politics
Live: Emotions overflow as parliament honours Bondi attack victims
Parliament has returned ahead of schedule to honour the victims of the Bondi terror attack. Follow live. Source link
Status of hate laws remains uncertain as politicians converge on Canberra
A special sitting to respond to the Bondi terror attack will begin in Canberra on Monday, but the government is no closer to landing changes to hate laws. Source link
Greens join Coalition in rejecting government's 'divisive' hate speech laws
The Greens say they will support Labor’s proposed reforms targeting gun control, which are also included within the legislation, but not the hate speech reforms. Source link
Top faith leaders urge PM to scrap new racial hatred offence
A broad of coalition of Australia’s most influential religious leaders have urged the prime minister to scrap Labor’s proposal to outlaw the promotion of racial hatred. Source link
Behrouz Boochani says Iranian refugees are 'suffering' in Australia
The United Nations committee has determined Australia breached its international legal obligations by allegedly exposing an asylum seeker from Iran to torture in immigration detention. Source link
Former Whyalla steelworks' owner's royalties debt revealed
The former owner of the Whyalla steelworks, Sanjeev Gupta’s OneSteel Manufacturing, owed $18.5 million in royalties when it was forced into administration last year, the ABC can reveal. Source link
What is in the government’s new hate speech laws?
Parliament will return early next week to debate new hate speech laws. But what exactly does the legislation include? Source link
Millions of accounts culled days after social media ban started, data shows
More than 4.7 million Australian social media accounts have been deactivated since laws banning children aged under 16 took effect in December, according to data released by the government. Source link
Greens won't support Labor's sweeping hate law reform in current form
The Greens have thrown up a roadblock for Labor by declaring it will not support the government’s sweeping changes to hate and gun laws without amendments as the Coalition also backs away from the reforms. Source link
Teenager charged over alleged online threats to kill PM, NSW premier
WA Police charge a 19-year-old man after he allegedly uses social media to send messages, threatening to kill Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns. Source link