Authorities received’t be ‘bullied’ by YouTube on social media ban, Plibersek says
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says Labor will “do no matter we have now to” to ensure Australian kids are protected, as the federal government considers the parameters of a social media ban for underneath 16s.
Google has threatened authorized motion if YouTube is included within the social media ban.
It’s at the moment not included, however the eSafety commissioner has suggested the federal government to incorporate it.
Plibersek instructed Dawn this morning the federal government will do what’s within the “finest pursuits” of kids.
A number of children, they’re actually genuinely harmed by what they’re being uncovered to on social media …
We’re not going to be bullied out of taking motion by any social media large.
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Barnaby Joyce introduces web zero repeal invoice to parliament
Parliament has begun sitting for the week, and Barnaby Joyce is introducing his web zero invoice to the Home of Representatives.
Joyce says:
Web zero goes to have completely no impact on the local weather in any respect.
He says China, India, the US, elements of south-east Asia and Africa aren’t abiding by the coverage, and says it’s making households in Australia poorer.
Sitting on the benches round Joyce are WA Liberal Ben Small and Nationals MPs Michael McCormack, David Batt, Llew O’Brien, Colin Boyce and Jamie Chaffey.
Palestinian support employee enters day 6 of starvation strike exterior Parliament Home
Nahed Elrays, a Palestinian author and growth supervisor at Unrwa within the US has been exterior Parliament Home in Canberra, taking part in a starvation strike and calling for an arms embargo on Israel.
Elrays started the strike six days in the past, restricted to only water and nutritional vitamins. He now says he’s following the weight loss plan of his kinfolk and mates in Gaza, solely consuming one piece of flatbread, or small rice bowl, 3 tablespoons of legumes, and saltwater. He says underneath the solidarity quick he received’t eat greater than 400 energy a day.
On social media he writes, “the one phrases Australians will settle for are ‘arms embargo’ – and we need to hear them now”.
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‘We could get to the identical place’: Nationals chief on Joyce’s anti-net zero invoice
David Littleproud says he “respects” Barnaby Joyce’s determination to not look ahead to the Coalition’s evaluation of web zero coverage by introducing his anti-net zero invoice.
Requested whether or not Joyce is undermining the evaluation course of, Littleproud tells Sky Information it’s a “willpower for Barnaby”, and doesn’t consider it makes the coverage course of harder.
Barnaby didn’t need to wait, I respect that. He didn’t need to look ahead to the remainder of the social gathering room. However we could get to the identical place, I don’t need to pre-empt it.
So what about the way forward for the Coalition if the Nationals determine to scrap web zero and the Liberals need to maintain the coverage? Reasonable Liberals have voiced issues that abandoning web zero would destroy the Liberals’ credibility with mainstream voters.
Littleproud says the Nationals’ place can feed into the broader Coalition course of on vitality.
The political actuality is we have now to win our seats. We received all of them on the final election, however we are able to’t flip our again on, on what’s been occurring in our communities …
If we have now an knowledgeable coverage determination, we are able to then, as we did with the voice [referendum], be capable of say and feed into the method the Liberal social gathering and the Coalition needs to run extra broadly.
Coalition’s vitality precedence is gasoline, says Liberal main vitality evaluation
Dan Tehan says the group reviewing the Coalition’s vitality coverage had a “excellent dialogue” at their first assembly final week, and can give attention to gasoline coverage.
Tehan was tasked by chief Sussan Ley to evaluation the entire Coalition’s vitality insurance policies, to assist decide the way in which ahead. On all insurance policies, together with web zero, the social gathering goes again to the drawing desk.
Requested on Sky Information, whether or not Barnaby Joyce’s invoice to finish web zero is making his job harder, Tehan says:
I’ve at all times had troublesome jobs when it’s come to my function, whether or not it’s in shadow ministry or in ministry. And I like the problem of these of that job. I look ahead to seeing what Barnaby has to say in his invoice. Like everybody who’s a member of the coalition, he has a proper to specific these views.
Tehan was additionally requested about barbs traded final week between him and Joyce, the place Tehan referred to Joyce and McCormack as “steers preventing”. That prompted a swipe from Joyce who stated, “The folks say they’re from the nation, get it proper. Steers don’t battle”.
Tehan stated jokingly:
I believe there may need been some surgical precision to the usage of my language, however we had a joke about that. And we’ll, we’ll, we’ll proceed to smile about it and and have amusing.
Joyce says ‘billionaires’ benefiting from web zero insurance policies
Barnaby Joyce is exterior parliament talking on his invoice to reverse web zero by 2050.
