Written by Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Housing standoff continues after government rejects Greens’ Help to Buy compromise Josh Butler The government has rejected the Greens’ latest compromise offer to pass the Help to Buy housing bill, continuing the long-running stand-off into the parliament’s final week for 2024. […]
Brereton denies ‘widespread’ disquiet about Nacc Sarah Basford Canales The Nacc commissioner, Paul Brereton, does not accept there is “widespread” disquiet about the federal integrity body after the fallout of its decision not to investigate robodebt referrals. Under questioning by Greens senator David Shoebridge, and Liberal MP Keith Wolahan, Brereton accepted there was some public […]
Almeno quattro turisti stranieri sono morti a Vang Vieng, una città del Laos molto frequentata dai viaggiatori con lo zaino in spalla, dopo aver bevuto dell’alcol contaminato con il metanolo. Le vittime sono due danesi, un’australiana e uno statunitense, come hanno confermato i rispettivi governi, che non hanno però fornito dettagli sulle cause della morte. […]
Bill Shorten begins valedictory speech The NDIS minister and former Labor leader, Bill Shorten, has begun his valedictory speech in parliament. He will retire from politics next year before taking up the role of University of Canberra VC next February. His family is in parliament to watch the speech, as are various other luminaries – […]
Marles says Dutton spreading misinformation over US-UK civil nuclear deal The acting prime minister, Richard Marles, was on ABC News Breakfast earlier and was asked about the Coalition’s attack on the government for not joining a US-UK civil nuclear deal (as we flagged earlier). Marles said the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, is “intentionally seeking to […]
Anthony Albanese and Xi Jinping meet on sidelines of G20 Chinese-Australian links are improving after a turnaround in relations, Xi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese while acknowledging “some twists and turns” in the past, AAP reports. The prime minister met the Chinese president, in their third formal encounter, on the sidelines of the G20 leaders’ […]
One of Australia’s leading children’s online safety experts says the teen social media ban may backfire by putting more young Australians at risk and by letting tech companies off the hook. With the federal government poised to introduce a law this week that would ban Australians under the age of 16 from social media, opposition […]
Senate passes censure motion against Lidia Thorpe Josh Butler The Senate has passed the censure motion against Lidia Thorpe. The motion received 46 yes and 12 no votes, passing easily. The Senate is now moving on to the proposed censure against Ralph Babet, for a tweet he made last week. Opposition Senate leader Simon Birmingham […]
LEGISLATION BONANZA The final two sitting weeks of the year are upon us and there’s a bit to get through. The AAP and Guardian Australia are among those that have had a stab at detailing the dozens of pieces of legislation set to be considered over the next fortnight. As outlined at the end of […]
Australian legislators are reported to be looking closely at draft legislation that would ban young people under the age of 16 from using social media even if they have parental consent. This raises the question of just how dangerous access to social media can be and whether Hong Kong should be looking at similar legislation. […]