Kick, in addition to Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, X, and YouTube, the country’s Online Safety Commissioner......
Australia plans to provide at least three hours of free solar electricity daily to households, including those without solar panels, under a new energy-saving initiative expected to launch in 2026. Energy Minister Chris Bowen announced the “Solar Sharer” program on Tuesday. The program will......
Australia has started deporting illegal migrants to the island nation of Nauru under a bilateral agreement signed earlier this year, Interior Minister Tony Burke announced Tuesday. Up to 354 individuals residing illegally in Australia, many convicted of serious crimes including murder, could eventually......
Australia and the United States have entered a strategic partnership to ensure reliable access to rare earth minerals, essential for defense systems, clean energy technologies, and advanced manufacturing. The agreement, signed in Canberra on Monday, reflects a joint effort to reduce dependence on China,......
Vanuatu remains open to signing a major agreement with Australia but emphasizes its sovereignty, insisting that larger nations must not apply pressure or “bully” smaller countries, according to Internal Affairs Minister Andrew Napuat. Negotiations over the $500 million Nakamal agreement,......
Australia’s second-largest telecommunications provider, Optus, is facing mounting criticism after its CEO confirmed that emergency triple zero calls were unavailable for nearly 14 hours during a nationwide outage on Thursday. The disruption coincided with the deaths of three people, including an......
China has urged Papua New Guinea (PNG) to reconsider a potential defence agreement with Australia, warning that such a deal should not limit the Pacific nation’s ability to cooperate with other countries. The Chinese embassy in Port Moresby stated on Thursday that while it respected PNG’s......
The Australian government has unveiled a new climate target for 2035 that seeks to balance political and social expectations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 62% to 70% compared with 2005 levels, describing it as both ambitious and realistic. The......
The Australian government has announced a $1.1bn grants program to accelerate the domestic production of low-carbon liquid fuels, aiming to cut emissions from some of the most polluting sectors of the economy. The initiative, unveiled by Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen,......
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