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Chalmers ends energy rebates, says more ‘tough decisions’ coming
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned taxpayers of more tough decisions to help repair the budget and wean Australians off temporary financial sugar hits after the federal Government revealed it will not extend its $300 power bill subsidy. Source: The Age.
Voters support teen media ban but sceptical it can work
Voters are throwing their support behind Australia’s teen social media ban, although most are sceptical that it can work – and less than a third of parents are planning to fully enforce it, new polling shows. Source: The Age.
Wells dismisses YouTube criticism of ban as ‘outright weird’
Concerns raised by YouTube that Australia’s social media ban for children will leave them “less safe”, thereby undermining the intent of the world-first restrictions, have been dismissed by Communications Minister Anika Wells as “outright weird”. Source: The Australian.
Government announces national plan for AI
A national plan for artificial intelligence is set to help Australians gain from the technology while also protecting them from its emerging risks. Source: SBS News.
Doogue reveals ‘secret sauce’ in interfaith dialogue
Friendship is the “secret sauce” when it comes to building a society that embraces diversity and interfaith dialogue, award-winning journalist Geraldine Doogue has said. Source: ACU.
Labor edges towards broader national childcare system
Labor is quietly advancing plans for universal childcare in Australia, with new laws to require private operators to hand over sensitive commercial data needed to design a new national system. Source: The Guardian.
States say Government must boost funding for public hospitals
State and territory leaders have launched a coordinated attack on the Albanese Government’s handling of increasingly strained public hospital funding negotiations, declaring they cannot sacrifice hospital care to bolster the Commonwealth’s budget bottom line. Source: ABC News.
Children who commit violent crimes in Victoria to be tried as adults
Children as young as 14 could be jailed for life for violent crimes under justice reforms set to be introduced by the Victorian Government in response to rising crime rates. Source: The Age.
Students back social media ban for under-16s
When Communications Minister Anika Wells visited St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra, yesterday to discuss the upcoming social media ban for Australians under 16, she found many students in favour of the move. Source: Catholic Voice.