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Australia agrees record payout for victims of illegal Robodebt scheme

Hundreds of thousands of Australians wrongly accused of owing welfare debts to share $475m compensation

The Independent UK

Government settles Robodebt class action appeal for $475 million in compensation

The federal government has reached a $475 million compensation settlement in an appeal case from the Robodebt class action.

The Conversation

Yes, freedom of information laws need updating, but not like the government is proposing

The issue of open government and Freedom of Information (FOI) is again in the news, after the federal government proposed major reforms to the system.

The Conversation

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Controversial freedom of information fee laws may fail

A proposal to charge fees for freedom of information requests is expected to be blocked in federal parliament amid concerns over secrecy and accessibility.

AAP

Ombudsman 'a promising step' to protect whistleblowers

A proposed whistleblower ombudsman could provide more support for those who expose corruption, but human rights advocates want reforms to go further.

AAP

Transparency tax: freedom of information fee pilloried

A proposal to impose a fee on Australians seeking access to Commonwealth documents has landed like a lead balloon as it's criticised for blocking transparency.

AAP

Australia could be a ‘dumping ground’ for goods made for us with forced labour, anti-slavery tsar warns

Exclusive: Chris Evans says ‘blind spots’ in modern slavery laws means few prosecutions occur and some companies are ‘taking the mickey’ in their approach to reporting

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Here is what needs to be done to address Australia’s childcare abuse crisis - and politicians can’t say they didn’t know

Review after review has made recommendations to government that have never been implemented. It’s time to take childcare safety out of the too-hard basket and commit to real reform

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: states agree to close childcare ‘loophole’; Israeli minister calls protesters ‘useful idiots’; and New Caledonia’s vanishing heart

Michelle Rowland announced the ‘long overdue reform’ after a meeting of state and territory attorneys general on Friday

The Guardian - AU

About 30 withdraw from Bendigo writers festival over speaker code – as it happened

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States and territories agree to ‘long overdue’ reforms to working with children checks by year’s end, attorney general says

Michelle Rowland says ‘consistency’ across jurisdictions will ensure workers banned in one state or territory are ‘banned in all’, but rules out national scheme

The Guardian - AU

Tougher national working with kids scheme by year's end

Australia will fast-track the rollout of reforms for working with children checks after the existing system was slammed by the prime minister as "hopeless".

AAP

Famous influencers to wage ‘ground war’ on Australian government over social media ban, documents reveal

Julie Inman Grant said the laws would provoke a ‘lobbying surge’ brought on by concerns the ban would affect advertising revenue

The Guardian - AU

Children to be banned from having YouTube accounts as Albanese government backflips on exemption

Labor reverses earlier decision to exempt Google-owned platform from national social media youth ban in move communications minister says will make ‘positive difference’

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As Australia’s teen social media ban looms, here’s how the platforms are lobbying for an exemption

Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat are running ads and events saying their services are safe for children – with the possibility of a legal challenge

AAP

'Aggrieved' sextortionist of 49 teens wants out of jail

A man who tricked 49 teens into sending him explicit images or videos is fighting for parole because he wants to be reintegrated into the community.

The Guardian - AU

Political parties hold vast amounts of data about Australians. Experts say it’s a growing risk

Ransomware attack puts focus on privacy risks for political parties, which are exempt from many data protection obligations

AAP

'Definite urgency' for action on child safety checks

A national working-with-children scheme to improve safety is being fast-tracked but the government admits it won't fix all problems in the troubled sector.

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More results needed from PM's China trip: Liberals

The opposition has criticised Anthony Albanese's recent visit to China, saying more concrete results were needed from the trip.

AAP

Family plead for alleged China pilot trainer's freedom

Australian Daniel Duggan faces up to 60 years in prison for allegedly training Chinese military personnel after leaving the US Marine Corps.

AAP

No lobbying reform commitment after transparency call

A scathing assessment of how corporate interests lobby federal politicians has sparked calls for stronger laws and oversight to protect trust in democracy.

The Guardian - AU

YouTube creators and eSafety commissioner at odds over whether to exclude platform from under-16 ban

Julie Inman Grant releases research showing younger children most exposed to harmful content on YouTube, but entertainers say ban would be a ‘great loss’

AAP

Whistleblower advocates push new legal chief on reforms

Transparency advocates have called on the federal attorney-general to do better on whistleblower reforms under the Labor government's second term.

The Guardian - AU

Hanging points death toll ‘unacceptable’, attorney general Michelle Rowland says, urging states to review practices

A Guardian Australia investigation revealed 57 inmates have died in 19 separate prisons using hanging points that authorities knew about

The Guardian - AU

Patrick Dodson condemns decades of inaction on suicide hanging points in Australian prisons

Exclusive: Aboriginal deaths in custody royal commissioner says ‘people need to be empowered and take action against those agencies’

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