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Australian Government Launches Consultation on Strengthening Modern Slavery Act
JD Supra - California
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July 30, 2025
The Australian Attorney-General’s Department has commenced a consultation on potential amendments to the Modern Slavery Act. The Act requires entities based or operating in Australia with annual consolidated revenue of A$100 million to annually...
Victoria Beckham proves her 'dislike' for daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz
The News International
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Victoria Beckham has revealed where she stands with son Brooklyn and his wife, Nicola Peltz. Amid longstanding speculations of serious tensions within the Buckham tribe — including patriarch David Beckham, matriarch Victoria, and their four...
Victoria ISD paid $3,000 fine over cosmetology violation from 2023
Crossroads Today - Texas
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The Victoria Independent School District is facing a $3,000 penalty from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation after a recent inspection revealed a sanitation violation at its Career and Technology Institute. VICTORIA, Texas — The...
Australia adds YouTube to its list of sites banned for kids
Kidscreen
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Australia has reversed its position on letting under-16s use YouTube, deciding to include the massive platform on its list of social media outlets kids are banned from using. Starting on December 10, all users younger than 16 years of age will be...
Aboriginal children with disabilities to bear the brunt of Northern Territory Government’s policy failures
Croakey Health Media
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July 30, 2025
Introduction: Medical, legal, human rights and community groups have condemned the Country Liberal Party (CLP) Government in the Northern Territory over its planned changes to youth justice laws, warning they will cause “irreversible harm”, with...
Australia, India, Japan, US declare economic war on China’s rare earth empire
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 30, 2025
Washington, DC [US], July 30 (ANI): Foreign ministers from the Quad nations- Australia, India, Japan, and the United States- convened in Washington earlier this month and unveiled a robust strategy designed to counteract China's coercive influence...
Don’t cry for me, Australia
The Spectator Australia
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July 30, 2025
Australia is undergoing a quiet but radical economic transformation. Not led by the invisible hand of the market, but by the clenched fist of a political class intent on merging government, corporate and union power into a single, self-reinforcing...
Rensselaer County: 354 lawyers with active licenses to practice law as of Q2
Capital District Times - New York
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July 30, 2025
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Lawton returns to capture Melmerby Olympic race
The Pictou Advocate
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Matthew Lawton made a triumphant return to the Melmerby Triathlon Sunday. Lawton won the Olympic race in two hours, five minutes and 14 seconds. He previously won the event in 2023, but this time he shaved nearly eight minutes off his pacesetting...
YouTube plays different cards in US, Australia in adapting to age assurance era
Biometric Update
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July 30, 2025
There is continued consternation in Australia over the government’s decision to include YouTube in its online safety laws for social media, which will prohibit users under 16 from creating YouTube accounts. In an article on the change in policy,...
Teens In Australia Barred From Creating YouTube Accounts
BOOMLive
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July 30, 2025
SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia said on Wednesday it will add YouTube to sites covered by its world-first ban on social media for teenagers, reversing an earlier decision to exempt the Alphabet-owned video-sharing site and potentially...
YouTube to gauge US users’ ages with AI after UK and Australia add age checks
The Guardian
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July 30, 2025
YouTube announced on Tuesday that it will begin to use artificial intelligence to estimate the ages of users in the US, in order to show them age-appropriate content. The rollout of the new feature comes one day after Australia’s government...
Australia to ban YouTube accounts for under-16s from December
Mint
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July 30, 2025
The Australian government has confirmed that YouTube will be subject to a new minimum age requirement for social media platforms, reversing a previous decision to exclude the video-sharing site from the restrictions. From 10 December, users under...
Australia bans children under 16 from using YouTube
KFOX - Texas
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16 years old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular...
'We Are Not Social Media': YouTube Responds To Australia Banning The Platform For Youth Under 16
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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July 30, 2025
In a bold move that sparked global debate, Australia enacted a ban prohibiting children under 16 from accessing social media platforms. However, YouTube has resisted the move, saying the platform is not 'social media'. Now, Australia is expanding...
Australia adds YouTube to world’s 1st social media ban for children
Manila Standard
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July 30, 2025
Australia will include YouTube in its world-first ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Wednesday, overturning an earlier decision to exempt the video-sharing platform from the ban. The announcement...
Australia to Ban YouTube for Under-16s by December 2025, Tech Giants Face $50M Penalty for Non-Compliance
The Hans India
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July 30, 2025
Australia is taking a firmer stand on digital safety for children, expanding its age restrictions on social media to now include YouTube. The move, announced this week, will prohibit children under the age of 16 from creating accounts on the...
Victoria Beckham’s tears: ‘I’ll never meet Brooklyn’s baby’
Closer Magazine
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According to insiders, Victoria Beckham fears being cut out completely if her son Brooklyn and wife Nicola start a family @Getty Images: Marc Piasecki/GC Images, Frazer Harrison She previously said it would be ‘wonderful’ to be a grandmother one...
Australia to include YouTube in ban on child social media ban
United Press International (UPI)
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, seen here at a press conference in Canberra, Australia, in April of 2024. File Photo by EPA-EFE/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT July 30 (UPI) -- The Australian government has announced that...
Australia announces YouTube account ban for children under 16
Global News
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July 30, 2025
The Australian government announced YouTube will be among the social media platforms that must ensure account holders are at least 16-years-old from December, reversing a position taken months ago on the popular video-sharing service. YouTube was...