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Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 [Provisions]
This report outlines proposed amendments to the Online Safety Act 2021, specifically the introduction of a minimum age of 16 for social media use and the legislation of a Digital Duty of Care for digital platforms. The report calls for these changes to be implemented within 12 months, recommending engagement and consultation with young people...
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Impact of climate risk on insurance premiums and availability
An examination of the escalating crisis of insurance affordability and availability in the face of climate change, this report makes eight recommendations to increase government intervention, make insurance more transparent and reduce the risk faced by individuals and communities. Recommendations include abolishing taxes on insurance and the introduction of a fossil fuel levy to fund...
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Migration Amendment Bill 2024 [Provisions]
This report summarises the findings of the inquiry into the Bill, which aims to address legal and operational challenges in Australia's migration system concerning the removal of non-citizens. The committee recommends that the Senate pass the Bill, accepting that the proposed measures are necessary to maintain the integrity of the migration system.
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Social media: the good, the bad, and the ugly
This report focusses on the impacts of social media and Australian society. It report addresses both the need for immediate action, and the need for a sustained digital reform agenda. The report puts Big Tech on notice, arguing social media companies are not immune from the need to have a social licence to operate. It...
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Paying the price: the cost of a crisis on Australians' standards of living
This examination of the pressures facing Australians and the Labor Government's policy response finds a growing crisis. The report recommends sweeping policy actions to alleviate cost-of-living pressures, including convening National Cabinet to address public expenditure and develop productivity-enhancing reforms. Additionally, the report suggests introducing divestiture powers to manage supermarket behaviour and reinstating the Australian Building...
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