‘The drafting should already be taking place’: Social media ban for children may start before Christmas

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to rush through new laws restricting social media use to those over 16 so that they can take effect before the school holidays.

“The prime minister’s now talking about this next year, but I think it needs to be in before kids go on to Christmas holidays and into the new year, when they’re sitting around on their devices,” Dutton said at a press conference on Monday morning.

Peter Dutton

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