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Social media sites call for Australia to delay its ban on children younger than 16

An advocate for major social media platforms has told Australia's Parliament that a plan to ban children younger than 16 from the sites should be delayed rather than being rushed to approval this week

The Independent UK

Potential tech giant tax welcomed by news outlets, despite lingering questions

A joint select committee has called for the creation of a new ‘Digital Affairs Ministry’ and suggested a big tech tax. Crikey asked media industry figures how they felt about the proposal.

Crikey

Israel has now told 70 Lebanese towns to evacuate

Lebanese authorities say that 1.2 million people have already been displaced by Israel’s attacks, and LNP leader David Crisafulli is giving himself one term only to drive down QLD’s crime numbers.

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70 Lebanese towns now told to evacuate

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MP couldn't conceive 'actual Nazis' gatecrashed rally

Moira Deeming is "distraught" her children have called her a Nazi, according to evidence in a defamation battle against the leader of the MP's former party.

AAP

Labor, Liberals cash out on total gambling ad ban

The major parties voted against a total online gambling ad ban as the government works through its plan to temper the torrent of betting material during sports.

AAP

50 Funny Memes To Bring Out The Geek In You

Science and humor may be two separate worlds, but they also go hand-in-hand. Here are some memes that may bring out the geek in you. The post 50 Funny Memes To Bring Out The Geek In You first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Dutton calls Greens ‘evil’ and claims Bandt ‘unfit for public office’ as tensions over Gaza war continue

Adam Bandt hits back, saying he will not be lectured about peace by someone who backs invasion

The Guardian - AU

Coverage of pro-Palestine university protests reflects Australia’s polarised, skewed media

Media coverage of pro-Palestine university protests has seen a collapse of the middle ground, with students painted as violent and racist, and their demands largely ignored and misinterpreted.

Crikey

‘It’s unacceptable’: as pro-Palestine encampments grow at Australian campuses so do claims of antisemitism

Organisers insist they have been largely respectful but a string of accusations is putting universities under pressure to act

The Guardian - AU

Amid reports Jewish students in Sydney ‘afraid to go to class’ minister urged to condemn university encampments

Jason Clare says the community, including politicians, must ‘lower the temperature’

The Guardian - AU

Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

Group of Eight chief says campuses don’t want to see ‘escalation’ like what is occurring in the US

The Guardian - AU

Hecs/Help debt to rise by 4.8% in June as indexation lifts average loan by more than $1,200

Greens criticise Albanese government’s ‘abysmal lack of action’ as CPI figures show education costs driving up inflation

The Guardian - AU

‘Just appalling’: hospitality policy revised after public servants spend thousands on fine dining

Federal education department staff spent up to $171 a head at expensive restaurants to hold meetings

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'Tea and biscuit' time for fine dining public servants

A senior public servant has issued a forthright apology after it was revealed some of his staff spent up to $1800 of taxpayers' cash on a single dinner meeting.

The Guardian - AU

Other states rebuff Albanese government’s deal with WA to boost public school funding

States say they will not take up co-funded deal, calling for commonwealth to unilaterally close funding gap

Crikey

Chris Bowen calls for end to fossil fuels

Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has told COP28 that all countries must shut down fossil fuels for the world to keep the 1.5-degree goal in sight, and Treasurer Jim Chalmers says ‘modernisation, maximisation and middle Australia’ will be Labor’s renewal and reform mantra on the road to the 2025…

The Canberra Times

What you missed on Senate estimates, day four

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Cricket goes woke, Q+A guest harassed and the ABC defends its journos

A stoush at the ABC’s Southbank studios, cricket hit for six and a national anthem storm in Senate estimates all feature in this week’s Media Briefs.

The Guardian - AU

Interview with senior Hamas leader ‘editorially justified’, ABC boss tells Senate grilling

David Anderson defends 7.30 interview, saying it was to ‘challenge them’, and confirms Middle East correspondent Tom Joyner under investigation

The Guardian - AU

EY stands by its work on Victoria’s Commonwealth Games business case

Ernst & Young partner tells inquiry it used ‘same framework’ applied to other major events such as Melbourne Grand Prix

Crikey

One quiet night in Moonee Ponds, Liberal ‘indoctrination’ warriors take to the stage

There was little surprising at last night’s ‘education challenge’ event featuring Kevin Donnelly and Senator Sarah Henderson — except, perhaps, how many people actually showed up.

Crikey

The Capital: you could staff a (terrible) publication with politicians cosplaying as journalists

In recent years we’ve seen a baffling preponderance of politicians pretending to be the only group as bad as them: journalists.

The New Daily

Coalition push for gambling ad ban during live sport

An opposition proposal would see gambling ads banned during live sports matches, as well as one hour either side of games.

The Guardian - AU

Jason Clare says going to university ‘makes you money’ as he defends 7% indexation rise in student loans

Education minister says if he were to freeze indexation, it would cost taxpayers who might not have a degree

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