Australia news live: Adelaide writers’ week fiasco was ‘masterclass in poor governance’, outgoing director Louise Adler says

Adler tells the ABC’s 7.30 the turmoil was a ‘watershed’ moment but event will ‘rise from the ashes’. Follow liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s ban on under-16s using a range of social media apps could be copied by the UK after the country’s prime minister told MPs that he was considering a similar scheme after becoming concerned about the amount of time children and teenagers are spending on their phones.Keir Starmer has previously opposed banning social media for children, believing such a move would be difficult to police and could push teenagers towards the dark web. Continue reading...