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The Albanese Government’s hate speech and gun laws are debated in the lower house of Parliament.

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Gun laws passed amid fiery parliamentary debate

LIVE UPDATES: The Albanese Government’s gun laws have passed the lower house of Parliament amid a fiery debate from both sides of the floor.

Max Corstorphan, Caitlyn Rintoul and Andrew Greene

Sussan Ley and Anthony Albanese during the Victims of the Bondi antiemetic terror attack - Condolence motion at Parliament House in Canberra.

Politics CommentsAlbo and Ley believed to have struck hate speech law deal

Anthony Albanese looks to have finally struck a deal with the Liberal party that will see his contentious hate speech laws passed through parliament within days.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Andrew Greene

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and parliamentarians stand for a minutes silence for the victims of Bondi.

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‘Responsibility’: PM fronts Parliament after Bondi

Anthony Albanese is eyeing two paths to navigate his legislative response to the Bondi Beach terror attack, passing a watered-down hate crimes bill with the Coalition and gun reforms with the Greens.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Andrew Greene

Australia’s eSafety commissioner is launching a second prove into Grok.

TECHComments‘Heinous’: Second probe into X over disturbing Grok images

Australia’s internet regulator has launched a second investigation into Elon Musk’s X and AI chatbot Grok after a surge of non-consensual generated sexualised images flooding the social media site. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Over 4 million accounts were deleted within days of Australia's social media ban being implemented.

AustraliaCommentsMillions of accounts removed after social media ban

Communications Minister Anita Wells admitted there was “more work to do” but said it was still “early” after millions of accounts were removed in the first two days after the ban.

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Labor’s proposed hate speech reforms are copping major criticism.

Federal PoliticsComments‘Unsalvageable’: Proposed new hate speech laws under fire

With just days until Parliament returns, Labor’s hate speech reforms are facing an uncertain path following more explosive accusations of politicisation and factional deadlock.

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Executive Council of Jewry co-chief executive Peter Wertheim said the Bill has ‘significant shortcomings’.

FEDERAL POLITICSCommentsJewish leader urges Ley to support hate speech reform

Australia’s peak Jewish body has warned the Coalition against a ‘wholesale rejectio’” of Labor’s proposed hate speech laws and urged Opposition leader Sussan Ley to support them. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has accused Labor of pulling together ‘clumsy’, ‘unsalvageable’ legislation that fails to mention the term ‘radical Islam’.

Federal PoliticsCommentsLey blasts ‘unsalvageable’ hate laws as PM rejects criticism

The Opposition Leader has accused Labor of pulling together ‘clumsy’, ‘unsalvageable’ legislation that fails to mention the term ‘radical Islam’, in turn the PM has accused the Coalition of ‘playing politics’.

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Former Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo.

Federal PoliticsCommentsEx-Home Affairs boss: Bondi massacre might have avoided

Former Home Affairs Department secretary Mike Pezzullo said the government likely had kept the proposed laws “in bottom drawers” for years and questioned why they were not implemented sooner.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Aaron Patrick

Bondi Chris Minns

AustraliaCommentsOne month on, Bondi Massacre survivors relive the carnage

Australia has marked one month on from the nation’s worst terror attack which claimed 15 lives celebrating Chanukah at Bondi Beach on December 14. 

Aaron Patrick and Caitlyn Rintoul

Kevin Rudd has stepped down as Australian Ambassador to the US.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPM insists Trump had ‘no influence’ in Rudd quitting post

Anthony Albanese has insisted that the Trump administration had no influence in Australian envoy Kevin Rudd’s decision to quit the posting just months after a White House humiliation. 

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Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson.

State PoliticsCommentsPremiumWhich WA suburbs are buying up home batteries?

WA’s outer metropolitan suburbs are leading the charge to install home batteries, with Armadale, Cockburn and Wanneroo topping the list since mid-2025. 

Caitlyn Rintoul