January 12, 2026
Meta Blocks 550,000 Under-16 Accounts; Adelaide Festival Chair Resigns; Victorian Bushfires Rage
Meta has removed nearly 550,000 social media accounts linked to under-16s after Australia’s new law kicked in. Adelaide Festival’s Chair resigns amid writers' week drama. Meanwhile, deadly Victorian bushfires keep burning, and Tropical Cyclone Koji weakens but Queensland braces for floods.