With him are Nationals MPs Matt Canavan, Michael McCormack and Colin Boyce – all of whom have publicly known as to finish the coverage.
Additionally with Joyce is Liberal MP Garth Hamilton, a conservative backbencher from Queensland who’s turning into increasingly outspoken.
Joyce says it’s “billionaires” who’re benefiting from applications just like the capability funding scheme, designed to spice up main renewable vitality initiatives.
Coalition ought to contemplate modification to cap Hecs indexation, Jane Hume says
Former Liberal frontbencher Jane Hume says an thought from her colleague Sarah Henderson to cap Hecs indexation at 3% has “advantage” and must be thought of by the social gathering room.
Hume and Henderson have been each booted from the frontbench after the three Might election.
The Coalition has stated Labor’s Hecs invoice, to chop 20% of money owed and improve the earnings threshold to start paying the debt again, will move by means of parliament.
Henderson introduced her modification, to cap indexation, within the Australian newspaper this morning.
Requested on Sky Information whether or not the coverage ought to have been canvassed first internally, somewhat than aired to the media, Hume stated it shouldn’t be a “shock” that backbenchers convey coverage like this ahead.
What Sarah’s proposing is that, basically, if governments can’t management inflation, effectively, college students shouldn’t must pay the worth that there’s a cap on what it’s that they need to must pay. I believe that’s one thing that has advantage and must be thought of. So I look ahead to Sarah taking that to our social gathering room for additional dialogue.
Dan Tehan, in a separate interview on Sky, stated Ley has arrange inside processes to incorporate backbenchers in coverage creation.
When [anyone’s] bought their coverage concepts, they need to be capable of convey them ahead, and that’s what that’s what we’re seeing. Then we’ve bought to have the interior debate. We resolve our approach ahead, after which in unity, we put that case to the Australian public.
Kate Chaney says ‘the time might be proper’ for Israel sanctions
Unbiased MP Kate Chaney says recognition of a Palestinian state will occur in “good time” however now may very well be the suitable time for sanctions in opposition to Israel.
Chatting with ABC Information Breakfast a bit earlier, Chaney stated the speedy precedence is to cease kids from ravenous, and getting humanitarian support into Gaza.
She provides, Hamas ought to have “no function” in establishing a Palestinian state.
I believe the speedy precedence is stopping kids from ravenous and ensuring they’re not being shot when persons are attempting to entry meals. So my focus actually is on how we get the humanitarian support organisations in there, doing what they do finest, and ensuring that hunger just isn’t getting used as a software of struggle. Recognition will occur in good time …
Given it seems very doubtless that Israel is breaching worldwide regulation, and it’s actually vital that Australia performs its half in upholding worldwide regulation, and the time might be proper for sanctions at this level.
Taiwan received’t be a part of Train Talisman Sabre, says Labor MP
Leaping again to Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek on Dawn this morning, on a panel with Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce, Plibersek says the federal government isn’t contemplating permitting Taiwan to affix a significant army train.
Train Talisman Sabre is the most important train carried out in Australia, coordinated between Australia and the US with 19 nations concerned, and about 40,000 personnel.
Taiwan has made a request to affix the train, however Plibersek says it’s not being thought of.
Australia actually values our unofficial relationship with Taiwan. We have now bought lots of change on commerce and funding and on regional safety and stability. We predict the easiest way to take care of safety and stability in area is for no unilateral adjustments for the standing of relations between China and Taiwan. And we’re not at the moment contemplating involvement of Taiwan in train Talisman Sabre.
Joyce agrees Taiwan shouldn’t be included within the train, and says “I believe you could possibly be courting hazard for those who usher in Taiwan.”
Dan Tehan claims Hamas accountable for IDF troopers taking pictures Palestinians at Gaza meals checkpoints
Liberal frontbencher Dan Tehan says Hamas has been taking support coming into Gaza, telling ABC RN Breakfast, that Hamas is the “sole accountable actor” for the scenario within the area.
The Coalition has stated in latest days that the delay in humanitarian support getting into Gaza is “unacceptable”, and put the blame on Hamas.
Tehan says the delays in humanitarian support has been to make sure the help doesn’t go to Hamas.
The Israelis have been offering support up till that time, nevertheless it was all going to Hamas. It was that support was not being distributed to the Palestinian folks. So the Israelis stated, why are we offering support when Hamas is simply weaponising that support.
(A leaked US evaluation seen by Reuters discovered no proof Hamas was looting humanitarian provides at scale.)
