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Apr 03

5 places Trump has targeted for tariffs even though they have few or no exports

By Rod McGuirk, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.

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Jan 29

Australian police link explosives and list of Jewish targets to antisemitic plot

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Australian police believe explosives found on Sydney’s outskirts were evidence of a deadly escalation in a campaign of antisemitic arson and graffiti crimes that has been waged in major cities for months.

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Jan 21

Rubio meets with Quad countries on Day 1 as secretary of state

By David Rising, Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from a group of countries known as the Quad, which is made up of the United States plus India, Japan and Australia, representing nearly 2 billion people and more than…

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Dec 04

Could Australia’s ban on social media for people under 16 work in other countries?

By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

It's an attempt to swim against many tides of modern life — formidable forces like technology, marketing, globalization and, of course, the iron will of a teenager.

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Nov 28

Australia passes social media ban for children under 16

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

The platforms will have one year to work out how they could implement the ban before penalties are enforced.

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Nov 27

Australia moves forward on law to ban children from social media

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

The bill would make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to $33 million for systemic failures to prevent young children from holding accounts.

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Nov 20

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media popular but problematic

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

The Australian government's plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has won almost universal political support.

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Nov 08

Australian states back national plan to ban children under 16 from social media

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

Leaders of the eight provinces held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to discuss what he calls a world-first national approach that would make platforms including X, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook responsible for enforcing the age limit.

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Oct 22

King Charles concludes first Australian visit by reigning British monarch in 13 years

By Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

King Charles III is ending the first visit to Australia by a reigning British monarch in 13 years with anti-monarchists hoping the debate surrounding his journey is a step toward an Australian citizen becoming head of state.

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Oct 21

Indigenous Australian senator yells at King Charles, ‘You are not my king’

By Associated Press

Sen. Lidia Thorpe was escorted out of a parliamentary reception for the royal couple after shouting that British colonizers have taken Indigenous land and bones.

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