on major social media platforms for children under 16, effective December 2025, requiring platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to block underage users to reduce cyberbullying and harmful content, while many Australian states also have bans on mobile phones in schools to improve focus and well-being. This national social media ban places responsibility on tech companies, with potential hefty fines for non-compliance, and complements existing state-level school phone restrictions, with all states now having some form of "off and away" policy for phones during school hours."

Don't know how effectively that will be enforceable, but it might not be a bad idea.

Australia is now having its problems with religious violence in the news of late. Very sad. It is supposed to be a safe place where gun violence is very rare, which is no doubt why some religious groups or people who have felt persecuted and unsafe in the world at large have gone there for peace and protection.

Sadly, politics and religion seem to have a lot in common... you have to have 'faith' in the leaders who all too often are going to war playing like they are 'God' or God's favorites.