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Attorney-General Rowland to repay some travel money; cost of government’s battery subsidy scheme explodes

As the expenses affairs continues to roll through the Albanese government like a wrecking ball, Attorney-General Michelle Rowland will repay some of the $21,685 she charged for a family holiday in Western Australia in 2023.

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Rule-breaking AG to repay taxpayers for family holiday

Australia's top law officer will reimburse taxpayers after a family holiday was ruled outside guidelines, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says she should not resign.

AAP

Pre-poll expense tweaks made to 'simplify': minister

The government has defended rule changes made before the federal election amid a growing furore about politicians' taxpayer-funded travel expenses.

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Sydney man charged with threatening to kill communications minister Anika Wells and her family

Bankstown man, 31, allegedly sent two emails to the communication minister’s office in late November making direct threats

The Guardian - AU

Bowen says Turnbull-era travel expenses rules were changed to simplify them, despite criticism they became broader

Updated wording expands definition of ‘party political duties’ as Labor politicians come under scrutiny for spending

The Guardian - AU

Reddit launches High Court challenge to Australia's social media ban for under-16s

Platform fights landmark ban on use of social media by young people saying it is preventing free political expression

Evening Standard

Tighter travel rules may be on the way, after Albanese seeks advice from watchdog

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese appears to be starting to move towards some tightening of parliamentarians’ travel entitlements.

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Labor asks watchdog to advise on overhauling travel perks for politicians as backlash grows

Sussan Ley offers bipartisan truce to work on reform as attorney general Michelle Rowland refers expenses for independent audit

The Guardian - AU

PM seeks advice on perks as furore builds over claims

Anthony Albanese has asked the parliamentary expenses watchdog for advice on travel entitlements as the opposition ramps up calls for a minister to resign.

AAP

Australia's Social Media Ban Update: Sites Included, Exceptions, and How Kids Are Bypassing Age-Verification Systems Revealed

Australia restricts under-16s from platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X, while kids find creative ways to bypass age verification systems.

International Business Times UK

Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s social media ban is bold reform, but it will take years to judge its real success

Among those cheering Wednesday’s start of the Albanese government’s groundbreaking ban on social media accounts for under-16s was former Liberal MP David Coleman, who lost his seat in May.

The Conversation

Anthony Albanese sidesteps calls for reform amid growing community anger over MP travel perks

The federal opposition and crossbenchers have backed a review of expenses spending rules

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greg Lynn’s murder conviction overturned; US-Venezuela tensions escalate; and where to see the Geminid meteors

Victorian court of appeal rules former pilot’s conviction be overturned and orders a new trial

The Guardian - AU

Travel expenses saga takes flight as PM defends rules

A senator's taxpayer-funded travel to a netball match is among the latest travel expenses of federal politicians to go under the microscope.

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Australia demands social media giants report progress on account bans for children under 16

Australian authorities are demanding major social media platforms report on account deactivations since a ban on users under 16 became law

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for politicians’ spouses, custody deaths at 45-year high, visitors to US face social media checks

Regulations show there are no caps on what senior politicians can claim; tourists would have five years of posting history scrutinised under Trump plan

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s senior politicians can claim ‘unlimited’ travel expenses for their spouse, watchdog rules say

Prime minister defends Anika Wells as controversy over use of taxpayer-funded travel entitlements continues

International Business Times UK

Over 1 Million Australian Kids Locked Out of Social Media

Australia's world-first social media ban kicks under-16s off TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and seven other platforms. Tech giants face £26m fines.

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The Independent UK

Social media ban for children under 16 starts in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed a groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16 as families taking back power from tech giants

The Guardian - AU

There’s a feeding frenzy over Anika Wells’ expenses. But if we want women in parliament it needs to be more family-friendly

The official justification of the allowance is to facilitate ‘the family life of the parliamentarian’. Yes, they are supported by the taxpayer to have one

AAP

PM won't sack minister as travel expenses saga grows

Federal minister Anika Wells will keep her job in Anthony Albanese's government as more incidents of her travel at taxpayers' expense attract scrutiny.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese says his use of family travel allowance ‘in accordance with the rules’ as MPs call for fresh look at entitlements

The prime minister claimed $2,800 in family travel entitlements coinciding with three major sporting events between 2023 and 2025

The Conversation

Anika Wells refers herself to independent watchdog over expenses affair

In a move that will enable her to avoid detailed media questioning about her use of entitlements, embattled minister Anika Wells has referred herself to the authority that oversees parliamentarians’ expenses.

AAP

Minister's public purse spending bonanza under audit

A besieged cabinet minister under fire for slugging taxpayers with the bill to fly her husband to sports events has referred herself for an independent audit.

The Guardian - AU

Labor minister Don Farrell claimed $9,000 for family travel during sports events and theatre showings

Minister says family travel expenses, including those claimed around the time of AFL grand final and a sunset dinner at Uluru, are ‘in line with relevant rules’

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