The Office for Sport coordinates the Australian Government’s involvement in the bidding and hosting of major sporting events.

Sport is an important part of life in Australia. It improves our physical and mental health, benefits the economy, and helps to strengthen our national pride and international relationships.

From 10 December 2025, age-restricted social media platforms must take reasonable steps to prevent Australian under 16s from having accounts. This follows amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021 in late-2024 to introduce a social media minimum age framework (SMMA).

The requirement applies to any existing account holders under the minimum age, as well as new accounts being established.

‘Age-restricted social media platforms’ include services that meet the following conditions:

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Australia for ITU Council 2026

Australia is standing for re-election to the ITU Council at the 2026 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26) in Doha, Qatar in November 2026.