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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: platforms could escape social media age ban, mortgage rates ease, Nadal to retire

Social media apps on a smartphone
The communications minister will announce changes to online safety rules today. Photograph: Markus Mainka/Alamy

Morning, everyone. The Albanese government will reveal today that proposed online safety legislation will let teens keep using social media platforms that show improved safety measures. Bank mortgage rates are starting to fall along in anticipation of an official rate cut, and we have a special report into the troubling issue of coercive control.

Plus, Florida is counting the cost of Hurricane Milton and Israel has launched new deadly airstrikes on central Beirut. In sport the Socceroos claim a vital win and Roger Federer leads tributes as Rafael Nadal retires.

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