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Australia’s new rules requiring platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent under‑16s from having social media accounts take effect on 10 December 2025 under the Social Media Minimum Age rules (th...
Australia has an operational national Digital ID system in 2025: government figures say about 15 million myIDs exist and 80 million verified transactions occurred between Dec 2024 and Oct 2025 . The D...
Foreign (non‑resident) investors held roughly $512–$527 billion of Government of Canada marketable debt in early 2025, equal to about one‑third to just over one‑half of various reported aggregates dep...
Australia’s Digital ID framework has moved from legislation to live use: the Digital ID Act 2024 commenced in December 2024 and the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS, often described via ...
Canada’s net-debt-to-GDP position for 2024–25 is reported as the lowest in the G7 when measured on the IMF “general government” net-debt definition that offsets public pension assets — the federal Ann...
Australians cannot be compelled to use government-issued Digital ID for age assurance on social media or search engines — the government and explanatory materials explicitly state “no Australian will ...
By December 2025 Australia’s Digital ID system had moved well beyond small pilots: government reporting and ministerial statements say 15 million myIDs were created and 80 million verified transaction...
Minnesota’s Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) has repeatedly flagged weak internal controls and compliance failures that created openings for fraud across state grant and benefit programs, and i...
By December 2025 Australia had launched a national Digital ID framework under the Digital ID Act 2024 and the Australian Government Digital ID System (AGDIS) had 15 million created Digital IDs and sup...
Australia is rolling out a national Digital ID (myID/myGovID) designed to be voluntary for government services and to simplify identity checks . Separately, new online-safety codes require platforms —...
Critics warn Australia’s new Digital ID concentrates sensitive and biometric data in ways that could become a “honeypot” for criminals and enable surveillance if protections are inadequate . Governmen...
There is no single official table in the provided reporting that lists “debt-to‑GDP for each province in 2025”; available sources instead give provincial snapshots, combined federal‑provincial aggrega...
Canada’s federal net debt stood at roughly $1.06 trillion at the most recent year marker, rising markedly year‑over‑year; Statistics Canada reports the federal government's net debt totalled $1,062.0 ...
As of December 2025, Australia’s national Digital ID (AGDIS/myID) is live for Commonwealth services and being adopted by some state and territory agencies, but private-sector participation is not yet ...
Australia’s Digital ID is enshrined in the Digital ID Act 2024 and accompanied by accreditation rules that explicitly add privacy, security and consumer protections; the Office of the Australian Infor...
Australia’s new online rules require designated social media platforms to take “reasonable steps” to stop under‑16s creating accounts from 10 December 2025, and industry age‑assurance codes mean logge...
As of the available reporting, Australia’s federal Digital ID system (the Australian Government Digital ID System, often accessed via myID/myGovID) is operational and has been opened for state and ter...
Australia’s new online ID and age‑verification regime requires digital platforms to take “reasonable steps” to prevent under‑16s from creating social accounts and forces age‑assurance measures — inclu...
Canada’s Budget 2025 projects public debt charges (interest on the federal debt) of $55.6 billion for fiscal 2025–26, which the government says equals about 1.8% of GDP (Budget 2025 Annex 4) . Other s...
Canada’s federal (accounting) debt — the difference between total liabilities and total assets — was reported at $1,236.2 billion (about $1.24 trillion) at March 31, 2024 according to the Government o...