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Australian kids under 16 will soon be banned from social media – but parents still don’t know which apps are out

YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 20240568

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese today announced the age limit for his government’s controversial social media ban: children under 16. He plans to take the proposal to a...

News World

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

YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2024October 21, 20240420

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An Indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land as the British royal visited Australia’s parliament on Monday. Sen. Lidia...

News Sports

Cricket World Cup: South Africa in trouble before drizzle halts semi v Australia

YoopyaNovember 16, 2023November 16, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 16, 2023November 16, 20230392

South Africa were reeling at 44-4 in the second semi-final of the 50-overs cricket World Cup against Australia when light rain stopped play at the...

Internet Scie/Tech news Technology

Facebook makes a power move in Australia – and may regret it

YoopyaFebruary 21, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 21, 2021June 30, 2023012

For years, Facebook has been in a defensive crouch amid a slew of privacy scandals, antitrust lawsuits and charges that it was letting hate speech...

Internet Technology

Facebook blocks Australians from accessing news on platform

YoopyaFebruary 17, 2021June 30, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 17, 2021June 30, 2023013

Facebook announced Thursday it has blocked Australians from viewing and sharing news on the platform because of proposed laws in the country to make digital...

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Same-Sex Weddings Begin In Australia

YoopyaDecember 21, 2017June 7, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 21, 2017June 7, 202301

Congrats to all!Australians have started celebrating same-sex weddings even earlier than expected. Couples in Australia are supposed to notify the government at least a month...

World

Prime Minister Tony Abbott Keeps Hold of Job in Party Vote in Australia

YoopyaFebruary 9, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 9, 2015July 3, 202301

SYDNEY, Australia — Tony Abbott will remain Australia’s prime minister, fighting off a challenge to his position on Monday by lawmakers from his conservative Liberal...

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Australian prime minister Tony Abbott may be deposed after party revolt

YoopyaFebruary 6, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 6, 2015July 8, 202301

Liberal MP who wants change in leadership says knighthood for Prince Philip was ‘final proof’ of prime minister’s disconnection with the people. The Australian prime...

Food

The McDonald’s disguised as a hipster cafe

YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 2, 2015July 6, 202301

It looks like a just another Sydney cafe, but beneath the bread boards and beyond the quinoa is the latest McDonald’s incarnation – a testing...

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Gunman in Sydney Had Long History of Run-Ins With the Law

YoopyaDecember 16, 2014July 6, 2023

by YoopyaDecember 16, 2014July 6, 202304

SYDNEY, Australia — The gunman who seized hostages in a downtown Sydney cafe and was killed in a police raid early Tuesday was known to...