'Bipartisan' support for social media access age to be lifted to 16

Shadow Communications Minister David Coleman says there is “bipartisan” support for the social media access age should be 16. This comes amid a push for the government to crack down on social media rules, particularly for younger people. “We’ve got to get this done,” Mr Coleman told Sky News Australia. “I think what was really good that came out of last week is we now appear to have bipartisan agreement that the age of access for social media should be 16. “What we’ve seen over the last 20 years of social media is these appalling mental health impacts on kids. “This is a very big issue, and certainly, we’d encourage the government to move forward.”