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Tech giants challenge 'rushed, vague' online safety bid

Tech giants challenge 'rushed, vague' online safety bid

Meta, Google and Tiktok and Snap agree in principle with a bill that aims to protect people from online harm, but have called for big changes at an inquiry.

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Support package bid a test case for new net-zero laws

Workers at a closing gas-fired power station are using landmark net-zero laws to seek up to $3.3 million in support packages to help transition to new jobs.

Tough state bail laws passed as murdered boy remembered

Tough state bail laws passed as murdered boy remembered

Tough state bail laws passed as murdered boy remembered

Tough state bail laws passed as murdered boy remembered

Tough new state bail laws will lead to more children in overcrowded jails, entrenching them on a criminal path, youth advocates say.

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Sally Rooney books pulled over Palestine Action support

Sally Rooney books pulled over Palestine Action support

The award-winning author says she's prepared to accept the consequences of her vocal support of Palestine Action, which was banned under anti-terrorism laws.

Prisoners lose their liberty and their right to vote

Prisoners lose their liberty and their right to vote

One state is making it harder for prisoners to vote, but an array of challenges - literacy, enrolment and a feeling of powerlessness - also stops engagement.

Seekers star speaks out over CPAC song use

Seekers star speaks out over CPAC song use

The co-authors of the classic song I Am Australian have objected to its use at a conservative conference, saying their permission was never sought.

One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms

One Nation funding linked to delay in electoral reforms

One of the nation's leading public law academics has suggested electoral reforms were delayed to give major parties more time to harvest big donations.

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Pushback over 'Daniel's Law' identifying sex offenders

Pushback over 'Daniel's Law' identifying sex offenders

Pushback over 'Daniel's Law' identifying sex offenders

Pushback over 'Daniel's Law' identifying sex offenders

Proposed legislation honouring murdered 13-year old Daniel Morcombe has been flagged for potentially making children less safe.

Court rejects challenge to golf course redevelopment

Court rejects challenge to golf course redevelopment

Court rejects challenge to golf course redevelopment

Court rejects challenge to golf course redevelopment

A controversial redevelopment designed to attract an international golf tournament has survived a David-and-Goliath federal court challenge.

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

Pubs to go to the dogs in premier's pre-election pitch

A decades-old ban on dogs inside pubs would be overturned in one state as an incumbent government seeks to win voters over ahead of an upcoming election.

Bid to cut sex assault trial trauma with 'ground rules'

Bid to cut sex assault trial trauma with 'ground rules'

Bid to cut sex assault trial trauma with 'ground rules'

Bid to cut sex assault trial trauma with 'ground rules'

Victims taking the stand in trials against attackers will no longer have to repeat degrading and sordid details due to a state's courtroom reforms.

Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback

Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback

Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback

Gun debate fires up with reload on buyback pushback

A state opposition proposal to halt a buyback scheme and review firearm restrictions has reignited the post-Bondi terror attack gun debate.

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

Coalition slams 'Big Brother' social media reform bill

The opposition is declaring the government's digital duty-of-care laws the "Big Brother bill", doubling down on its stance to block the reforms in parliament.

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI won't do 2026 IPO, extinction risk unacceptable

OpenAI boss Sam Altman has ruled out the company going public in 2026, saying the ten per cent chance of AI causing human extinction is "unacceptable".

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Police-backed gun cap rejected in parliamentary vote

A push to include gun caps in firearm law changes prompted by the deadly Bondi shooting has fallen short.

Retailers risk jail for cheap cigarettes under new laws

Selling cheap or concealed cigarettes could be enough to land retailers in hot water under proposed laws aimed at smashing the illegal tobacco trade.

Guns-for-hire, Interpol alerts in state leader's sights

Overseas crime bosses who hire teenagers to carry out hits on Australian soil are being pursued as authorities fear an escalating "disregard for human life".

Taxes, toddlers, tobacco and top-ups in the crosshairs

Social media controls and childcare funding will be on the parliamentary agenda as several major bills come up for debate.

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Slave to the algorithm: big tech in violence spotlight

An advocate has renewed calls for the government to tackle social media algorithms after leaders met to discuss a spike in sexual violence against girls.

Irrigators defeated in case over lost Murray water

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has a legal obligation to act in the public interest, not for private irrigators, a judge has ruled.

Eight days that triggered a dark Australian legacy

Political masterstroke to some, cruel and illegal to others, the 2001 Tampa affair triggered a costly legacy of offshore processing.

Assisted-dying laws now nationwide but gag under fire

Voluntary assisted dying laws are now in place nationwide but a gag clause preventing doctors from raising end-of-life choice is under fire.

Online dating site found to be cheating on Australians

The federal court has found love comes at an unfair cost for Australians using a major online dating platform.

Assisted dying clause gagging doctors defended

The only Australian jurisdiction yet to legalise end-of-life choice is debating a voluntary assisted dying bill facing multiple proposed amendments.

WA to ban character references for all criminal cases

Another state will ban the use of good character references at sentencing after three government employees gave references to a workmate jailed for rape.

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