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Labor issues ultimatum on hate speech laws

Changes to hate speech laws remain up in the air as Anthony Albanese issues a take it or leave it offer to the coalition on the contentious laws.

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View from The Hill: Albanese retreats on post-Bondi bill, as he takes poll hit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has capitulated on the most controversial part of his omnibus post-Bondi bill to minimise political damage and maximise his chances of salvaging what he can at parliament’s special sitting on Tuesday.

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Hate speech laws could be 'salvaged' after backdown

Despite criticising Labor's proposed hate speech laws as unsalvageable, the coalition is looking to get elements passed in an emergency session.

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PM caught in backlash as transparency pleas grow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces calls to bolster transparency as Labor starts the new year ramming through complex legislation with reduced oversight.

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Federal gun reforms ignite fear among shooters

Firearms advocates have raised objections to a planned overhaul of the nation's gun restrictions, although the government insists changes won't impact shooters.

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Albanese says the social media ban is working, but it is too early to say if it has been successful

As the UK government faces pressure to follow suit, evidence on whether the ban is working is still a while away.

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View from The Hill: Sussan Ley wedged by her own troops on Albanese omnibus legislation

Anthony Albanese’s omnibus bill on hate speech and gun reform is once again exposing Sussan Ley’s lack of authority over her colleagues.

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Afternoon Update: hate speech bill faces defeat; Adelaide festival apologises to Abdel-Fattah; and pelvic floor strategies

Opposition leader Ley labels bill ‘unsalvageable’ while Greens senator says it should be properly scrutinised and include protection for LGBTQ+ people

The Guardian - AU

Hate speech laws in peril as Libs, Greens spurn reforms

Major changes will be needed to the government's hate speech laws overhaul for any hope of rushing the legislation through parliament.

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Next US ambassador will have 'no simple task'

Former Labor ministers are emerging as the frontrunners to replace Kevin Rudd as Australia's ambassador to the US after he chose to retire a year early.

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Australian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?

Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

The Independent UK

Neo-Nazi group claims it will disband before Labor’s hate speech legislation is brought to parliament

Asio chief given powers to recommend organisations be proscribed as hate groups under Labor’s new laws

The Guardian - AU

Three early January polls have Labor down, but disagree on One Nation’s vote

Three early January national polls have Labor sliding to between 52–53% two party preferred against the Coalition, down from around 55% to Labor before Anika Wells’ expenses scandal and Bondi. These polls are the worst for Labor since they unexpectedly won the May 2025 federal election in a landslide.

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View from The Hill: Kevin Rudd, a controversial energy ball as ambassador to US, quits early

Kevin Rudd’s premature departure in March from his post of Australia’s ambassador to the United States is a surprise, but perhaps not as unexpected as it might initially appear.

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A National Day Of Mourning For Bondi Attack Victims Will Be Held Later This Month

The date was set in consultation with families of the victims.

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Kevin Rudd Is Stepping Down As Australia’s US Ambassador A Year Early

Kevin Rudd will finish up as Australia’s ambassador to the United States at the end of March 2026, a year earlier than intended.

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Labor figures jostle for plum post as Rudd marks exit

As Kevin Rudd prepares to finish his time as ambassador to the US, the government is likely to pick another Labor figure to replace him.

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The Guardian - AU

Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early

Anthony Albanese thanked the former Labor PM, who will step down in March, for his service to Australia

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New board and chair appointed after event called off – as it happened

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Morning Mail: a possible loophole in hate speech laws, PM urged to rethink US relations, flood fears in Queensland

Draft legislation suggests using religious text could be a defence against tighter rules; Bob Carr says Trump presents a ‘colossal challenge’

The Guardian - AU

Quoting religious text could be defence against Australia’s new hate speech laws, draft bill shows

Referencing ‘teaching or discussion’ could give exemption from legislation Labor hopes to pass next week

Evening Standard

Sexualised images created by AI chatbot Grok are 'weapons of abuse,' says minister in clash with Elon Musk

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: PM recalls parliament to tackle hate speech; Trump’s attack on Fed chair ramps up; and Rose Byrne wins at Golden Globes

Anthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation proposing tougher hate speech laws and gun reform

The Conversation

Can the China-Australia relationship stay on track in 2026? This is how experts in China see it

When Labor was returned to power in 2022, the China-Australia relationship began to stabilise after what had been a rocky few years.

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