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Hello readers. Christian Porter unveils laws to protect from discrimination on basis of religious belief, and surveillance means you’ll never walk alone.

Attorney-General Christian Porter during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, July 31, 2019. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Porter unveils religious freedom laws

Attorney General Christian Porter has unveiled laws to protect Australians from discrimination on the basis of their religious belief, but the laws do not go as far as many church leaders want.

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Rugby Union and former Wallabies player Israel Folau (left) is seen after the Round 14 Super Netball match between the Sunshine Coast Lightning and the Adelaide Thunderbirds at the USC Stadium on the Sunshine Coast, Saturday, August 24, 2019. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Folau widens case against RA

Folau claims his sacking was unreasonable restraint of trade as it stopped him playing rugby union at the international level.

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Coal ‘not only issue in town’

Wayne Swan says coal was not the only issue behind federal Labor’s disastrous election performance in Queensland. Meanwhile, Kaila Murnain broke down during evidence to ICAC, after saying she agreed to cover up donations scandal because she was “scared”.

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Ashleigh Barty, of Australia, returns a shot to Lauren Davis during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Battling Barty gets New York gritty

The second seed was made to work before advancing amid a day of chaos for US Open tournament organisers.

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Surveillance camera with face recognition system

The long read: You’ll never walk alone

AI surveillance is already more advanced than most of us know, writes Chris Griffith.