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Australia news live: Social media ban age appears ‘plucked from the air’, youth advocate claims; CBA says RBA won’t cut interest rates this year

Young people say proposed age ban of 16 ‘plucked from the air’ Josh Taylor Young people have expressed frustration that the proposed age for teens to be banned from social media at 16 appears to have no evidentiary backing and seemed to be “plucked from the air”. The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, said the Coalition […]

Case closed: The ‘Dictator Dan’ label was justified

Daniel Andrews’ lockdowns and other curbs on basic freedoms during the pandemic were unjustified, inconsistently enforced in a racially discriminatory way, harmed kids and women disproportionately, and in some cases resulted in outcomes the reverse of those intended. That’s the conclusion not of Victorian Labor’s political opponents, nor right-wing extremists and cookers, but of the […]

Australia news live: Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US; Australia ‘arguably worse-placed’ to deal with pandemic now than in 2020, Butler says

Stan Grant says neither Trump or Harris are answer to ‘existential crisis of America’ Mostafa Rachwani Journalist and academic Stan Grant has taken shots at “political elites” in the United States, as well as coverage of the US election, in a speech made at a social cohesion conference in western Sydney. The former host of […]

Australia news live: NSW moves to legalise e-scooters; inquiry hears Coalition did not ask for geological hazard check on nuclear sites

Coalition didn’t ask Geoscience Australia about its nuclear sites, inquiry hears Graham Readfearn The Coalition has not approached Geoscience Australia to ask about the suitability of any of the seven sites where it wants to put nuclear reactors, including for risks from earthquakes, a parliamentary hearing has just heard. The government’s parliamentary inquiry into nuclear […]

Australia news live: lawyer says Thorpe’s ‘hairs’ oath to Queen doesn’t invalidate her position; senator insists ‘no one can kick me out’

Constitutional lawyer weighs in on ‘heir’ vs ‘hair’ oath Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey just spoke with ABC News Breakfast about the questions raised by Lidia Thorpe’s admission she had pledged allegiance to the sovereign’s “hairs” and not “heirs”, after her protest at the king’s parliamentary reception. Twomey said this matter would be sorted out by […]