Social media ban to be announced; Princess Catherine chemotherapy course finished; NSW nurse strike to begin [Video]

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To conclude, here’s a look back at the day’s major stories:

• Children will be blocked from social media under sweeping national plans, announced late last night, to shield young people from online harm by mandating strict age barriers in federal law and punishing tech giants that break the rules.

• Treasurer Jim Chalmers may drive through the biggest overhaul of the Reserve Bank in a generation with support from the Greens after the Coalition walked away from months of negotiations and concessions aimed at winning bipartisan approval for the changes.

• Property values around the country have surged to record highs, data released today showed. The average Australian home is now worth more than $970,000 as values soar across NSW, but slide down in Victoria.

• In NSW, two boys have been found dead in …