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- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Apple CEO Tim Cook on Sept 19 to discuss child-online safety.
- Albanese said Australia cannot protect children online without cooperation from big-tech firms.
- Australia’s 2025 law bans under-16s from social-media platforms, yet August data showed continued Instagram and TikTok use.
- Draft legislation would impose a duty of care on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram and let users disable algorithms.