politics
Search engines will soon have to blur porn image results in Australia
Pornographic image results will be blurred and searches for self-harm information will redirect to mental health supports under new Australian online safety codes. Source link
AUKUS will survive Trump, says former defence minister Smith
The trilateral agreement has come under significant scrutiny, but Australia’s top diplomat in London says he believes its future is assured. Source link
Marles 'going through' Trump AUKUS review
Richard Marles says the government has received the Pentagon’s much-anticipated review into the $368 billion AUKUS submarine pact, declaring Washington is “fully supportive” of the deal. Source link
Cost of living still a sore point for voters as politicians go on holiday
A mammoth year in politics ended with a focus on what is worrying most Australians ahead of Christmas: the cost of living. Source link
Wong will not say if further Islamic State family members on track to return
The Coalition seizes on meeting notes from June to claim the government is working to return Australian children and partners of Islamic State fighters. Source link
Marles says he is 'working through' AUKUS review from the US – as it happened
The acting prime minister says the United States is fully supportive of AUKUS and has thanked it for providing a review. Source link
'Borderline illegal': Kickbacks, coercion in fight for aged care funding
Care providers are trying to strongarm cash from suppliers of equipment, including wheelchairs, a month after the federal government reformed home care packages for senior Australians. Source link
Child sexual abuse victims face anxious wait for redress via official scheme
An independent audit of the National Redress Scheme has found wait times are increasing and causing significant distress to survivors of child sexual abuse. Source link
Government considers offloading retiring Tiger helicopters to Ukraine
As the United States attempts to broker a peace deal at the Kremlin in Moscow, it is expected a significant funding boost from Canberra to aid Ukraine’s war efforts is imminent. Source link
Live: YouTube 'outright weird' for saying platform isn't safe, Anika Wells says
YouTube agrees to comply with Australia’s under 16s social media ban but repeats its criticism of the law and says it “won’t keep teens safer online”. Follow live. Source link