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Labor to spend $300m on new homes for family violence victims
An additional 500 homes for Australians facing homelessness will be delivered as part of a $300 million cash splash by Labor, as state and territory leaders face renewed pressure over violence against women and girls. Source: News.com.au.
Labor frontbencher plays down threat of AI extinction
Labor frontbencher Andrew Charlton has played down doomsday forecasts over an AI extinction threat, insisting Australians should not be overly focused on public warnings from tech bosses. Source: The West Australian.
Labor offers to scale back ministerial power over internet safety laws
Deciding what “seriously harmful” material is under proposed internet safety laws could fall to Parliament and not a government minister, Communications Minister Anika Wells said, in a bid to placate the Coalition’s censorship concerns. Source: News.com.au.
Federal government warned over immigration cuts
Labor premiers and business groups have pushed back against a rise in anti-immigration sentiment, warning the Albanese Government that arbitrary cuts to visa numbers risked damaging the economy and robbing businesses of desperately needed workers. Source: The Guardian.
Labor, Coalition hold talks on migration changes
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Angus Taylor have held talks on migration as Labor seeks a pathway to get its fresh crackdown through the Senate. Source: The Age.
Wells rejects Coalition criticism of Labor’s proposed safety laws
Communications Minister Anika Wells has hit back at Coalition criticism that Labor’s proposed digital safety laws would provide a backdoor to regulate speech. Source: The Australian.
Albanese backs block on algorithms but no ban on AI glasses
Anthony Albanese has backed the case for new laws to give Australians the ability to block algorithms on social media, as Labor shies away from a ban on AI glasses that covertly film unsuspecting victims. Source: The Age.
Albanese guarantees Australia’s refugee intake will not be cut
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has guaranteed Australia’s refugee intake will not go backwards, hours after a cabinet minister confirmed plans to slash the humanitarian program by almost a third from next year. Source: ABC News.
Labor resists calls to ditch ‘cruel’ funding algorithm
The Albanese Government is standing by its controversial aged care algorithm, ignoring an offer from the Opposition to provide a path through Parliament to immediately fix the assessment process at the centre of hundreds of complaints. Source: ABC News.