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Home Affairs public servant.

‘Talk him through the lie’: Senior public servant promoted sister’s fiance, forged signature

The National Anti-Corruption Commission’s report included details of text messages between the sisters where they laughed about the plan.

  • Olivia Ireland

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Julie Inman Grant. eSafety Commissioner, during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

eSafety boss reveals scale of ‘harmful’ videos on YouTube, urges ban for children

Four in 10 young teenagers have been exposed to harmful content such as eating disorder videos on the platform, which is set to escape the child social media ban.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Albanese’s reluctance to engage in controversial social debates will be tested when he returns to parliament with an increased majority.

Albanese has shied from culture wars. This one waits for him when parliament resumes

Labor’s large majority is raising expectations the government will progress difficult issues such as a Religious Discrimination Act.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Anthony Albanese has made significant changes to the ministry for his second term as prime minister.

Albanese makes big changes, unveils new Plibersek role in major reshuffle

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will fly to Rome within days for the inauguration Mass for Pope Leo XIV, after overhauling the federal cabinet in preparation for his government’s second term.

  • David Crowe
Tanya Plibersek (left) has been moved to social services, the NDIS will become the domain of Health Minister Mark Butler and Michelle Rowland will be sworn in as the new attorney-general.

Who’s in and who’s out of the new-look Albanese ministry

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s one-time Left faction rival Tanya Plibersek stays in cabinet as the new minister for social services.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese used captain’s call to avoid messy brawl over gambling ads

This was the fourth time the prime minister had blocked controversial policies to avoid rocking the boat as he prepared for the campaign.

  • Paul Sakkal
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Labor says the NBN is still a superior product and more cost-effective than Starlink for a vast majority of Australians.

‘No way’: Labor says NBN will beat Elon Musk’s Starlink on broadband

Elon Musk’s Starlink network is winning Australian customers, but Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says NBN will remain cheaper and get faster.

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is attempting to bring Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to heel.

Social media gorged itself on a free lunch of news. The buffet could be over

The Albanese government will levy social media companies that don’t pay up. It’s trying to succeed where Canada failed.

  • James Massola
Anthony Albanese’s government will charge social media companies for operating in Australia, with the money used to fund traditional media companies.

Pay up by January 1 or face huge penalties, government tells Zuckerberg

Labor plans to legislate a yearly charge in the tens of millions of dollars on big social media platforms to fund journalism.

  • Paul Sakkal and Calum Jaspan
Michelle Rowland

She once admitted her own Insta weakness. Now she’s banning social media for kids

Known for taking such a cautious approach that she reads from notes even in private meetings, Michelle Rowland is now leading the world with her social media ban for under 16s.

  • Paul Sakkal

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