Australia news live: auction clearance rates continue to hover under 50% as Chalmers defends tax reform plan

Australia's under-sixteen social media ban, which came into effect last December, is running into compliance issues. Federal minister Murray Watt tells the Guardian that technology companies aren't cooperating adequately with the rules. To strengthen enforcement, the government wants to expand the safety commissioner's powers—including authority over age-assurance systems and the ability to require platforms to provide information for oversight. Watt framed the effort as part of the government's response to cost of living challenges and rising social pressures facing Australians.

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