Timeline set to make 16 minimum age for social media
The minimum age to access social media in Australian could be 16 by the end of next year, after National Cabinet today approved the move.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
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Aussie public servants top 2.5 million and $232 billion
Australia now has more than 2.5 million public servants, after a more than 3.5 percent rise in numbers last year.
The latest data from the Australian Bureau of
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UAE trade deal eliminates tariffs, recognises sustainability
More than a billion dollars’ worth of Australian produce will be exported duty-free under a new trade deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Federal Trade Minister
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Feedback call on Logan Motorway widening plans
South-East Queenslanders have less than a month to have their say on the widening of a 10km stretch of the Logan Motorway, south of Brisbane.
In a statement, toll-road
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Trump’s agenda when he is ‘dictator on day one’
By Jared Mondschein
Trying to predict what Donald Trump will do during a second term in office is a fool’s errand.
It is all the more challenging considering Trump has
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What Trump’s economic plan means for Australia
By Susan Stone
For months, experts and commentators have been weighing up what the possible return of Donald Trump might mean for financial markets and the global
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Eye in sky tracks e-scooter and e-bike users
Queensland police have taken to the skies to crack down on the misuse of e-mobility devices on the Sunshine Coast.
Officers used drones as part of a weekend blitz,
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Is burning gas a necessary evil in energy transition?
By Roger Dargaville
Both major parties in Australia see a significant role for gas as the world shifts to clean energy in a bid to avert dangerous climate change.
The
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World sadder, lonelier and more worried since pandemic
Australians are not alone in feeling the pain of rising house prices and cost of living pressures, with the world a sadder place now than before the pandemic.
The latest
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Trump will be the next US President. What now?
By Steve Zeppa
Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris conceded to her Republican rival this morning (AEDT)
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