From Dec. 10, young teenagers in Australia will be banned, under new legislation, from social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — in one of the toughest online crackdowns in the democratic world.

Australia will expand its social media ban for children to include two more platforms, the country announced on Wednesday. Those under the age of 16 will not be allowed to create accounts with message board Reddit or livestreaming service Kick when the ban comes into effect on December 10.

Australia's internet watchdog on Wednesday widened its world-first teen social media ban to include Reddit and video live streaming platform Kick, and said more sites could be added if their main role was to enable online social interaction.

Australia broadened its social media ban for under-16s to include some second-tier platforms including Reddit, a little more than a month before the world-first legislation takes effect.

India will face Australia in the fourth T20I of their five-match series at Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast,. The series is currently tied at 1-1 after 3 matches, with India's recent victory in Hobart boosting their momentum.

Australia's defence force operations to protect its sea trade routes, including through the South China Sea, are becoming more risky as Beijing undertakes the "biggest military build-up in the world today",

November's Super Full Moon, also called the Taurus Moon, is set the light up the Australian sky this month - here's when to see it.

Australia's Perpetual said on Wednesday it had entered into an exclusivity deal with private investment firm Bain Capital for the sale of its wealth management business. The company, however, said there is no certainty that the talks would lead to a binding deal.

An Australian cruise was abruptly canceled after 80-year-old passenger Suzanne Rees was found dead on Lizard Island, prompting an investigation.

LONDON (AP) — Helen Garner, an acclaimed Australian writer whose celebrity fans include singer Dua Lipa, won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction on Tuesday for what judges called her addictive and candid diaries.