“Craven” is a good description for the Albanese government and the man himself. Like all bullies, he is gutless on foreign policy - China etc - but cracks down on easy targets - complacent, weak Australians, whom he bribes to keep quiet; and as an extra measure to keep us down, he will try his damndest to silence the few objectors willing to speak up with his censorship Bill.

That opinion will be banned if the Bill is passed.

The “breathtakingly naïve Children (Social Media Safety) Bill 2024”, disappointedly introduced by the not-so-bad SA Premier, Like all things that ignorant Australian politicians come up with, thinking they are innovations, it has been tried in other countries and failed. A bit like the net zero rubbish was starting to fail overseas when our clodhoppers thought it would be a good idea here.

Don't they read or listen to anything outside their ideological, local, bubbles?

Albanese, as the Mr. Big of all the villains, wants OTHER PEOPLE ‘S children “off their devices”. No. He wants more control over other people’s kids, and their parents, whose job and right it is to raise their own kids without government interference.

I agree that smartphones are a serious problem for children; but the problem is for parents to deal with, not a fascist government. And, Elon Musk is not the only person who recognises that a fascist government is what we have.

“These laws are yet another effort to concentrate power and responsibilities best held by the citizenry ….” says it all. Something else we won't be able to say under the Albanese censorship Bill.

The author’s description of the Albanese government as a “dotty regime” is way off. ‘Dotty’ means eccentric, slightly nutty, but generally harmless and well-meaning. Just the opposite of the Albanese regime.

We can only hope that no-one in the Coalition is stupid enough to not veto this !

How can they verify who is on the keyboard ?
The kids will have that worked out 1/2 hour after it starts.
However I would not count on the any of the pollies.
Look how they ganged up on Pauline Hanson's bill to define a woman
as a human female. Wouldn't let it be entered on the bills list.
If they are that stupid what hope have we poor underlings ?

Baz

I think that the kids would have no trouble at all getting around the ban. After all, they are so much smarter than Albanese et al.

As I said, I believe it has been tried overseas and has been a flop. I can't say if youthful ingenuity overcame it, but my grandchildren are in there middle 30s, and my great grandchildren are like Martians to me. I have no skin in the game; seeing people walking around fiddling with mobile phones is irritating, but it's not my problem.

The problem - if they think it is a problem - is for parents to deal with, not a fascist government interested only in what everyone, including ,kids, should see. They want control. They are not interested in "saving" kids.

My concern is people driving and texting. The warning period in SA has finished, and anyone snapped using a mobile while driving is up for a $658 finè. It should be a least a $1,000, and automatic loss of licence in my opinion. Our police commissioner announced last night that some driver received 19 warning letters during the grace period. They should locked up, not driving, ever.