Australian politics live: social media giants accused of ‘potential non-compliance’ with under-16s social media ban

Meta, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube being investigated as eSafety releases update on compliance with social media ban. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 10,000 Australians return from Middle EastThe number of Australians returning from the Middle East since the war broke out in Iran has ticked over 10,000.Australians should not delay their departure from the region given the continued uncertainty.Our message is simple: if you can secure a flight out of the Middle East and it’s safe to travel to the airport, leave now while commercial options are available.What I’d like to see is a timeframe or a clearer objective. The President said at the beginning of this conflict that it was about three things.It was about nuclear weapons and making sure that Iran can’t get a nuclear weapon. Secondly, we wanted to damage Iran’s capabilities to attack its neighbours or to assist its proxies in Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis and others... but the third was regime change. Continue reading...