‘Emotional intimacy’ from AI chatbots would be banned under Australia’s digital duty of care laws
Labor government under pressure to create social media watchdog as new online safety standards bill passes lower houseThe federal government wants to ...
NSW passes ‘human compost’ laws with several MPs saying they will utilise practice after they die
Australia-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodiesGet our breaking news email, free app or ...
Why terrorism laws stopped Sally Rooney selling books in the UK – podcast
The bestselling author says her books will no longer be supplied to UK bookshops over fears of prosecution. Zoe Williams and Haroon Siddique reportFor...
Minns accused of bypassing high court ruling with laws to allow NSW mine to increase coal production by 32%
Bill to authorise production expansion at Mount Pleasant coalmine, subject to a landmark high court decision, criticised as ‘legislative overreach’Get...
One Nation proposes $2,000 baby subsidy in Victoria but says it won’t touch state abortion laws
Announcement comes a day after Liberal and Labor parties say they will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortion careGet our new political email, free ap...
Firearms manufacturer standing for One Nation in NSW opposes post-Bondi gun laws that ban his rifles
Jeff Bacon, managing director of Oceania Precision, has been described by the NSW party’s leader as ‘my go-to man on the firearms industry’A firearms ...
‘Manosphere’ podcasts and moon-landing conspiracy theories to remain online under new laws, Wells says
Communications minister rebuts claims that Labor’s digital duty of care laws would lead to government control of speechFollow our Australian politics ...
Greens gear up for fight with Labor as Sarah Hanson-Young pushes to strengthen laws to rein in big tech
Minor party plans to drive a tough bargain in exchange for support for digital duty of care legislationGet our new political email, free app or daily ...
Reform clears officials of breaking party funding laws despite police investigation
Party’s internal inquiry clears Dan Jukes and James Orr after undercover sting filmed them discussing possible overseas donationsReform UK has cleared...
The Papers: Badenoch's 'bonfire of green laws' and 'Drop in global dealmaking'
Monday's front pages include stories about Kemi Badenoch at the start of the Tory conference, plus reports on global finance , abuse in schools and a ...
California’s new laws target workers’ biggest fear of AI taking their jobs
The state, which is home to many AI companies, is one of the first to roll out workplace regulations targeting the technology California’s laws aimed ...
‘Where illegal ebikes go to die’: first bikes seized under new laws in NSW crushed
Major Sydney hospital also warns recent injuries from ebikes include fractures, internal bleeding, as well as ‘perforation of certain organs’Get our b...
Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect California workers from AI threat
Democratic governor sharply critical of Donald Trump for not passing comprehensive federal AI regulationsGovernor Gavin Newsom signed laws Wednesday a...
Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resalesThe go...
‘Wake-up call’: Labor considers changing Australian laws after OpenAI Medicare hack
Expert says Australia’s criminal laws should be clarified to determine how fault is applied to a corporation when its AI agent commits a crimeThe fede...
‘Made in Europe’ laws could derail UK plans for reset with EU
Government sources say legislation aimed at China poses a risk to British businesses and must be addressedEuropean legislation that threatens to lock ...
Queenslanders’ rights to oppose mining projects ‘gutted’ by new laws, activists say
As minister says process needs to be ‘streamlined’, Greens and Lock the Gate say the legislation is ‘corrupt’ and tears up environmental protectionsGe...
Texas governor threatens to penalize datacenters not obeying water laws
Republican Greg Abbott says datacenters must help ‘protect’ drought-prone state and disclose water useGreg Abbott, the Texas governor, has directed st...
Federal agents may have broken state laws in voter fraud hunt, whistleblower claims
Federal agents may have broken state laws after the Department of Homeland Security began surging personnel for what it called the Unlawful Voter Init...
UK MPs and Lords call for new laws to tackle AI threat to human rights
Warning follows series of safety incidents, with committee saying threats include public face-scanning and deepfakesUK politics live – latest updatesB...
Labor ditches new packaging laws to cut plastic waste, sparking unprecedented ‘scale and breadth of outrage’
Federal environment department tells industry representatives the government does not want to ‘exacerbate cost of living pressures’Get our breaking ne...
