Tag: Sarah Hanson-Young

As election looms, executive pay is back on the agenda

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The Greens have put executive remuneration back in the national spotlight, demanding that government put a ceiling on what the NBN leadership can be paid as a condition of...

Australia gets world-first social media age ban

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under the age of 16, with the bill passing in the last hour of Parliament for the...

‘Secretive and dishonest’ platforms cop a Senate spray

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Digital platform giants claim they would become the “sole arbiters of truth online” if the Albanese government’s misinformation laws pass but are facing strong push back from lawmakers for...

Digital platforms join misinformation plan pile on

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Online platforms are railing against the Albanese government’s plan to combat misinformation and disinformation, warning draft legislation is poorly defined, hands the regulator too much power and could chill...

TikTok banned on government devices

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
TikTok will be banned on Australian government-issued devices over cyber security and foreign interference fears, following similar bans of the Chinese social media platform by other Five Eyes nations....

Greens say Climate Trigger will bolster green manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Greens environment and water spokesperson Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says that the proposed Climate Trigger will drive decarbonisation and support new investment in green manufacturing opportunities. As an amendment...

‘Heart’s not in it’: Platform review reactions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The government’s response to the competition watchdog’s inquiry into digital platforms would lead to a “backlog of policy work” heading into the new year, with the Opposition criticising the...