As a general rule, Australia’s government isn’t very good at getting things right. You’ll remember, of course, that it went.As a general rule, Australia’s government isn’t very good at getting things right. You’ll remember, of course, that it went a bit overboard on the whole COVID-19 response (even the ex-deputy health chief, Nick Coatsworth, admitted as much last year). Then, earlier this year, the nation elected Anthony Albanese —…
As a general rule, Australia’s government isn’t very good at getting things right.
You’ll remember, of course, that it went a bit overboard on the whole COVID-19 response (even the ex-deputy health chief, Nick Coatsworth, admitted as much last year). Then, earlier this year, the nation elected Anthony Albanese — the man who tried to introduce a referendum (defeated in 2023) to Australia’s constitution recognizing indigenous Australians — as its prime minister.
But, as the saying goes, even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Wednesday morning, teenagers in Australia under the age of 16 woke up to discover that they’d been transported back to the ’90s — or at least something closely approximating that golden age before the advent of chronic social media use. Suddenly, they couldn’t check in with their friends on Instagram and TikTok or binge on YouTube Shorts for hours on end. ( Parents Have Everything They Need to Keep Their Children Safe Online)
If you’ve ever tried to take a drink away from an alcoholic or a phone away from the orneriest member of your household (probably your teenager), you’ll know exactly how it went.
