PM quizzes premiers on social media and phone use rules

The federal government is looking at the best way to implement a minimum age for social media use. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's state and territory leaders have been rallied by the prime minister to help implement a minimum age for social media access.

Anthony Albanese has written to premiers and chief ministers in a bid to elicit insight into what changes are needed and just how they can be enacted.