Politics
Federal
‘It is now time to heal’: Higgins breaks silence on Lehrmann case
Brittany Higgins has made her first public comments about the defamation case over her rape in Parliament House in 2019.
- by Shane Wright
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Take down order ‘unlawful and dangerous’: X rejects Australian law
Social media giant X has rejected demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner to take down distressing images of this week’s Sydney knife attacks.
- by Shane Wright
The two words that upended the federal budget just weeks before it drops
After a series of meetings with world economic leaders, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been forced to change tack on next month’s budget.
- by Shane Wright
Musk’s X ignores Australia’s legal threats to take down ‘distressing’ stabbing content
Political pressure on tech giants has grown throughout the week and leaders are fuming as misinformation and violent content continues to spread like “wildfire”.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
National security
After a week of mass-murder and terror, we must take a look in the mirror
The prime minister expected the week would be dominated by the unveiling of the government’s new defence strategy. Instead, Australia’s internal security was on the agenda.
- by Peter Hartcher
Chalmers lists the five threats to the federal budget
The first threat, the treasurer will say, is rising global tensions, as he looks to repair the nation’s finances and reform the economy.
- by Shane Wright
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ALP
Labor ‘uses ethnically diverse to stack branches, not run as MPs’
“There have been systemic barriers put on multicultural communities,” says Senate hopeful Wesa Chau. “And when we talk about discrimination, this is what it looks like.”
- by Paul Sakkal and Kieran Rooney
Opinion
Defamation
There was no conspiracy, so why pursue Higgins over her payout?
The court decision has made essential findings about what took place, but it is already being used to justify yet another hunt for targets.
- by David Crowe
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Social media
‘A danger to democracy’: Social media giants in firing line after stabbings failure
Furious Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones will force social media companies to answer to government after the spread of misinformation had turned a “horrific week into something diabolical”.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Domestic violence
‘We have a crisis of male violence’: Attorney-General says men must step up
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves, as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos