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‘Dangerous falsehoods’: Social media giants face big fines in revamped laws
Since the Bondi and western Sydney church stabbings, attention of politicians and analysts has turned to the role of social media in spreading false claims.
- by Paul Sakkal
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China in our sights: Defence to get extra $50b over next decade
Defence spending is set to rise to $100 billion a year by 2034, in large part due to the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rapidly builds up its military.
- by Matthew Knott
Detainee victory will turn court into ‘refugee tribunal’
The High Court is hearing a legal bid for freedom from an Iranian immigration detainee who is refusing to co-operate with government attempts to deport him.
- by Angus Thompson
Record $1.8m fine for NDIS service whose client died after she was burnt in a bath
LiveBetter, the largest NDIS provider in regional NSW, was sued after a vulnerable client, 28-year-old Kyah Lucas, died from burns while taking a bath in its care.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
The map that reveals the shocking extent of Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching
The Albanese government is under pressure to cut emissions more quickly after all three regions of the reef suffered extreme bleaching for the first time.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Federal budget
Albanese’s big funding problem has been diagnosed but not yet cured
The government says it will deliver $74 billion in savings from NDIS spending across a decade. But it’s not yet apparent how this will be done.
- by Chris Richardson
MPs urge calm as attack brings up trauma for scarred migrant communities
As the nation remains in shock over the weekend’s Bondi murders, Peter Dutton on Tuesday wrote to Anthony Albanese offering rare bipartisan co-operation.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Defamation
What the Lehrmann case means for the future of defamation law in Australia
There is little doubt that lawyers do well in defamation cases. But you rarely find a plaintiff who, at the end of the trial, believes they made the right move in suing.
- by Peter Bartlett
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Business defaults soar as Australian house prices outpace the globe
Australian house prices are out-performing most of the world, even after inflation, but pressure is growing on the business sector.
- by Shane Wright
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Defamation
Reynolds breaks silence over Lehrmann judgment, vows to pursue Higgins
Former Coalition minister Linda Reynolds has vowed to proceed with her own civil case against Brittany Higgins and her partner David Sharaz.
- by Angus Thompson and Jesinta Burton