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Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Major changes will be needed to the government's hate speech laws overhaul for any hope of rushing the legislation through parliament.

AAP

Next US ambassador will have 'no simple task'

Former Labor ministers are emerging as the frontrunners to replace Kevin Rudd as Australia's ambassador to the US after he chose to retire a year early.

AAP

Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

The Guardian - AU

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Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

The Independent UK

Neo-Nazi group claims it will disband before Labor’s hate speech legislation is brought to parliament

Asio chief given powers to recommend organisations be proscribed as hate groups under Labor’s new laws

The Guardian - AU

Three early January polls have Labor down, but disagree on One Nation’s vote

Three early January national polls have Labor sliding to between 52–53% two party preferred against the Coalition, down from around 55% to Labor before Anika Wells’ expenses scandal and Bondi. These polls are the worst for Labor since they unexpectedly won the May 2025 federal election in a landslide.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: Kevin Rudd, a controversial energy ball as ambassador to US, quits early

Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear.

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A National Day Of Mourning For Bondi Attack Victims Will Be Held Later This Month

The date was set in consultation with families of the victims.

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Kevin Rudd Is Stepping Down As Australia’s US Ambassador A Year Early

Kevin Rudd will finish up as Australia’s ambassador to the United States at the end of March 2026, a year earlier than intended.

Pedestrian.tv

Labor figures jostle for plum post as Rudd marks exit

As Kevin Rudd prepares to finish his time as ambassador to the US, the government is likely to pick another Labor figure to replace him.

AAP

Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early

Anthony Albanese thanked the former Labor PM, who will step down in March, for his service to Australia

The Guardian - AU

New board and chair appointed after event called off – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: a possible loophole in hate speech laws, PM urged to rethink US relations, flood fears in Queensland

Draft legislation suggests using religious text could be a defence against tighter rules; Bob Carr says Trump presents a ‘colossal challenge’

The Guardian - AU

Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows

Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next week

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Sexualised images created by AI chatbot Grok are 'weapons of abuse,' says minister in clash with Elon Musk

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM recalls parliament to tackle hate speech; Trump’s attack on Fed chair ramps up; and Rose Byrne wins at Golden Globes

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform

The Conversation

Can the China-Australia relationship stay on track in 2026? This is how experts in China see it

When Labor was returned to power in 2022, the China-Australia relationship began to stabilise after what had been a rocky few years.

The Guardian - AU

PM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

MPs to return next week to debate new racial vilification offence, ‘hate preachers’ crackdown and gun buyback

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AAP

Divide over hate speech reforms as parliament recalled

Parliament will return early to debate tougher hate speech laws after the Bondi terror attack, but concerns over gun reform might halt efforts.

AAP

Meta slams social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Social media giant Meta has criticised the federal government's world-first social media ban as it releases data into how many accounts it wiped in one week.

AAP

Premier hoses down fire funds row, as victim identified

Questions about a state's emergency services preparedness have been slapped down by a premier, as the identity of the first victim of ongoing fires is revealed.

The Guardian - AU

One person dead as PM visits bushfire-ravaged towns with 300 structures destroyed and 350,000 hectares burned

Almost a dozen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier saying ‘we are not through the worst of this by a long way’

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban

Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consent

AAP

PM slams X over ongoing AI sexploitation claims

Anthony Albanese has taken Elon Musk's X platform to task for failing to meet community standards in relation to AI-generated sexualised images.

AAP

Secrecy option to protect alleged Bondi gunman's rights

Parts of a royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi terror attack could be hidden from the public, a legal expert says.

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