Good morning. Thomas Morgan here with your AM NewsMail. Much has been said about Australia's looming age restrictions for social media, but have you heard about age verification to search the web? We bring you the latest on the huge change to the internet that's seemingly flown under the radar.

Plus, we bring you the latest on the search for German backpacker Carolina Wilga, share how small businesses are slashing their debts to the tax office, and bring you our weekly quiz, starring one very lucky tortoiseshell cat named Smooch.

What's the story? Australian internet users will soon be subjected to mandatory age checks across the internet, even for something as simple as a Google search. The new rules were quietly passed last month, with little fanfare compared to the high-profile debate around age assurance on social media.

It's likely the changes won't end at search. The new laws mean Australians will be subjected to mandatory age checks to access all sorts of sites. Experts say the federal government's reforms could compromise user privacy.

Antisemitism: Also in federal politics, yesterday saw antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal publish her list of demands for how to combat the issue on campus. Among the recommendations were powers to strip universities and arts events of funding if they fail to fight hate. So will the government use these new powers?

'Hidden crisis': Muslim doctors and health staff are being subjected to racial and Islamophobic slurs at an unprecedented rate , according to a new survey. One doctor who shares her experience on the frontline now tells the ABC it's time for the broader health sector to act.

Carolina Wilga: The search is continuing for the German backpacker after her abandoned van was discovered in WA's remote Wheatbelt region yesterday. Here's everything we know about the 26-year-old's disappearance, as police ramp up their resources for another day of searching in vast wilderness.

News analysis: The rush of politicians to respond to the disturbing revelations around the childcare industry in recent weeks has felt very familiar. But as Michelle Grattan writes, this begs the question — why wasn't there action when the problems were already in plain sight?

ABC News Daily: In recent weeks we've been covering the emerging saga over SPF claims in sunscreen. Today, reporter Rachel Carbonell discusses industry backlash, her investigation into an overseas testing lab