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Labor’s watered down hate speech laws fail to appease faith groups
Labor has substantially watered down proposed hate speech laws, but is nevertheless facing a religious backlash, with claims it would turn Australia into a police state by creating “thought crime”. Source: The Guardian.
Social media companies will face $50m fines for breaching age verification laws
Social media companies will be threatened with up to $50 million fines for systematically breaching age verification laws, under an Albanese Government plan to ban under 16s from the platforms. Source: ABC News.
Canavan accuses Greens of censorship over ‘born alive’ abortion bill
Nationals senator Matt Canavan says he won’t pull his controversial abortion bill, and has lashed the Greens for attempting to “censor and silence debate”. Source: News.com.au.
Greens will attempt to split Coalition over abortion issue
The Greens will seek to split the Coalition on the politically fraught issue of abortion by asking the Senate to vote to jettison a pro-life bill championed by two Coalition senators. Source: The Guardian.
Catholic call to include Snapchat in social media ban for kids under 16
The head of the Queensland Catholic Secondary Principals Association says Snapchat, the popular digital platform mostly used by young Australians, must be one of the apps facing age restrictions. Source: News.com.au.
Greens pledge $1 billion to expand public hospital abortion services
The Greens have pledged $1 billion over a decade so that all public hospitals can provide abortion services, in a policy move designed to pressure Labor to commit to universal “reproductive health services”. Source: The Australian.
Doubts raised over misinformation bill at Senate hearing
A reliance on fact-checkers to decide what is false on social media could stifle attempts to crack down on harmful content, a senior legal expert has warned. Source: Canberra Times.
Independent senators threaten to vote down misinformation bill
Key senators are blockading a divisive Government plan to crack down on lies in major public debates, threatening to vote down the bill and adding to a logjam of more than 20 bills stalled in the Senate. Source: The Age.
Dutton warns Coalition MPs not to enter abortion debate
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has blasted Coalition MPs for fuelling a federal debate on abortion laws, declaring there would be no change to policy if he wins government and they must show more “discipline” on the topic. Source: Guardian Australia.