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The federal government says legislation enforcing a minimum age for social media use will be introduced by the end of the year. But some experts are raising concerns that this will not solve any problems, and is the wrong approach to the issue.

The ASX 200 ended higher – as CBA and Macquarie bank touched fresh highs. The miners did better, as the iron ore price recovered – plus NAB and Westpac release their latest business and consumer confidence surveys. For more, Rhayna Bosch spoke with Activam Group managing director and head of investments Robert Talevski.

A new six-paper series shows there needs to be a change in the approach of suicide prevention, calling for social factors to be given the same importance as mental health issues. It comes as the federal government releases its draft advice for the latest National Suicide Prevention Policy, on World Suicide Prevention Day (September 10).