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The podcast discusses the attitudes and practices of Australia and China regarding teenagers using mobile phones at school. Australia opposes the use of mobile devices in school, with a total ban in Queensland. Some media outlets express objections to the ban, while others support it for creating a better learning environment. In China, the Ministry of Education also prohibits the use of mobile phones in schools, although some parents and students disagree. The ban aims to prevent distraction and improve students' focus on learning. Different news sources present varying perspectives on the issue. Hello, everyone. Welcome to this weekend's Young's Mobile Phone Report in Australia and China. Our podcast talks about the attitude and the practice of Australia and China towards teenagers using mobile phones at school. There are four people in our team. There are Ziyan Chen, Yiming Zhang, Youdearship, and Freedia Li. Therefore, the main goal of our podcast today is to study how Australia and China show teenagers use of mobile phone in school in the media. Most importantly, we want to interpret what the media really pay attention to when reporting teenagers' use of mobile phones at school. It is the support and opposition for teenagers to use mobile phones in school or to let them know how to use mobile phones correctly. So what are the attitudes of the Australia and China government towards it? The Australian government are opposed to the use of mobile devices by teenagers in school. The issue we are going to discuss today is that Australia prohibits students from using mobile devices during school, which published by Daily Mail on July 7, 2023, and the author was Sarah Leversidge. Can you introduce this policy for us? Queensland, a new policy was announced to prohibit students from using mobile phones in schools in line with other Australian jurisdictions. Queensland is the last state to introduce such a policy. ABC News and Daily Mail seem to be in the same format by pointing out that teenagers are forbidden to use mobile phones in public schools in Australia. But ABC News seems to express some objections, not just stating the things right. That's right. We will pay special attention to Scott Warren, an article published on July 7, 2023. This article discusses that the Queensland government, like other states, have confirmed a total ban on the use of mobile phones in public schools. It can be seen that there are a few people who oppose the ban on the use of mobile phones in public schools. Therefore, it can be judged that Australia has a comprehensive media coverage on teenagers' use of mobile phones. On the other hand, it not only stated the facts, but also reported some people's different opinions. Compared with ABC News, Nine News presents a different view. Yes, this article was published by Sathana Meecham on April 13, 2023. In this article, many parents agree with the policy. They think it is necessary to clear away unnecessary interference in the classroom and create a better learning environment for children. But Chris Richardson of the trade union said, we are in a technological age and we can't forget this. So it is very important to teach our children how to use environment critically. This shows that we should look at the problem from a new perspective. You cannot generalize by partiality. The conversation was published by Joanne Orland on August 11, 2022. What's the difference between this article and the previous one? I found that this article seems to pay more attention to the development of the use of mobile phones in schools and provides a new point of view. According to peer-reviewed research, binding the use of mobile phones in class has no effect on students' academic performance because most students are using mobile phones at the end of tasks or courses. Research shows that traditional face-to-face bullying is still more common than cyber bullying all over the world. So binding mobile phones in schools can stop bullying. Compared with the Australian government, what is the attitude of the China government towards the use of mobile phones by teenagers at school? The Ministry of Education of China is also not supportive of teenagers using mobile phones in schools. China prevents children from using mobile phones at school. This article was published by BBC News on February 2, 2021, by Jane Wakefield. The Ministry of Education of China ruled that teenagers are forbidden to use mobile phones in schools and are not allowed to bring them into the campus. Does everyone agree with this policy? It is pointed out in the article that not everyone, including parents, thinks that binding mobile phones in schools is a policy worth making. According to China Daily, most people think it is unnecessary to make a policy. There may still be teenagers who continue to use mobile phones at school. It can be seen that parents don't disagree. But just a question whether the ban can really completely ban teenagers from using mobile phones at school. BBC News is concerned that students' addiction to mobile phones will distract them from classes, thus banning their use in schools. Well, as that news discussed this idea in terms of students' health, a peer-to-peer father suggested that parental intervention is also essential. What do you think of this view? I agree with this point of view. According to a survey conducted by the China Youth Daily, 30 percent of parents admitted that they failed to educate their children on how to use their devices appropriately for learning. SCMP seems to share the same view as that news, saying that China teenagers should be banned from using mobile phones in schools to raise students' attention to learning. This article was published by Mindy Zuo on February 3, 2021. In this article, it is pointed out that the Ministry of Education of China has applied the ban on mobile phones to primary and secondary schools, and it is not allowed to bring mobile phones to schools without the written permission of schools. But it seems that not everyone in the article supports this decision, right? Yes, this decision triggered a heated debate in China schools. Wu Hong, he thinks that what only teenagers need is to have good self-management ability. Finally, at the end of today's program, we discussed how many news sources reported that Australia and China used mobile phones for teenagers at school. Therefore, it is obvious that not only the actual events are truthfully reported, but also the angle of each news report is different. This is what we really want to see in the media. Is there anything else you want to see before we finish? From the news, we investigated about whether teenagers in China should be banned from using mobile phones in schools. We found that although the Education Bureau and most schools suggested the introduction and implementation of this ban, there were still some people who opposed it. This is the podcast this week. Thank you for listening. Goodbye.