Written by The Albanese government has dumped its controversial mis- and disinformation bill, conceding there is “no pathway” to getting the proposal passed through the Senate. The communications minister, Michelle Rowland, insisted misinformation and disinformation remained a grave concern for democracy, national security and online safety, but said the government would not proceed with the proposal. It […]
WASHINGTON—With widespread support from her Republican colleagues, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced a bill Friday that would ban transgender lawmakers from the congressional gymnastics team. “I don’t care how good their bar routine is—no trans lawmaker will ever step on this mat,” Mace said in support of the two-page resolution aimed at preventing incoming Delaware […]
National security cases, criminal trials and Juvenile Court proceedings will be excluded from remote hearings in Hong Kong, under a bill entering the legislative process next month. The Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill, gazetted by the government on Friday, will also introduce new offences under which those who record, publish or broadcast proceedings without authorisation will […]
Australia has officially presented its bill that would ban social media use for minors under the age of 16—and force platforms to pay up to $32.5 million in fines if they don’t comply. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland brought the bill before Australian Parliament on Thursday. Its imminent arrival had been previously publicized earlier this month. […]
Shorten gave a long list of thanks to people during his final speech, including his staff, former colleagues, family and current colleagues. The outgoing NDIS Minister reflected he was proud to have served in three institutions “essential” to the endeavor of democracy – the Australian Workers’ Union, the Australian Labor Party and parliament. Loading “We […]
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 – […]
The nation’s second-largest lender believes the Reserve Bank will push back its first interest rate cut until May – but it will start with a bang. Westpac chief economist, and former RBA assistant governor Luci Ellis – who had believed the RBA would start cuts in February – said this morning that it was now […]
Two small populist parties are responsible for accelerating the shift, which has been felt acutely by the Indigenous Māori. Source link
Police say 35,000 people are outside parliament Police estimate there are 35,000 protestors gathered outside parliament. Te Pāti Māori co-leader Rawiri Waititi, addressed the crowd: Kia ora, my sovereign peoples. Aotearoa is our kingdom. We must protect it. We’ve got a message for this Government. Kill the bill. Kill the bill. We are inspiring indigenous […]
Read all about it! Newspaper boxes, often broken, littered and sprawling with graffiti along sidewalks across the Big Apple, will soon be yesterday’s news — thanks to a new City Council bill approved Wednesday that aims to cleanup the “public nuisance.” Sidewalk newsracks that are often broken, littered and defaced in graffiti will be yesterday’s […]