Host Sally Sara asks Tehan concerning the taking pictures of civilians at support stations which can be run by Israel, not Hamas. Tehan says:
It boils all the way down to, what are the precise details on the bottom? How did they lose their lives? What was, what was the influence? What was the involvement of Hamas in these incidents? As soon as once more, whereas Hamas is there as an internationally listed terrorist organisation, we’re sadly going to see a lot of these outcomes.
Sara pushes again, saying that Israel has admitted its forces fired in a few of these incidents. Tehan replies:
Israel have admitted that, however they’ve additionally admitted the explanations for that was as a result of they have been frightened and anxious concerning the involvement of Hamas in these incidents. And clearly the most effective resolution could be if we are able to rid Gaza of Hamas.
Albanese says he picked 5 entries in Australian Hottest 100
Anthony Albanese says 5 of his 10 votes for the Triple J Hottest 100 of Australian songs made it into the countdown, however says he ought to have put the winner, INXS’s By no means Tear Us Aside, on his listing.
Becoming a member of Triple J Breakfast, the PM (or DJ Albo as he’s additionally been identified), who has been a protracted follower of Australian music, reminisces on the gigs of his early 20s and 30s at iconic Sydney pubs.
However the stay music scene has modified drastically within the a long time since, and we’ve seen the variety of stay music festivals diminish throughout the nation.
Albanese touts the federal government’s Revive Reside coverage to assist flip this round, and the election promise to increase it:
Something that we are able to do which to advertise Australian artwork throughout the board, is one thing that I do know [arts minister] Tony Burke is absolutely enthusiastic about.
Requested on the finish of the interview whether or not he’ll entrance as much as Triple J’s present affairs program, Hack, which he hasn’t been on for a yr, he says he’s “at all times completely satisfied to have a chat” and has been “fairly accountable” to the media and to the ABC.
Australia ‘prepared to maneuver’ on recognising Palestinian state, Bob Carr says
Former overseas affairs minister Bob Carr has welcomed Anthony Albanese and the federal government’s stronger statements on Gaza, however says Australia must go additional, and may recognise a Palestinian state.
Chatting with ABC RN Breakfast, Carr stated the worldwide neighborhood might work with Palestine now to determine it as a state and guarantee it isn’t militarised, and stated it was “unlucky” Australia was ready for the UK to maneuver first, somewhat than following the France’s initiative.
That is the primary time within the eyes of the world {that a} trendy nation has used mass hunger in opposition to the civilian inhabitants as a weapon of struggle.
We are going to insist that the Palestinian state that comes into being will likely be one which opts to be a non-militarised state, that’s not to have armed forces, that could be a severe safety assure that may be delivered in negotiations, and the Palestinians have already supplied to placed on the desk.
Carr describes the horrific scenes the world has seen in latest days, of infants “with their vertebrae displaying by means of their starved pores and skin”, and says Israel’s army “controls all of the levers”.
The purpose is that the IDF controls all of the levers. It controls meals entry, and it’s opted to make use of its energy, even, on events, to shoot the people who find themselves distributing the meals.
Carr spoke out on Friday to induce the federal government to impose sanctions on the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu:
Authorities received’t be ‘bullied’ by YouTube on social media ban, Plibersek says
Labor frontbencher Tanya Plibersek says Labor will “do no matter we have now to” to ensure Australian kids are protected, as the federal government considers the parameters of a social media ban for underneath 16s.
Google has threatened authorized motion if YouTube is included within the social media ban.
It’s at the moment not included, however the eSafety commissioner has suggested the federal government to incorporate it.
Plibersek instructed Dawn this morning the federal government will do what’s within the “finest pursuits” of kids.
A number of children, they’re actually genuinely harmed by what they’re being uncovered to on social media …
We’re not going to be bullied out of taking motion by any social media large.
Kate Chaney to introduce invoice banning AI youngster abuse apps
Unbiased MP Kate Chaney will introduce a invoice right this moment to cease AI expertise that trains or facilitates the manufacturing of kid sexual abuse materials.
The invoice would make it an offence to obtain expertise for creating youngster abuse materials and an offence to gather, scrape or distribute knowledge with the intention to coach or create expertise for creating youngster abuse.
Chaney is on ABC Information Breakfast and says whereas its vital to control AI extra broadly (as the federal government has stated it’s ), she believes the parliament must also reply to particular gaps the place they emerge.
We completely do must take an holistic method to regulating AI, however we additionally want to have the ability to nimbly reply to dangers as they emerge. And this can be a clear hole in our felony code …
Presently, possession of those photographs is illegitimate, nevertheless it’s not unlawful to own these explicit kinds of AI instruments which can be designed for the only real objective of making youngster sexual abuse materials. So, it implies that perpetrators can generate the fabric utilizing photographs of actual kids, delete the pictures, after which recreate them at any time when they need and keep away from detection.
