Peter Dutton says he will introduce social media verification laws if he wins the next election; Ed Husic welcomes the release of Israeli hostages, but expresses concern over the loss of civilian life, and in sport, Australia's men's and women's hockey teams excel ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Peter Dutton says he will introduce social media verification laws if he wins the next election; Ed Husic welcomes the release of Israeli hostages, but expresses concern over the loss of civilian life, and in sport, Australia's men's and women's hockey teams excel ahead of the Paris Olympics.Peter Dutton says he will introduce social media verification laws if he wins the next election.
Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government supports age limits for social media, and is committed to trialling age verification technology in other areas before looking at changing the minimum age for social media.Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says he welcomes the release of hostages in an Israeli military operation, but the killing of more than 270 Palestinians is a tragedy.
Unions New South Wales says 86 per cent of those surveyed did at least some unpaid overtime each week, with the education sector averaging 12.2 extra hours per week. Secretary of Unions New South Wales, Mark Morey, has called for changes to the Fair Work Act, which permits unpaid overtime if additional hours are reasonable.
Anglicare estimates a person on JobSeeker living in a share house has only $127 a week after paying for the three core essentials, whilst a single-parent household on the Parenting Payment would have $24.
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