Morning Update: Australia boots kids off social media | Unpublished
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Author: Danielle Groen
Publication Date: December 10, 2025 - 05:48

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Morning Update: Australia boots kids off social media

December 10, 2025

Good morning. Australia just became the first country in the world to ban social media for children under 16 – more on that below, along with Health Canada’s new pill for postpartum depression and Donald Trump’s harsh words for Europe. But first:

Today’s headlines


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