The world’s first attempt to legislate against young people using platforms is passed in the upper house. Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCanavan says under-16 social media ban has caused new generation to become passionate about democracyNationals senator Matt Canavan was loudly outspoken against the under-16 social media ban bill and voted against it – but as we know, the bill ultimately passed.It has been great seeing people learn how the parliament works. And with that in mind, note that the social media bill is not yet law. Tomorrow morning it heads back to the House of Representatives because there were amendments passed in the Senate tonight. It then has to go to the governor general. But both these steps are almost certain to happen.Thanks again for all of your help and support. We got some amendments on digital ID so it was not for nothing and the fight continues.As it currently stands, underlying inflation is still too high to be considering lowering the cash rate target in the near term. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-11-28 21:07:40
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Australia politics live: social media ban and 31 other bills passed on historic Senate night; RBA signals near-term interest rate cuts unlikely
