An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age.

Tens of thousands of Pacific islanders working in Australia are facing exploitation, with concerns their rights have been stripped so low it borders on slavery.

Veteran radio broadcaster Alan Jones has been arrested over indecent assault and sexual touching allegations spanning two decades.

Australia could cash in on the enormous export opportunity created by clean energy shortfalls in countries including China and India as the world moves to net zero, research suggests.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he told U.S. president-elect Donald Trump in a phone call the United States has a trade surplus with Australia.

Staff at Australia’s parliament made 30 complaints of serious workplace offences such as sexual assault over nine months, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Sunday, as the legislature struggles to address a wave of scandals.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that his government planned to cut student loans for around three million Australians by 20%, wiping off around A$16 billion ($10 billion) in debts.

Three men have died after two light planes collided midair over Sydney’s southwest.

For Tereza Hussein, a 14-year-old refugee who lives in Darwin, Australia’s planned social media ban would mean losing a direct line to the most important person to her: a grandmother she has never physically met.

Australia has warned its citizens not to travel to Israel and urged Australians there to leave the country while commercial flights remained available.

Wild winds and heavy rain have hit the NSW north coast, triggering severe weather and flood warnings.

A joint development deal with Germany will unlock $660 million of shared investment in Australian hydrogen projects, providing some certainty after setbacks.