Australia is set to become the first country to ban children under the age of 16 from social media. A NSW police officer who was found guilty of manslaughter after tasering a 95-year-old has been granted bail before he’s sentenced. Residents in Western Australia’s Dandagaran Shire have been told it’s “too late to leave” as bushfires spread out of control. And today’s good news: A pilot in the U.S. state of Alaska has flown a small plane to rural areas to deliver turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hosts: Zara Seidler and Billi FitzSimons
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From The Daily ohs, I'm Zara, I'm Billy. It's Friday, the twenty ninth of November. Here is what's making headlines this evening.
Australia is set to become the first country to ban children under the age of sixteen from social media. In the very late hours of last night, the government passed legislation through the Senate with support from the Coalition, to prohibit under sixteens from using social media. The ban will come into effect within the next year and will include Snapchat, Instagram, TikTok x, Facebook and Reddit. YouTube will still be accessible because it doesn't require an account to watch most videos. The band won't include online gaming platforms or messaging apps like WhatsApp. Social media companies that failed to comply with the government's law could face up to fifty million dollars in fines. In a press conference today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanezi told media we know it's the right thing to do.
A new South Wales police are who has found guilty of manslaughter after tasering a ninety five year old, has been granted bail before he's sentenced. In May twenty twenty three, police officer Christian White responded to a triple zero call from a regional nursing home about their patient, ninety five year old Claire Noland, who was found holding a steak knife in the middle of the night. White tased her after she didn't put the knife down, and she subsequently died from her injuries. White has since been charged with manslaughter, suspended without pay from New South Wales Police and could face a maximum sentence of twenty five years in prison. Today, the court granted him bail until he's sentenced, under the conditions of good behavior, not traveling overseas and not communicating with Nolan's family. White will be sentenced in February of next year.
Residents in Western Australia's dan Darragonshire have been told it is too late to leave as bushfires spread out of control. Emergency WA has advised locals to seek shelter in a room with running water and a clear exit, such as a kitchen or a laundry. Otherwise, residents are advised to shelter at a beach. The region, which is about two hours north of Perth, has been under bushfire advisories amid out of control bases for much of the week. Those in surrounding areas have been worn to be ready to act if conditions worsen.
And today's good news. A pilot in the US state of Alaska has flown a small plane to rural areas to deliver none other than turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday. Esther Sandalan Kim has been delivering frozen turkeys to rule Alaska for the past several Thanksgivings. Some residents in remote parts of the state live in homes that are only accessible by snowmobile, plane or boat during the winter, meaning trips to the supermarket are difficult and limited for those who haven't been able to leave their homes. Sandalan Keem runs what she calls the Alaska Turkey Bomb, dropping turkeys and hands from her plane to rural properties. Each year, she delivers around thirty to forty frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving.
That's the latest from the Delios newsroom. If you are looking for something else to listen to, make sure you catch up on today's deep dive, which was all about what has been happening this week with Fatima Payman, Senator Pauline Hanson, and also Lydia Thorpe.
We'll be back again tomorrow morning with some good news, but until then, have a lovely Friday evening. My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda Bungelung Cargottin woman from Gadighl Country.
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