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Welcome to our rolling coverage of all the latest news and developments from around Australia and the world. It’s Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Here’s what you need to know today.
Australia’s social media ban faces first major legal challenge in High Court
The teen social media ban has robbed Australia’s youth of a key form of political communication, leaving them to “shout their views on a street corner”, US-based platform Reddit has argued in the nation’s highest court.
In the first major test of Labor’s signature social media age restrictions, Reddit and advocacy group Digital Freedom Project are seeking to overturn the ban in the High Court in a case heard on Tuesday and Wednesday in Canberra.
Communications Minister Anika Wells said outside court that the government was seeking to protect Australians from harm and would defend that goal from “sustained ideological attacks”.
Canadian PM invites Anthony Albanese invited to the land of the maple leaf
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has invited his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese to visit Canada, extending the offer when the two men met for a formal meeting at the Commonwealth gathering in Antigua.
Their talks canvassed cooperation on defence, artificial intelligence and investment. One topic was a $2.5 billion deal in June for Canada to buy over-the-horizon radar systems from Australia.
“You’ve got to come to Canada,” Carney said at the end of the opening remarks.
Albanese did not voice any response to the invitation.
What you need to know today
Welcome to our rolling coverage of all the latest news and developments from around Australia and the world. It’s Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Here’s what you need to know today.
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