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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.

AAP · Aug 8, 2024

Deepfake crackdown looms as 'nudify' apps in spotlight

The eSafety commissioner has called for more powers to tackle apps that enable image-based abuse by using artificial intelligence to undress or "nudify" women.

AAP · Jul 22, 2024

Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish

Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by the latest marine heatwave.

AAP · May 4, 2024

Ghost nets killing marine animals on ‘industrial scale’

The federal government will introduce a raft of projects to tackle fishing nets drifting in Australia's north which present a deadly obstacle for wildlife.

The New Daily · Apr 20, 2023

Albanese defends voice over High Court concerns

The prime minister says the Indigenous voice proposal is legally sound as he faces opposition calls for a rethink of the referendum plan.

AAP · Apr 18, 2023

Sexual assault survivors put at centre of law changes

A parliamentary inquiry will hear from sexual assault survivors and consent advocates in a bid to strengthen and streamline laws around Australia.

AAP · Mar 7, 2023

Rejection of Clive Palmer coal mine will not affect other proposals, federal government says

The Queensland government has rejected a major coal mine proposal under national environmental laws for the first time, but insists that will not affect 18 other projects under review.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Senate inquiry recommends designating Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation

Report also urges government to be prepared to expel Iranian diplomats who may be involved in ‘intimidation, threats or monitoring’ of citizens or residents

The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2023

It's time we aligned sexual consent laws across Australia – but this faces formidable challenges

Federal Labor Senator Nita Green has recently moved to establish a Senate inquiry into sexual consent laws.

The Conversation · Dec 15, 2022

No room for ‘ambiguities’: Sexual consent laws go under spotlight

The adequacy of Australia's sexual consent laws will be examined after a push by some states and territories for positive consent laws.

The New Daily · Nov 29, 2022