Greens put nail in coffin of misinformation crackdown The federal Greens have decided not to support the government's moves to tackle online misinformation, putting another Labor bill in political purgatory. AAP · Nov 22, 2024
Morning Mail: Netanyahu charged with war crimes by ICC, fifth Laos methanol death, Gaetz withdraws nomination Israeli PM and former defence minister face warrants for ‘crimes against humanity’; British lawyer becomes victim of mass poisoning The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Australian free-to-air TV stations push for more M-rated content hours and watered down child protections Critics of proposal say it would expose children to inappropriate material and alcohol advertising The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Victoria will not renew defence memorandum of understanding with Israel Exclusive: Jacinta Allan has been criticised by Labor and Greens over agreement signed before the 7 October attacks The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
More than 80,000 at risk of deportation from Australia under Labor bill likened to UK’s failed Rwanda plan Bill gives authority to federal government to pay third countries to accept unlawful non-citizens on a removal pathway The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Praised by Dutton, the man who almost led Australia says he leaves politics with failures that became the best of him Bill Shorten notes a string of proud policy achievements and recalls the uproar when he tackled a sausage sandwich side-on as he farewells parliament The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
Grattan on Friday: Marles plays a defensive bat on nuclear as the government rushes to get through late work Richard Marles is an ambitious man who hasn’t given up the dream of one day reaching the top job. But, despite being deputy prime minister, his profile is much lower than that of Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the candidate considered most likely to succeed Anthony Albanese as Labor’s leader. The Conversation · Nov 21, 2024
Labor has passed 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 The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
'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. AAP · Nov 21, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2024
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. AAP · Nov 21, 2024
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. AAP · Nov 21, 2024
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 The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2024
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. AAP · Nov 20, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2024 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 · Nov 20, 2024 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
AAP · Nov 20, 2024 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.
The Conversation · Nov 20, 2024 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.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024 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
The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024 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?
The Guardian - AU · Nov 19, 2024 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
AAP · Nov 19, 2024 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 · Nov 19, 2024 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
The Conversation · Nov 18, 2024 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 · Nov 18, 2024 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”.