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The Australian government implemented a ban on social media access for individuals under 16 years of age.
The first major legal challenge against Australia’s under-16s social media ban is set to heard in the high court on Tuesday – 11 months on from the policy taking effect.
As similar bans are adopted across the world, the challenges – from online giant Reddit and the Digital Freedom Project - will argue that the ban prevents young people from political communication.
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High Court hearing on the social media ban.
Very likely · Within days
Labour hire firm Career Boss Australia, suspended from the Torrens to Darlington project over alleged bikie share coercion, is awaiting a $2 million payment from lead contractor John Holland, a court has heard.
A Canberra man has been fined $5,000 for placing white supremacist stickers at an ANU Indigenous centre and faces potential prison time after his case was referred to the ACT Supreme Court for performing the Nazi salute.
Laura Brand testified at Southwark Crown Court in the trial of her husband, Russell Brand, who faces charges of rape and sexual assault. She described him as a caring partner while acknowledging past heartbreak due to his promiscuity during their early relationship.
A South Australian court is considering whether a now-19-year-old woman acted in excessive self-defence or was goaded when she fatally stabbed her father in Adelaide on Boxing Day 2022. She denies murder but admits manslaughter.
The sister of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs testified at a coronial inquest, hoping her tragic death from type 1 diabetes after insulin was withheld by her religious sect members will help save other vulnerable children.
A mother testified in court that she trusted broadcaster Alan Jones as a mentor to her son before he allegedly indecently assaulted the 17-year-old schoolboy at Jones's farm in the Southern Highlands. She described her dire financial situation, how Jones helped reduce her home loan and connected her with the Commonwealth Bank head, and how her son's behavior changed after the visit, leading to a handwritten note disclosing something inappropriate had occurred.