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Tighter travel rules may be on the way, after Albanese seeks advice from watchdog

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be starting to move towards some tightening of parliamentarians’ travel entitlements.

The Conversation

Labor asks watchdog to advise on overhauling travel perks for politicians as backlash grows

Sussan Ley offers bipartisan truce to work on reform as attorney general Michelle Rowland refers expenses for independent audit

The Guardian - AU

PM seeks advice on perks as furore builds over claims

Anthony Albanese has asked the parliamentary expenses watchdog for advice on travel entitlements as the opposition ramps up calls for a minister to resign.

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Australia's Social Media Ban Update: Sites Included, Exceptions, and How Kids Are Bypassing Age-Verification Systems Revealed

Australia restricts under-16s from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, while kids find creative ways to bypass age verification systems.

International Business Times UK

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese sidesteps calls for reform amid growing community anger over MP travel perks

The federal opposition and crossbenchers have backed a review of expenses spending rules

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greg Lynn’s murder conviction overturned; US-Venezuela tensions escalate; and where to see the Geminid meteors

Victorian court of appeal rules former pilot’s conviction be overturned and orders a new trial

The Guardian - AU

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Travel expenses saga takes flight as PM defends rules

A senator's taxpayer-funded travel to a netball match is among the latest travel expenses of federal politicians to go under the microscope.

AAP

Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16

Australian authorities are demanding major social media platforms report on account deactivations since a ban on users under 16 became law

The Independent UK

Morning Mail: ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for politicians’ spouses, custody deaths at 45-year high, visitors to US face social media checks

Regulations show there are no caps on what senior politicians can claim; tourists would have five years of posting history scrutinised under Trump plan

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

Prime minister defends Anika Wells as controversy over use of taxpayer-funded travel entitlements continues

The Guardian - AU

Over 1 Million Australian Kids Locked Out of Social Media

Australia's world-first social media ban kicks under-16s off TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and seven other platforms. Tech giants face £26m fines.

International Business Times UK

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed a groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16 as families taking back power from tech giants

The Independent UK

There’s a feeding frenzy over Anika Wells’ expenses. But if we want women in parliament it needs to be more family-friendly

The official justification of the allowance is to facilitate ‘the family life of the parliamentarian’. Yes, they are supported by the taxpayer to have one

The Guardian - AU

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PM won't sack minister as travel expenses saga grows

Federal minister Anika Wells will keep her job in Anthony Albanese's government as more incidents of her travel at taxpayers' expense attract scrutiny.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says his use of family travel allowance ‘in accordance with the rules’ as MPs call for fresh look at entitlements

The prime minister claimed $2,800 in family travel entitlements coinciding with three major sporting events between 2023 and 2025

The Conversation

Anika Wells refers herself to independent watchdog over expenses affair

In a move that will enable her to avoid detailed media questioning about her use of entitlements, embattled minister Anika Wells has referred herself to the authority that oversees parliamentarians’ expenses.

AAP

Minister's public purse spending bonanza under audit

A besieged cabinet minister under fire for slugging taxpayers with the bill to fly her husband to sports events has referred herself for an independent audit.

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The Guardian - AU

Labor minister Don Farrell claimed $9,000 for family travel during sports events and theatre showings

Minister says family travel expenses, including those claimed around the time of AFL grand final and a sunset dinner at Uluru, are ‘in line with relevant rules’

The Conversation

View from The Hill: in awkward timing, government ends energy rebate as it defends Wells’ spendathon

There are two glaring lessons for politicians from the Anika Wells’ entitlements affair.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Hanson-Young on the social media ban as a risky ‘fake silver bullet’

The Greens have suffered a year of significant setbacks. The election saw their numbers go backwards, losing three of their four lower house seats, then one of their senators, Dorinda Cox, defected to Labor.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Anika Wells claims thousands in family travel expenses; NSW firefighter dies; and a celebrity hard launch

Latest revelation comes after questions were raised about the nearly $100,000 cost to taxpayers for the minister and two staff to fly to New York City which was signed off by the prime minister

The Guardian - AU

A US psychologist prescribed a social media ban for kids. How did Australia become the test subject?

From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it has been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December

AAP

PM brands social media ban a success before it starts

The rollout of Australia's landmark social media ban will be untidy, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits, but he says it is already a success.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese defends decision to sign off on $100,000 US trip for Anika Wells and staff

Communications minister also faces scrutiny over taxpayer-funded family trip to Thredbo

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