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Australia plans to ban children from social media. Is checking and enforcing an age block possible?

As the Albanese government pledges a ban, age verification trials in the UK and US show possible hurdles and privacy concerns

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Australia backs UK decision to curb arms sales to Israel

Exclusive: Foreign minister Penny Wong says she ‘welcomes’ the British move and Palestinian civilians ‘cannot pay the price’ of defeating Hamas

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Company linked to Angus Taylor offered ‘generous’ offset calculation after illegal land clearing, FoI letters reveal

Exclusive: Experts say legislation is ‘broken’ when it’s cheaper for landholders to break the law than it is to apply for permits

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Why donor-conceived children fear Victoria is taking a ‘retrograde step’

The state’s assisted reproductive treatment regulator facilitated counselling and helped Steph find her biological father. Now it’s being scrapped

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‘For a short few weeks you realise the desert is truly alive’: Guardian Australia readers’ favourite wildflower spots

From desert blooms to city parks, readers share their favourite places for native seasonal flora around the country

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Labor factions draw battle lines for Maribyrnong seat after Bill Shorten’s retirement from politics

AWU says it is a rightwing seat but UWU’s Jo Briskey has backing of Queensland powerbroker

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Anti-gambling ads to ‘swarm’ key Labor seats during footy finals season

Exclusive: Alliance for Gambling Reform to ramp up pressure on Albanese government to impose a full gambling ad ban

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Australian government won’t back public views of special envoys on antisemitism and Islamophobia

Exclusive: Documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal ‘all communications’ will be solely attributed to special envoy

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NSW Liberals deny party in ‘stuff-up spiral’ after Rob Stokes declines role cleaning up state branch

Leader Mark Speakman insists Liberal ‘fundamentals are sound’ after attempt to clean up state branch causes yet more confusion

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Antiviral: Guardian Australia’s new health column helps you determine science from snake oil

From serious questions to the more silly ones, this is a place where people can feel safe to ask questions about health and wellness news

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Regulator may take action against three energy retailers over alleged misuse of Centrepay system

Australian Energy Regulator weighs up enforcement options against AGL, Origin and Ergon Energy after landmark court win

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Andrew Giles approved rule change that raised risk serious criminals might keep visas

Exclusive: former immigration minister raised threshold for ministerial reconsideration of character cancellations

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Australian senator’s post about Wakeley stabbing among those Elon Musk’s X urged to delete

Julie Inman Grant didn’t reveal the tweets, but documents reveal one was by Ralph Babet, the lone politician from the conservative United Australia party

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Federal Liberal party to forcibly take over NSW division after ‘scathing’ nominations debacle review

Committee will be appointed for 10 months and the NSW Liberals have until next Thursday to comply

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Rise in Palestinian applications for onshore protection visas as pressure grows on Albanese government

More than 300 Palestinians applied for onshore protection visas over June and July, home affairs department figures show

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‘Nothing unusual’ about blindness non-profit Vision Australia being led by someone who isn’t blind, chair says

Bill Jolley says he was ‘a bit surprised at the intensity of the reaction’ after ex-chair Graeme Innes launches petition calling for appointment of blind CEO

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Woman was ‘anxious to leave’ after allegedly being raped by high-profile Sydney man, court hears

The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to raping five women

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Environment watchdog powers may be weakened to pass parliament, Albanese says

Labor urged not to water down ‘already weak proposal’ but PM confirms he is mulling whether to make new EPA ‘compliance only’ amid battle to pass bill

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Morning Mail: Greens spruik rental watchdog plan, far-right gains in Germany, the rise of sexual choking

New body could give tenants more power in landlord disputes; tensions over Gaza war escalate in Israel; choking during sex now common among under-35s

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Vision Australia pressed to appoint a blind CEO and open field externally

Founding chair Graeme Innes launches petition and accuses service provider of hypocrisy over recruitment for top job

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Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies quits nine months into the job due to ‘differences of opinion’

Guardian Australia understands there were disagreements between Davies and the OA board, including over using overseas talent in shows

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Woman who alleges she was raped by high-profile Sydney man denies she ‘made up’ claims, court hears

Defence counsel for man, who can not be named, says woman fabricated that she had rejected his sexual advances more than once to make sex sound ‘more nonconsensual’

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Seven alleges 13 women have made complaints about former Sydney reporter Robert Ovadia, court hears

The 51-year-old, who is suing the network for wrongful dismissal, was sacked in June after an internal investigation into allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’, and says the claims are ‘baseless’

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NSW Liberals branch calls for federal administration after ‘catastrophic failure’ of state division

Northern Beaches Liberals unanimously support motion as some observers say conservative faction ‘keen’ to oust moderates after council elections nominations error

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Children have been kept in isolation for more than 70 days in Queensland’s Cleveland detention centre, report finds

Some held overnight in tiny concrete rooms with no running water or toilet, Inspector of Detention Services says

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