Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook from midnight. Ten of the biggest platforms were ordered to block children from midnight on Wednesday (1300 GMT on Tuesday) or face fines of up to A$49.

A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media platform Snapchat after his account was locked for age verification in Sydney on December 9, 2025. A 13-year-old boy displays a message on his mobile phone from social media ...

The only change to Australia's 15-man squad for the third Ashes test beginning next week in Adelaide was an important one — Pat Cummins returns as captain and to enhance the home side's fast-bowling corps.

Japanese fighter jets had been scrambled to pursue Chinese jets that were conducting aircraft takeoff and landing exercises in the Pacific.

It was the biggest production to date in any of these venues,” says Live Nation Australasia's lead promoter for Asia Pop.

Here is Australia's World Cup group stage opponents, which stadiums they will play at, and the times for the games.

The 59-year-old man was struck by a falling tree Sunday night while fighting a wildfire near the New South Wales town of Bulahdelah that had razed 3,500 hectares (8,650 acres) of woodlands and destroyed four homes over the weekend, Rural Fire Service Commissioner Trent Curtin said.

SYDNEY, Dec 8 () - Australia is expected to announce on Tuesday it will sign a ​A$1 billion ($663.30 million) contract with Boeing Australia ‌to move the Ghost Bat air drone into production, buying ‌an initial six of the collaborative combat aircraft,