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Senator wants hate speech bill expanded to protect places of worship
Liberal senator Paul Scarr has called for Labor’s hate speech bill to be expanded to create an offence of “urging or threatening” an attack on a place of worship, amid a surge in anti-Semitism. Source: The Australian.
Labor pushes through bills in frantic day of negotiation
Labor is claiming victory in its fight to deliver help to households before the federal election after winning Senate votes on housing, food prices and social media policies, while also securing a deal to toughen migration laws. Source: The Age.
Australians won’t have to hand over ID when using social media, minister vows
Australians will not be compelled to hand over personal identification to big tech companies as part of the Government’s world-first under-16s social media ban, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has pledged. Source: The Guardian.
Labor’s housing bills to pass after Greens backflip
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has secured the passage of his housing agenda through the Parliament in a significant pre-Christmas win after staring down demands from the Greens. Source: The Australian.
Labor formally abandons misinformation bill
The Albanese Government has formally abandoned proposed laws that would have forced social media companies to police misinformation and outright lies on their platforms. Source: ABC News
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.