SA to ban convicted sex offenders from dating apps
South Australia plans nation-first laws banning sex offenders from dating apps, with 10-year minimum bans and up to five years jail for breaches.
Politics
Albanese moves AI oversight into his own department
A new Office of AI will sit inside the PM's own department, co-ordinating a single national framework Albanese calls a world first.
Antisemitism royal commission turns to universities
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion opens a week of hearings into Australian universities on the same day new racism rules take effect. Education Minister Jason Clare says he will legislate to let the regulator fine universities without going to court.
Australia signs uranium export deal with India
Australia and India signed an arrangement opening long-term uranium exports, plus a defence declaration and university campuses, at the Melbourne summit.
Modi in Melbourne for leaders' summit, stadium rally
Narendra Modi meets Anthony Albanese in Melbourne for the Australia-India Annual Leaders' Summit, with uranium on the agenda and more than 20,000 registered for a Marvel Stadium reception.
One Nation slips back as Labor holds big poll lead
One Nation's poll surge has receded for a second week, with Roy Morgan's latest federal survey putting the party's primary vote at 22.5 per cent while Labor held a two-party lead of 55 to 45.
Australia adds Fiji alliance, opens Solomons talks
Australia has signed its fourth-ever defence alliance, with Fiji, and opened treaty talks with Solomon Islands, as China's missile test jolts the Pacific.
PM apologises for Kylie Minogue podcast comments
Anthony Albanese has apologised "unequivocally" for comments about Kylie Minogue made during a game of 'shag, marry, date' on a Nova comedy podcast, after a weekend of criticism from the Coalition and crossbench.
Senate delays bill to double social media age fines
The Senate sent the government's bill to double penalties under the under-16 social media law to an eight-week inquiry, delaying it until late August after the Coalition and Greens combined to refer it.
Minimum wage tops $1,000 a week as July 1 tax cuts take effect
The national minimum wage passed $1,000 a week for the first time on July 1, one of a set of federal changes that also cut the lowest tax rate for more than 14 million people, extended paid parental leave to six months, and raised the tax on superannuation balances above $3 million.
Albanese to double Big Tech fines as study finds 85% of under-16s still on social media
The federal government will raise maximum penalties for non-compliant platforms from $49.5 million to $99 million and grant the eSafety Commissioner expanded enforcement powers. A British Medical Journal study found 85 per cent of Australians aged 12 to 15 were still using social media three months after the world-first ban took effect.
Steggall and Spender launch Community Strong Australia, formalising teal movement into registered party
The two independent MPs announced the new political party at Parliament House in Canberra on June 25, with plans to register by October and contest Senate seats, though several other teal-aligned independents declined to join.
