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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

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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
The first tool Tony Allen and his team will test is age verification.

This man has the job of working out how Australia’s social media ban will work

There are three key options to assess the age of a social media user. The company that will trial technologies for the Australian government explains what happens next.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Anthony Albanese will go toe-to-toe with Adam Bandt’s Greens in Parliament this week over Labor’s agenda.

No compromise: Labor targets Greens in election on up to 20 bills

Labor has pulled its misinformation crackdown and won’t put forward gambling reform this week but is pushing the Greens to accept its agenda on up to 20 other bills unchanged.

  • David Crowe
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The Albanese government plans to ban children from accessing social media but has not said how its proposal would work.

How would a social media ban actually work?

Almost a quarter of children aged eight to 10 use social media, as do half of 13-year-olds. How would new laws banning them from apps actually keep them off?

  • Paul Sakkal, David Swan and Tim Biggs
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland put the misinformation bill to parliament in September after a year of dispute over draft changes.

‘Deeply flawed’: Truth bill on the brink in Senate showdown

Key senators are blockading a divisive government plan to crack down on lies in major public debates.

  • David Crowe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, with Communications Minister Michelle Rowland.

YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown

The agreement throws state support behind the federal government’s bid to impose the restrictions on social media platforms.

  • David Crowe
The onus will be on social media companies to police the age of users.

Children under 16 to be banned from using social media

“Social media is doing harm to our kids, and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said as he announced the ban.

  • Paul Sakkal and Michelle Griffin

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