More rallies to be held across the country on Sunday with attorney general claiming state and federal governments need to cooperate on plan of action Australian politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on gender-based violence, free speech and corporate greenwashing Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Thousands of people have rallied in Sydney calling for an end to violence against women amid growing anger at the number of those being killed in violent attacks across the country. No More: National rallies against gender based violence were held in Sydney, Ho ..read more

Amid the threat of big tech, Greens senator says News titles are ‘trusted news providers’ and a royal commission should look at the whole industry Australian politics podcast: Sarah Hanson-Young on the debate around free speech on social media Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has watered down her demand for a royal commission examining the role of the Murdoch media in Australia, now describing it as a “trusted” news provider compared with unregulated social media platforms. Hanson-Young says she still wants a roya ..read more

Guardian Australia’s political editor Karen Middleton speaks to Sarah Hanson-Young about the government’s legal showdown with Elon Musk’s X platform over violent content online, as well as the renewed focus on gender-based violence in Australia, and corporate greenwashing ..read more

Exclusive: The federal government set out to show it was trying to deport non-citizens, knowing there was a risk a key high court ruling could be overturned. But an insider says it was purely symbolic Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast In July 2022 Australia’s immigration minister, Andrew Giles, was warned of legal “risks” associated with immigration detention and the need to show “concrete and robust steps” to deport non-citizens stuck in limbo. A taskforce had been set up within the home affairs department to explore third country options to resettle ..read more

The death of a 10-year-old boy in foster care is a grimly familar one. Existing ‘prevention schemes’ aren’t preventing anything and must be reformed Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A 10-year-old Indigenous child dies in apparent suicide in Western Australia. Family and community are devastated and the incident is so utterly awful – the child so young – that it catches national attention. It happens in March and a month later, when it’s made public, everyone says something must be done ..read more

Attorney general cites 2022 Wieambilla massacre as ‘catalyst’ for establishing register which will provide near real-time ownership and risk information Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The Australian government has pledged $161.3m to establish the national firearms register, a proposal almost four decades in the making. On Saturday the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, will reveal the four-year funding commitment in the May budget to establish the register and reform existing firearms management systems. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning an ..read more

The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee warns that unemployment benefits are still too low Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Jobseeker payments should be raised to 90% of the age pension and indexed to prevent people going “without life’s essentials”, the government’s poverty experts say. The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee released its pre-budget report on Friday, warning that jobseeker and other working-age payments were still “too low” despite last year’s $40 increase in the base rate. S ..read more

One of the best tools we have to clean up this mess is already in our hands Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast There are once again calls for the government to Do Something about misinformation online, following the recent stabbings at Bondi Junction and the immediate spread of speculation and false claims on social media. The previously ditched misinformation bill appears to be back on the cards. Even Peter Dutton has indicated support despite loud criticism from the Coalition towards the draft leg ..read more

Elon Musk’s X says it opposes demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner that it remove the content globally Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Social media platform X says it has complied with Australian federal court orders to remove footage of the Wakeley church stabbing, even as the video itself appeared in a post directly below the announcement, visible to users in Australia. The company says that it complied with the law by “restricting” some posts for Australian users. It also argues that ..read more

Former Twitter says it believes it has complied with eSafety commissioner’s notice to remove content relating to western Sydney church stabbing. Follow the day’s news live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Video of Wakeley stabbing available under post from X where it says content has been removed As we just reported, X has provided an update on its legal challenge against Australia’s eSafety commissioner, stating it had complied with a direction to remove content from the Wakeley church stabbing. The eSafety Commissioner required X to remove posts con ..read more