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‘Aware there is no robust evidence’: Inside the government’s last-minute teen social media ban lawmaking

Internal documents, interviews with sources and errors left in public documents reveal how the Albanese government’s flagship tech policy changed until the very last second.

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NBN’s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don’t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?

The demise of NBN’s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact

The Guardian - AU

Communications minister hasn’t deemed women’s footy ‘important’, ‘culturally significant’ enough to protect

Changes to anti-siphoning legislation show what the government’s priorities are — and getting women’s sport to the masses isn’t one of them.

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Government injects $180m to boost 'vital' local news

A major federal funding initiative is designed to bolster public-interest journalism, with support for newswire AAP, local outlets and Indigenous media.

AAP

Brushes with death in the bush as digital gap persists

Towns have been left without power and mobile service during major disasters, with an independent review urging the government to bolster rural connectivity.

AAP

Australia To Tax Tech Giants For News Revenue Sharing

Australian government plans to tax tech giants unless they share revenue with news media, aiming to protect democracy and journalism in Australia.

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Australia plans to tax tech giants if they fail to pay news outlets

Firms like Meta face tax if they don’t pay for news driving traffic to their sites, depriving media firms of revenue.

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News bargaining incentive: the latest move in the government’s ‘four-dimensional chess’ battle with Meta

The federal government has revealed a new bargaining chip in the gamble to bring big tech back to the table with news publishers.

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Tech giants to be charged if they fail to pay for news

In a bid to return revenue to Australian news publishers, the government will charge tech giants if they do not pay for local journalism.

AAP

Betting ads played before, after kids' song shock dad

A fight for a blanket ban on gambling advertising has been reinvigorated after Sportsbet paused promotions on Spotify following an incident.

AAP

Protecting or restricting? The effect of social media bans on the big dreams of young Australians

Australia is about to find out if stopping under-16s accessing sites will protect against harmful content or stifle creativity and block opportunity

The Guardian - AU

Telcos required to block or flag scam texts under Labor crackdown

New register to prevent fraudsters from using trusted business names to dupe Australians

The Guardian - AU

Australian father calls out Spotify for allegedly playing Sportsbet ads during Frozen and Bluey songs

Man says gambling ads ‘potentially damaging’ for his children who regularly listen to Disney and the Wiggles on his account on music streaming app

The Guardian - AU

Next step in Australia's social media ban for kids

All eyes are on Australia after the nation passed world leading laws to ban children younger than 16 from social media, with global coverage of the reform.

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Tech giant concern as social media ban passes

The parent company for Facebook has hit out at a looming ban on under 16s for social media, labelling the process as rushed.

The Guardian - AU

Communications minister’s office admits gambling ad reform taking ‘longer than hoped’

Emails seen by Guardian Australia from Michelle Rowland's office say they ‘can’t commit to a revised timeframe’ on the long-awaited reforms

AAP

Social media ban 'significant risk' to child's rights

A blanket social media ban for Australians under 16 has been criticised for limiting rights and not having enough privacy safeguards for all users.

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Australia’s teen social media ban loophole means kids can still use TikTok and YouTube Shorts

The federal government says it wants to stop kids from using apps like TikTok. But its legislation won’t protect children from the algorithm driving these platforms.

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Gambling advertising reform takes time and expertise. The social media ban? Not so much

The delay on gambling advertising reform is apparently in the service of ‘good policy design’. What does that tell us about the teen social media ban?

The Guardian - AU

Labor ministers contradict each other on reasons why gambling ad ban has stalled

Anika Wells says not all stakeholders accepted the Albanese government proposal but Andrew Leigh blames failure to secure numbers in Senate

AAP

'Common sense' after federal anti-tower housing drive

Plans for high- and mid-rise apartments have been dropped after pressure from federal minister Michelle Rowland, as other areas ready for up to 60,000 units.

The Guardian - AU

Musk argues social media bill may not be lawful – as it happened

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View from The Hill: Albanese government crumples on misinformation bill and gambling advertising

“Big Tech” is celebrating one victory over the Albanese government, but is set to lose on another front.

AAP

Misinformation crackdown officially on scrap heap

The federal government has walked away from its misinformation bill intended to stop the spread of conspiracy theories.

The Guardian - AU

Kyle Sandilands boasts about broadcasting explicit content as Albanese refuses to condemn show

Communications minister says there is ‘no place for sexist, racist or otherwise derogatory language’ but PM declines to comment on The Kyle and Jackie O Show

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