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Welcome to SBS News in easy English. I'm Sydney Lang.
Minister for Communications Anika Wells says that she wants to see social media companies work harder to stop AI-generated false information and images reaching Australian voters online.
Guardian Australia has reported that many large social media pages supporting the political party One Nation are full of fake content and are being run by people outside of Australia.
Anika Wells says the government wants to make the internet safer for Australians.
"I've been keeping a careful eye on what this is doing to public discourse in Australia. We know that big tech platforms, social media platforms, at the end of the day are there to generate as much revenue as they possibly can for their shareholders. And through maximising engagement; and the way they do that is through maximise engagement is through outrage. The public policy question I need to answer is what can we do to try and keep Australians safe online, kids in particular. The Digital Duty of Care – that means that big tech platforms themselves need to protect people from harm. "
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Studies show that making healthcare easier to access is important to raising the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children getting the vaccinations they need.
A study looking at what makes vaccinations easier and harder for First Nations children shows things like transport from remote areas, doctor opening hours and cultural safety are big barriers.
From the University of Queensland, researcher Clara Walker says many people in First Nations communities want to have their children vaccinated, but aren't able to.
"However, First Nations families experienced practical barriers to accessing vaccination, such as distance to appointments, lack of transport, and availability of appointments. How culturally safe a service feels was an important enabler, as well as a visible First Nations workforce. We hope this review helps health services to build on their strengths and provides practical strategies to providing accessible, culturally safe, and responsive vaccination services for First Nations families."
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The World Health Organisation says that more than 1,300 people have died because of a heat wave in Europe.
In France, health officials say they have recorded 1000 excess deaths during the summer heatwave, mostly in people over 65 years old.
The heatwave is the worst ever recorded in Europe and scientists say it has been caused by climate change.
This 21 year old in Paris says he has been trying to manage the heat.
"It's been really, really difficult, I must say. I had to, just, I'm just opening the windows, putting my fan on. I'm taking a shower before bed. I'm sleeping with wet towels over me just to try to survive, honestly, and just try to sleep. Because when you're tired, when you're hot, you feel miserable, you can't work. I've had a hard time focusing, you know, at work and stuff."
I’m Sydney Lang, this is SBS News in Easy English.
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