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The government is seeking to pass new laws to combat political falsehoods spread on social media – but the opposition is wary.

Who decides what’s true? The ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s misinformation bill

Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says the proposed law has a big problem: “When it talks about what’s ‘reasonably verifiable’ as false, how do you decide?”

  • Natassia Chrysanthos

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North Queensland statehood is, constitutionally speaking, no easy task.

If Queensland split in two, would things really go south?

History shows it’s not that easy to create a new Australian state. So how easy would it be for a North Queensland to be welcomed into the Commonwealth fold?

  • Cameron Atfield
Andrew Hastie.

Coalition MPs under fire over misquoting former High Court judges on Voice

MPs including Andrew Hastie and Angus Taylor have been asked to apologise for misrepresenting the words of two judges to undermine an enshrined Indigenous Voice.

  • Jack Latimore
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has demanded the opposition’s Indigenous Affairs spokesman Julian Leeser (left) show the moral courage to back his long-held support for Voice.

‘Have the courage to stand up’: Voice split gets personal as Albanese rebukes Leeser

The prime minister used question time to scold the opposition’s Julian Leeser, who advised on the design of the Voice before entering parliament.

  • Paul Sakkal
Uluru Dialogue leader and Referendum Working Group member Megan Davis.

Voice’s ability to lobby bureaucrats ‘crucial’ advocate says amid High Court challenge fears

As some Liberal MPs suggest narrowing the scope of the Voice to parliament could make the proposal more palatable, Megan Davis says that would just keep the status quo.

  • Paul Sakkal
Ceremonial dance during the Garma Festival in northeast Arnhem Land, Northern Territory in July, where Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveiled draft wording to enshrine the Voice in the Constitution.

Push to reveal mystery donations to Voice referendum Yes and No camps

Under current laws, the identity of whoever donated $1 million to the No campaign will not be known until six months after the vote.

  • Lisa Visentin
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The auditor-general has called for an overhaul of the federal government’s grants process in a bid to increase transparency around decision making.

Audit office demands grants overhaul to deliver value for money

The auditor-general has used an inquiry into federal grant programs to call for change to increase transparency and get value for money.

  • Shane Wright
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Governor-General David Hurley in an executive council meeting.

‘Inappropriate’ for governor-general to front Morrison ministry inquiry

Much remains unknown about the role of the governor-general in the saga of Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries, but experts say there is a good reason why his involvement should remain opaque.

  • Katina Curtis
Former prime minister Scott Morrison says he will participate in a “genuine process” to learn the lessons of the pandemic, but stopped short of agreeing to Anthony Albanese’s snap inquiry into the ministries saga.

Morrison backs ‘genuine’ inquiry into the pandemic as Labor sets up probe into secret ministries

The former PM stopped short of agreeing to participate in Anthony Albanese’s snap inquiry, as key details such as who will be called to give evidence remain unclear.

  • James Massola and Lisa Visentin
Multiple constitutional law experts say it is credible that Governor-General David Hurley had reason to assume that former Prime Minister Scott Morrison would communicate his appointments to multiple portfolios in 2020 and 2021.

New laws needed to ensure ministerial appointments are transparent: constitutional law experts

Multiple constitutional law experts say it is credible that Governor-General David Hurley would have assumed former prime minister Scott Morrison would communicate his appointments to multiple portfolios in 2020 and 2021.

  • Lisa Visentin

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