For all the trite, alarmist laments that three times as many children want to be influencers as astronauts, the fact is that countless Australian children are already engaged in the work of influencing — yet they remain unprotected by our outdated child labour laws. Regardless of its overall merits, the government’s social media ban presents a vital opportunity to introduce legal protections for the children who have become their families’ breadwinners.

After Bruce Dawe Outside of work he enjoyed swimming and the stoic philosophers. He’d offered to help with my cover letter—Friday morning’s flurry of pre-Christmas discharges having found us feet-up in the registrar room—and I’d ribbed him for this detail from his.