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Aussies could smoke weed at Amsterdam-style coffee shops under new Greens bill

There would be a six-plant limit for home growers but no upper limit on possession under the Greens proposal.

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Penny Wong moves to dampen expectation of breakthrough in Julian Assange case

Foreign minister warns of ‘limits to what diplomacy can achieve’ in efforts to bring Assange home

The Guardian - AU

That sinking subs feeling

Australian unions are dead-set against a nuclear defence policy, and the US has just recorded its 89th school shooting this year, this one in Nashville in which three children and three adults were killed.

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Greens, Coalition and entire crossbench unite to force inquiry into ‘broken’ FOI system

Senate to investigate after resignation of commissioner Leo Hardiman, who cited his lack of powers to make changes to fix delays

The Guardian - AU

Greens attack Albanese government’s ‘deeply unsettling’ secrecy on submarine nuclear waste plans

Radiation Health and Safety Advisory Council also warned against cloak of national security to ‘mask inadequate radiation safety protection’

The Guardian - AU

Pushback in Australia against increasingly draconian protest laws

Australia is among democracies curbing long-cherished civil and political liberties blaming more radical protesters.

Al Jazeera

Cybersecurity funds should go towards beefing up Centrelink voice authentication, Greens say

David Shoebridge says some of the $10bn allocated to Redspice program should counter misuse of AI

The Guardian - AU

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US fighter pilot accused of helping China moved to maximum security jail in NSW

A former US fighter pilot accused of helping train Chinese military pilots has been moved to a maximum security jail in regional New South Wales ahead of his next court appearance.

ABC News

Australia spends billions ‘failing to police’ cannabis that earns black market $25bn a year, Greens say

David Shoebridge says legalising the drug would bring in $28bn in tax revenue in first decade

The Guardian - AU

Dutton and Morrison take credit for AUKUS deal

As ‘defence hawks and chest-beating politicians’ celebrate AUKUS, the former prime minister wants some of the glory.

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Difficult budget decisions after $368 billion nuclear subs splurge

A plan to acquire a fleet of nuclear subs has been unveiled, but experts said the eye-watering price tag will force tough budget debates.

The New Daily

A huckster’s dream or a visionary moment? Albo launches ScoMo-class subs

The $368 billion deal is a marketer’s dream, hatched in secret with no accountability and to hell with the cost.

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Labor plan to beef up government’s cyber powers faces Senate block

A paper expanding on greater ability to intervene during hacks – especially on private companies – causes alarm among Coalition and Greens

The Guardian - AU

'Chilling' gaps in online child exploitation protection

The taking down of online child exploitation material can take days and one social media giant has no Australian point of contact to handle complaints.

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‘No way of knowing’ if Australian MPs were spied on using shoddy CCTV cameras

Government officials are removing Chinese-made cameras with critical security flaws from 88 federal electorate offices. But one MP has asked why it’s taken so long to act.

ABC News

Commonwealth spends more than $7.6 million in prosecuting whistleblowers including Bernard Collaery, David McBride and Richard Boyle

The Commonwealth has racked up more than $7.6 million in legal fees pursuing whistleblowers, with the bulk of that bill relating to a now-dumped prosecution.

The Canberra Times

'Damning' AFP staff survey reveals lack of confidence in admin, innovation

A third of police officers and supporting staff also say the technology they deal with affects their work to a great - or very great - extent.

The Canberra Times

AFP commissioner questioned over 'violent arrest' of protester outside Iranian Embassy in Canberra

Australian Federal Police commissioner Reece Kershaw said the police force's internal integrity unit was still in the process of investigating the claims, after it was referred to the internal integrity unit following media reports.

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‘Violent’ arrest of Australian-Iranian protester prompts heated questioning of the AFP

Videos appear to show Hamid Sotounzadeh being tackled to the ground outside the Iranian embassy.

AAP

Protester in hospital after Iran embassy police tackle

A video posted to social media shows a protester outside the Iranian embassy in Canberra being thrown to the ground by police after a verbal altercation.

The Guardian - AU

Parliament to consider bid to strip entitlements of former Australian governors general for serious misconduct

Push comes as Peter Hollingworth is expected to appear at tribunal examining his handling of child abuse complaints as Anglican archbishop of Brisbane

The New Daily

Legalising cannabis could earn Australia $28 billion, federal figures show

Australia could earn upwards of $30 billion over a decade by legalising and taxing cannabis, according to new PBO costings.

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Greens to reveal draft cannabis legislation within two months

Analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Office says legal weed could bring in billions in revenue, as well as a tourism boost.

The Guardian - AU

Whistleblower bill excluding sexual harassment complaints from protection goes too far, Greens senator says

David Shoebridge says employment-related complaints should also be protected as whistleblowers ‘too often lose their careers from speaking out’

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How secret trials became and remain possible in Australia

There may very well be secret prosecutions and secret jailings happening now, and they can and will continue until the law is reformed.

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