New law banning social media for children under 16 ignites debate over impact on child safety, online freedom and tech policies

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that criticism by Elon Musk of Australia's social media ban on children under 16 was the X owner pushing an agenda for the social platform, while indicating he was open to talk to the billionaire about the ban,

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. The ban, which will not take effect for at least 12 months, could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply.

Police say the woman was "rattled" and "in a state of shock" when she looked down to find the deadly snake by her feet.

Police in Australia said a woman was forced to fend off a deadly tiger snake in her vehicle while driving 50 miles per hour on a freeway outside Melbourne.

A woman narrowly escaped a potentially deadly encounter with a venomous tiger snake that slithered up her leg while she was driving.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell will head into his secondment with the British and Irish Lions on the back of a narrow win over Australia, the team he intends to bring down on next year’s tour.

Ireland boss Andy Farrell signed off before his British and Irish Lions sabbatical in victorious fashion thanks to a nervy 22-19 comeback win over Joe Schmidt’s Australia in Dublin. Gus McCarthy’s late try helped the hosts narrowly come out on top against former head coach Schmidt in an engrossing encounter marking the 150th anniversary of Irish rugby.

Northern Star Resources (OTCPK:NESRF) said early Monday it agreed to acquire Australian gold mining peer De Grey Mining (OTCPK:DGMLF) in an all-stock deal valued at ~A$5B (~US$3.26B). The key asset in the deal De Grey's (OTCPK:DGMLF) Hemi gold development,

Northern Star has agreed to buy De Grey Mining in an all-scrip transaction that will give it ownership of the massive Hemi gold project in Western Australia.