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Thursday, April 30, 2026
TopicAustralian government

Topic: Australian government

Australia seeks to set minimum age for social media use

ThePrint Team -
The Online Safety Amendment Bill 2024 places the onus on social media companies to prevent those below 16 years of age from accessing their platforms.

Australia launches ‘landmark’ bill to ban social media for children under 16

Renju Jose -
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to A$49.5

Trump Jr cancels tour in Australia, Home Minister Clare O’Neil calls him a ‘big baby’

Alasdair Pal -
While visa issues were cited behind cancelling the tour, but O’Neil said poor ticket sales was the reason Trump Jr called off his visit.

Australia all set to pave way for landmark Indigenous rights referendum in constitution

Praveen Menon -
Indigenous communities make up almost 3.2% of Australia's population, and track below national averages on socio-economic measures.

Australian lawmaker alleges sexual assault by ‘powerful men’ in Parliament

Praveen Menon -
In a tearful address in parliament, independent senator Lidia Thorpe said she was followed, aggressively propositioned and inappropriately touched by another senator.

Australian PM to bring back ancient Indian artefacts when he visits Delhi next year

Unnati Sharma -
Australia bought the artefacts from disgraced art dealer Subhash Kapoor, who is in jail for alleged smuggling & illegal possession of artefacts worth millions.

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Opinion

Eight journalists, four states and 1 UT—how ThePrint covered 2026 Assembly elections

Shailaja Bajpai -
As I read through the reports by these journalists, it became clear that ThePrint’s coverage was more about depth than breadth.

New promo video by PLA Navy is a teaser of China’s deep blue capabilities

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Economy

Adani’s giant copper plant hits technical setbacks in first year

Julian Luk -
The 500,000 tonne-per-year plant produced just 94,000 tonnes of refined copper from April 2025 to February this year.

Defence

Indian drone tech company ideaForge signs MoU with Japanese firm to develop next-gen AI powered drones

Debdutta Chakraborty -
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.

National Interest

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

Shekhar Gupta -
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.

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