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Crackdown on doxxing but hate speech law under fire

As the federal government comes under pressure on weakened hate speech laws, fresh penalties will apply for disclosing private information online.

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Labor bill proposes up to seven years’ jail for doxing but drops promised new hate speech laws

Legislation will be introduced on Thursday along with a children’s online privacy code and misinformation laws

The Guardian - AU

Devil's in the detail as threatened species list grows

Baby Tasmanian devils, eastern quolls pups and other threatened species have taken to Parliament in a bittersweet reminder of their dwindling numbers.

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Money laundering 'gatekeepers' to face new crackdown

Businesses at risk of being used as a front for money laundering or terrorism financing will soon have stricter regulations imposed on them.

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NT plan to lower age of criminal responsibility to 10 could contribute to ‘child jail crisis’, advocate says

Chair of Indigenous legal service says policy is ‘really concerning’ and part of move towards more punitive policies across Australia

The Guardian - AU

APRA fight with CFMEU-linked super fund 'unreasonable'

Moves by the financial regulator to impose stricter conditions on a super fund connected with the CFMEU will be attacked in the Federal Court.

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Former ABC host Tim Bowden dies aged 87 – as it happened

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Employers urged to dob in workers who stopped for CFMEU

Australia's employers are being urged to dob in any workers who downed tools and took unprotected industrial action for the powerful construction union.

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CFMEU ACT to rally for 'democracy' after administration decision

CFMEU placed into administration.

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CFMEU is down but the court battle may be just starting

A possible court challenge could threaten the government's attempt to tackle the CFMEU's alleged corrupt behaviour and criminal links.

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Ministers rack up $1m more in taxpayer-funded robodebt legal expenses, with Scott Morrison topping list

Former prime minister’s robodebt expenses hit $461,445, while Linda Reynolds incurs $166,700 in costs related to Brittany Higgins’s rape allegation

The Guardian - AU

Albanese given taxpayer-funded legal help after defamation threat from John Margerison

Attorney general approves legal assistance ‘in relation to a defamation claim’ made against PM, along with approval for claims against Bill Shorten

The Guardian - AU

Blood, sweat and fears: laws may not protect workers

Changes to Australian privacy laws may not stop employers from requesting invasive medical tests with little explanation, a report has found.

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‘Close association’ through army reserve prompted anti-corruption commissioner to recuse himself from robodebt referral

Exclusive: Paul Brereton delegated decision not to pursue investigation so as ‘to avoid any possible perception of a conflict of interest’

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Australia’s definition of death preventing use of latest organ transplant technology

Exclusive: Mark Dreyfus cites strong support from states and territories to update human tissue laws last reviewed almost 50 years ago

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Labor urges court to bin obligations so it can keep documents secret in event of ministry changes

Albanese government brings landmark appeal against original ruling on freedom of information that says documents remain official once portfolio changes hands

The Guardian - AU

Five issues that threaten to derail the Albanese government’s plans before the next election

The PM wants the focus to be on first-term achievements and cost-of-living relief but question marks remain over religious freedoms and gambling ads

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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.

Newcastle Herald

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

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

The Conversation

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.

AAP

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.

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

Mining giant to cut 700 jobs – as it happened

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