JOY Drive

28 Sep 2025

Professor Lisa Given: Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Kids & Family, Law, Mental Health, News & Politics, Personal Safety, Politics, Social Media, Society & Culture

From December 2025, social media platforms must take “reasonable steps” to block under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. Professor Lisa Given from RMIT unpacks what the new law means for teens, parents, and tech giants, including how platforms will handle privacy and appeals, and whether the rules can be effectively implemented in practice.

Guest: Professor Lisa M. Given, Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform and Professor of Information Sciences in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies and the School of Computing Technologies, RMIT University

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Theresa Larkin: Sneezes, Itches and Allergies Explained

Diet and Nutrition, Environment, Health

Spring in Australia means pollen, sneezes and endless antihistamines, but what’s really happening inside our immune system when allergies hit? Associate ...

7 Nov 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Internet’s Mayor and the Politics of Virality

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

New York Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has been dubbed “the Internet’s Mayor”. His joyful, viral campaign is turning local politics ...

7 Nov 2025

David Martin Harris: Celebrating Queer Storytelling at the Melbourne Awards

LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has been named a finalist in this year’s Melbourne Awards, recognising its role as a ...