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Labor has unveiled its proposed social media ban for under-16s. Here’s what we know – and what we don’t

Australians may have to hand over more personal data and big tech firms face $50m fines, but there are a number of questions that are yet to be answered

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'Jealously guard democracy': Shorten's farewell call

With loved ones and staffers watching on, Former Labor leader Bill Shorten has given his final speech to the federal parliament after almost two decades.

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Labor to confiscate phones from non-citizens in immigration detention in new bill

Greens and legal advocates say bill will make it harder to hold authorities accountable for conditions in detention facilities

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Migration laws crackdown blasted by experts, advocates

Legal experts and advocates have lambasted the government's proposed migration bill changes as "constitutionally unsound" and "misguided", at a Senate inquiry.

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Pen and paper deployed as emergency system crashes

An investigation has been launched after a system crash led to Victoria police, ambulance and fire crews being manually dispatched for almost two hours.

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Coalition assurances on abortion mean nothing: History shows how women could be targeted

Peter Dutton’s assurances there would be no change to abortion laws under his government are belied by the history of the Liberal party, which has traded parliamentary votes for abortion restrictions.

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Simon Holmes à Court on Climate 200, donation reforms and why Kerry Stokes wields more power than he does

Labor’s electoral reforms are framed around diluting the influence of Simon Holmes à Court. But the Climate 200 founder says this will only cut the legs out from under independent challengers.

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Morning Mail: Christian ‘police state’ warning, university pay shock, why Melbourne shunned Kyle and Jackie O

Lobby groups say Labor’s hate speech laws will create ‘thought crimes’; hundreds of education executives earn more than state premiers

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Future Fund to focus on housing, climate

Australia’s sovereign wealth fund will have a mandate to consider national priorities under a new statement of expectations made by Labor, and UK-made missiles have been fired by Ukraine into Russia.

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NSW MPs slammed for 'part-time' parliamentary year

Sixteen weeks is all some backbench MPs will have to spend in the NSW Parliament in 2025 under a new schedule put forward by the Labor government.

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Labor’s ‘thought crime’ hate speech laws will turn nation into ‘police state’, Australian Christian Lobby says

Christian Schools Australia also claims harm definition means its views on immutability of sex will be outlawed as ‘hateful’

The Guardian - AU

Labor bill could lead to lengthy detention of migrants before deportation to countries paid to take them, committee warns

Bipartisan human rights committee says there could be a ‘significant intervening period’ before non-citizens are accepted by other countries

The Guardian - AU

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Moves to lighten penalties for first offences by small operators ignited a row that could have delayed a government crack down on illegal tobacco.

AAP

Budget update will revise down company tax receipts but treasurer Chalmers welcomes economy’s ‘soft landing’

Next month’s federal budget update is expected to revise down company tax receipts for the first time since 2020, amid continued low economic growth in the near term.

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Peter Dutton wants you to hate foreign students

Peter Dutton has dug into his book of racist smears to launch a campaign of demonisation against foreign students.

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G20 leaders decry ‘not strong enough’ consensus on Russian war in Ukraine

Leaders at the G20 in Brazil are expressing disappointment in the summit’s weak stance on Russia, and Australia is making its pitch as a safe space for investment in renewables.

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Morning Mail: Kyle and Jackie O’s underage listeners, pay gap persists, Socceroos play Bahrain

Radio show has thousands of underrage listeners despite inappropriate content; new data shows female bosses paid on average $170,000 less than men

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Why does Dutton say Labor’s international student cap is ‘a dog’s breakfast’ – and what do universities think?

Both major parties want to reduce immigration – particularly by international students. So why the Coalition backflip on Labor’s bill?

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Labor set to work with Coalition on passing electoral reform bill that critics say has ‘major loopholes’

Bill contains spending caps of $90m for a federal political campaign and $800,000 for an individual electorate campaign

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Parents to lose final say in social media ban for kids

Australian parents won't be allowed to decide whether their children can use social media if they are under the age of 16.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition to help pass bill that would see Australia pay third countries to take unlawful non-citizens

The immigration bill, which will go before a Senate inquiry, also gives the government immunity from being sued by people harmed during deportation

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Who’s paying for our trillion-dollar climate transition, and why are there so many oil lobbyists at COP29?

In the shadow of Trump’s reelection, this year’s UN climate conference is all about money — and the sums are truly staggering.

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Dutton copies Trump on foreign students as Labor’s migration failure becomes clear

Voters understand that migration is complex and cutting it isn’t a panacea. What a pity politicians don’t seem to get it.

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To build support, it might be time for the Greens to hang up their movement-style approach to politics

State and territory elections held in 2024 have not delivered the electoral and legislative gains the Greens would have hoped for or expected.

The Conversation

The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students

In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap on foreign students”.

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