6 September 2026
I've been in Australia for three days, which makes me an expert on the continent and its culture. Here's the good and not so good about it.
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6 September 2026
Residents are being warned as a powerful weather system delivers vastly different conditions across eastern parts of the country.
6 September 2026
Labor’s plan to crack down on social media algorithms has run into forceful opposition in federal parliament, with the Coalition labelling the move an attempt to censor the internet. Communications minister Anika Wells is expected to release draft legislation this week that would create a digital duty of care for social media users as parliament returns. Opposition leader Angus Taylor warned the government’s approach risks curbing free speech online, and Coalition figures have described the proposal as a bid to censor the internet. The proposed duty of care is central to the government’s effort to reshape how platforms manage content and algorithms. The measure comes as debate over the balance between online safety and free expression intensifies in Canberra.
Community angle
The proposed digital duty of care would change how platforms manage algorithms and content, potentially altering users’ online experience and fuelling wider debates about free speech online.
6 September 2026
‘We’re going to the world.’
6 September 2026
Unlike dozens of similar strikes, no one was killed after people suspected of drug smuggling were removed from what the U. S. military described as a floating refueling station.
6 September 2026
National wants to lift the income cap on the First Home Loan scheme to $300,000 combined if it wins re-election.
6 September 2026
Party vows to scrap net zero target, repeal the Zero Carbon Act, seek a "better deal" under the Paris Agreement and more if elected in November .
6 September 2026
Wallabies coach Les Kiss has provided a brief injury update on Carter Gordon, who was replaced during the 28-all draw with Los Pumas.
