Albanese defends social media ban as High Court challenge continues

SBS News' morning bulletin adds an Australian legal update to its coverage of Democrats taking control of Congress.

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SBS News Story of November 5, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? One of SBS News's most watched videos since yesterday, with 174,102 views.

Democrats celebrate taking back control of the US Congress in the midterm elections

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0:26SBS reports Democratic majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives.
2:04Ben Lewis describes Republican recriminations after the election, including criticism of the Iran war.
3:54The underage social media ban faces a High Court challenge; Albanese says other countries are interested.
4:54Ten Indigenous Marathon Project runners finish the New York City Marathon; Zach Stewart reflects on the experience.

Australia's underage social media ban remains before the High Court, while Anthony Albanese says the policy is attracting attention overseas, SBS News reports in its morning bulletin.

Speaking from the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the prime minister says: "People are very interested, obviously, in the social media ban that we're putting in place."

The update comes after the US election coverage advertised in the upload's title. This is an audio news bulletin presented by Camille Bianchi over a static cover image, rather than a film of election celebrations. It drew roughly 174,000 views since yesterday.

SBS reports that Democrats have secured both chambers of Congress. Hakeem Jeffries describes the result as a rejection of extremism and corruption, while Washington correspondent Ben Lewis follows Republican recriminations over the war in Iran. Trump, heard in a phone interview, defends his actions: "People understood the importance of what I've done with Iran."

The bulletin also brings a different Australian story from New York: ten Indigenous Marathon Project runners have finished the city's marathon. Gamilaraay participant Zach Stewart reflects from Times Square: "I'm super proud of myself. I went through the highs, the lows, everything in between."

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