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Urgent call to pass deepfake sexual image sharing laws

Laws that crack down on the creation and sharing of non-consensual sexual images, including digitally altered deepfakes, should pass with haste, senators say.

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ASIO raises threat level to ‘probable’ due to increasing extremism, chief says

The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with ASIO head Mike Burgess giving a grim assessment of the “degrading security enviroment”.

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Grattan on Friday: Welcome King Charles, farewell the republic as Albanese casts aside lost causes

Anthony Albanese can’t escape the powerful symbolism. In October he is due to greet King Charles on Australian soil – hard on the heels of formally burying Labor’s hopes of turning Australia into a republic.

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Thousands of aged care incidents, deaths and neglect tracked across Hunter

New data reveals extent of 'serious incidents' in nursing homes

Newcastle Herald

View from The Hill: Albanese appoints Tony Burke to neutralise immigration issues and sends Clare O'Neil to grapple with housing crisis

Anthony Albanese is seeking to neutralise the difficult issues in immigration and former detainees by appointing Tony Burke, a strong political performer, into the challenging Home Affairs portfolio.

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Ad campaign to tackle 'unacceptable' elder abuse

A $4.8 million ad campaign to raise awareness of elder abuse and expose the hidden form of cruelty will run over the coming months.

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Relatives of those killed when MH17 was shot down mark 10 years since tragedy that claimed 298 lives

Relatives of passengers killed when Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over Ukraine have gathered with officials at Australia’s Parliament House to mark the 10th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed 298 lives

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A decade after deadly MH17 crash, the father of one victim is still waiting for Russia to say sorry

Quinn Schansman dreamed of becoming the youngest-ever CEO of an American company

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'Shocking' report: half of sexual offenders target kids

Sobering statistics have painted a bleak picture of sexual offences across Australia, with men making up the overwhelming majority of perpetrators.

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Australia’s professional services sector is being used to launder money. It’s time for tougher laws

Australia’s stable political and legal systems – and relatively resilient economy – make it an attractive place to do business.

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‘A long way to go’ on combating domestic violence, PM says – as it happened

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Dirty cash flow into Australia risks global reputation

Drug traffickers, terrorists and other criminal groups exploit Australia's extensive trade relations to mask illicit financial transactions, regulators warn.

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After serving years as children in Australian adult prisons, Indonesians reveal new anguish

As a 16-year-old facing an Australian court, Nasrudin Yahya had ‘no idea’ he was going to jail because his interpreter did not speak his language

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The Albanese government has ordered an inquiry into native title – why is it needed?

Commonwealth Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) would review the Native Title Act to “rectify any inefficacy, inequality or unfairness”.

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As China premier departs, focus shifts to Pacific

A group of Australia's ministers will travel to Papua New Guinea for talks with their ministerial counterparts.

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Push for all-in response after deepfake porn shock

The traumatising consequences of non-consensual AI porn used against school girls have come to the front of the national conscience - so what's being done?

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Plea to NSW premier for ex-pilot facing extradition

The wife of ex-US pilot Daniel Duggan has appealed to the NSW premier after her husband was sent to another prison ahead of his possible extradition.

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The Guardian - AU

Dutton calls Greens ‘evil’ and claims Bandt ‘unfit for public office’ as tensions over Gaza war continue

Adam Bandt hits back, saying he will not be lectured about peace by someone who backs invasion

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Anthony Albanese says issue of preferencing Greens at the election is a matter for Labor organisation

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations in recent months have tested university administrators and the police. This week, federal parliamentarians, including the prime minister, erupted in outrage at the protests that have disrupted MPs’ electorate offices.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greg Lynn takes the stand; Bandt threatens to sue Dreyfus; and an apology to the LGBTQ+ community

Lynn, who has pleaded not guilty, tells court he had no reason to murder Russell Hill or Carol Clay

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Fight over Israel, Gaza rhetoric as aid request lingers

Politicians are blaming each other for stoking community tensions over the war in Gaza as the Albanese government mulls a request for aid.

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Calls to shut down AI porn apps as sharing criminalised

People who create or share deepfake pornography will face jail under new laws, but some think the government could do more to stop the dehumanising activity.

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Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and his “shadow”, Michaelia Cash, are both volatile characters. When they met this week to discuss the government’s draft religious discrimination bill, an incendiary issue in the best of circumstances, sparks flew.

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Peter Dutton tells colleagues Labor’s hate speech crackdown is a ‘trap’

Opposition leader labels proposed hate speech offence a Labor ‘wedge’ as negotiations falter on religious discrimination bill

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