Chaney says she’s met with the lawyer normal’s workplace however the problem is that there are lots of “stories and consultations” being executed whereas the expertise quickly evolves.
PBS ‘not a bargaining chip’ amid US tariff tensions, assistant minister says
The federal government has stated the Pharmaceutical Advantages Scheme (PBS) is “not a bargaining chip” because it launched laws to fulfil its election promise of creating PBS prescription medicines cheaper.
Final week the federal government introduced some rules could be lifted to permit extra beef from the US to be imported to Australia, one thing the Trump administration had been publicly calling for.
Labor stated biosecurity legal guidelines wouldn’t be weakened within the course of, and stated there was no coincidence within the timing of the ten yr evaluation with the US administration’s calls.
The US pharmaceutical foyer has been calling for the Trump administration to additionally slap tariffs on the PBS.
The assistant minister for psychological well being, Emma McBride, instructed ABC Information Breakfast this morning the federal government’s place that the PBS isn’t on the negotiating desk hasn’t modified.
The PBS just isn’t up for negotiation, it isn’t a bargaining chip. Labor launched the Pharmaceutical Advantages Scheme to guarantee that important medicines have been accessible to all Australians.
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Labor to introduce cheaper PBS drugs laws to parliament this week
The federal government will progress one other of its election commitments this week, introducing laws into parliament for cheaper medicines on the PBS.
Fulfilling a key marketing campaign pledge, the brand new laws will imply prescription on the Pharmaceutical Advantages Scheme will likely be capped at $25 from January.
The federal government has spruiked this as a key cost-of-living measure, constructing on an analogous measure launched in 2023. The change will imply a 20% lower within the most price of medicines on the PBS, which Labor says will save $200m per yr.
Anthony Albanese stated:
The scale of your financial institution stability shouldn’t decide the standard of your healthcare. My Authorities will proceed to ship price of residing reduction for all Australians.
The well being minister, Mark Butler, added:
Cheaper medicines are good for the hip pocket and good on your well being.
For normal sufferers medicines haven’t been this low cost since 2004.
MPs Georgie Purcell and Josh Burns announce being pregnant
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Victorian higher home MP Georgie Purcell has introduced she is anticipating a child lady in early 2026 along with her companion, federal Labor MP Josh Burns.
Purcell, an MLC for the Animal Justice social gathering representing the northern Victorian area, made the announcement on social media on Sunday night time and stated she is going to nonetheless be contesting the 2026 state election. She wrote:
I’ll be working proper up till the tip of the parliamentary yr, and I’ll return to sitting weeks as normal in February, with each intention to marketing campaign and contest the 2026 election. I’m extra dedicated to animals, folks and the planet than ever earlier than, and this is only one extra path I’m selecting. And I’m able to name out any suggestion in any other case. Not only for me, however for everyone else who could face aware or unconscious bias when selecting to have a profession and a household.
She additionally shared that resulting from her autoimmune situation, she is taken into account a high-risk being pregnant and would require weekly hospital visits.
Purcell stated whereas “two members from two completely different parliaments having a child is a bit distinctive, and there’s sure to be curiosity in it” they’ve requested respect and privateness. She wrote:
Whereas we’re certainly in public life, being pregnant is an extremely private expertise, so I ask that we’re granted respect and privateness similar to anyone else (however I do look ahead to sharing the elements with you that we’re keen to share).
Burns additionally posted on social media:
Georgie and I are so excited to share with you that we’re anticipating a child lady within the very first few days of 2026. Our little child already has probably the most excited and loving massive sister in Tia. And he or she’ll have a house filled with animals, love, and enjoyable.
Subsequent yr, my workforce and I’ll maintain working arduous for the neighborhood we love, however I additionally plan on being a gift and concerned dad each step of the way in which.
The couple made their official public debut at Canberra’s 2024 Midwinter Ball. You may learn extra about them on this profile on Purcell from January:
Good morning
Krishani Dhanji right here with you, and we’re locked in for an additional busy sitting week right here in Canberra.
Unbiased MP Kate Chaney will introduce a brand new invoice right this moment concentrating on AI instruments that create or facilitate the manufacturing of kid sexual abuse materials.
It’s not too typically you get actually completely satisfied information round parliament, however Victorian MP Georgie Purcell and federal Labor MP Josh Burns expect a child collectively. Purcell shared the information on her social media – we’ll have extra particulars on that shortly.
And the federal government’s childcare invoice will proceed its passage by means of parliament this week. Guardian Australia has new knowledge displaying the depth of stories of abuse in childcare centres – you’ll be able to learn that report here.
