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NRL's PNG team expected to be confirmed next week

Papua New Guinea's NRL dream is set to become a reality as soon as next week, when the Prime Minister of the rugby league-mad nation visits Australia.

AAP

Guardian Essential poll: election warning signs for Labor as voters flunk government on housing costs and wages

But survey finds strong support for under-16s social media ban, despite concerns about how to enforce it

The Guardian - AU

How can Australia actually keep young people off social media and porn sites? A new trial will test 3 options

When federal parliament passed legislation last week which will ban under 16s from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrated. Posting on X, he said: “We’re doing everything we can to keep our kids safe”.

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Defence personnel convicted of sex offences to face mandatory discharge as part of royal commission response

Albanese government also commits to new statutory body to oversee a system overhaul in defence department aimed at preventing suicide

The Guardian - AU

200+ Pubs To Ditch Australia Day Events In 2025 As Owners Finally Recognise It’s A Day Of ‘Hurt’

“We have decided not to specifically celebrate a day that causes hurt for some of our patrons and our team.”

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Environment 'unfinished business' for PM as polls near

The government is facing opposing calls to introduce and scrap environmental protection laws after a bid to pass it in parliament was abandoned last minute.

AAP

Meta to force financial advertisers to be verified in bid to prevent celebrity scam ads targeting Australians

Exclusive: Businesses to require financial services licence number to post Facebook ads while individuals will need government-issued ID

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Australian PM Ready To 'Engage' With Musk On Social Media Teen Ban

Australia's prime minister said Sunday he was ready to "engage" with billionaire X owner Elon Musk over his criticism of the government's ban on under-16s joining social media.

International Business Times

Laughter and tears as fans farewell ABC radio host Richard Glover after 28 years on air

Host of ABC Sydney Drive wanted to highlight ‘joy in the everyday’ rather than report on ‘terrible things’

The Guardian - AU

Hurdles remain for Labor despite year-ending wins

Despite notching up several wins to round out 2024, the federal government still has more issues to deal with after the summer break.

AAP

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.

AAP

‘Getting things done’ a fitting mantra for the tidal wave of laws the government pushed through in one week

Frustrated that his agenda was stuck in the Senate, the prime minister decided it was time for recalcitrants to be forced to the table – and it worked

The Guardian - AU

How Australia’s controversial social media ban for children compares to other countries

New law banning social media for children under 16 ignites debate over impact on child safety, online freedom and tech policies

The Independent UK

Afternoon Update: Meta reacts to age ban; Indigenous leader jailed for theft; and why ‘holding space’ is having a moment

Tech giant says social media ban on under-16s was ‘rushed’ and failed to consider ‘the voices of young people’

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‘Pushing isn’t always pretty’: Adam Bandt on why the Greens blocked Labor’s agenda until last sitting day of the year

But Bandt would not be pressed on Anthony Albanese’s decision to cancel a environment deal the Greens and David Pocock struck with Tanya Plibersek

The Guardian - AU

Albanese denies parliament’s bill rush means Labor is preparing for early election

PM trumpets social media ban for under-16s, housing package and Future Made in Australia bill, saying government is ‘getting things done’

AAP

Eye of political storm nears as focus turns to polls

After passing a flurry of bills at the eleventh hour, Labor is spruiking its wins ahead of a much-anticipated federal election.

AAP

Win for green industries as Labor plan secures support

A multibillion dollar push to increase manufacturing in industries such as renewable energy and critical minerals is set to pass parliament.

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Australia passes legislation banning under-16s from social media

Social media companies that do not enforce the ban could receive fines of up to AUS$50 million (US$32.5m).

The Guardian - AU

Plibersek had nature positive deal in writing before Albanese vetoed without her knowledge

Exclusive: Environment minister agreed detail with Greens but the PM intervened after lobbying from WA premier and miners

The Guardian - AU

After a year of fighting, the Greens grant most of PM’s Christmas wishes in late bill flurry

This week, and particularly the passing of 31 bills on a frenetic final day, has done a lot to cement Labor’s first-term agenda

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Albanese gets down and dirty in deal making and breaking as Senate rushes to Christmas finish

In the chaotic dying days of 2024’s final parliamentary sitting, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reverted to a role he played in Julia Gillard’s government.

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government plan to raise tax on super balances over $3m all but abandoned

Exclusive: Amid a chaotic end to the parliamentary session, Labor fears a repeat of franking credit policy fiasco that helped cost the 2019 election

The Guardian - AU

Albanese kills off deal with Greens to pass ‘nature positive’ legislation after intervention by WA premier

Roger Cook says he spoke to ‘highest level’ of federal government to reiterate his view the environment bills in their current form ‘should not be progressed’

AAP

Environment watchdog scrapped as PM railroads minister

The prime minister has bulldozed his own environment minister to quash a deal to establish an environment watchdog.

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