Senate inquiry to probe big technology’s influence on children,consumers

Senate inquiry to probe big technology’s influence on children,consumers

Companies including Apple,Amazon,Facebook,Instagram,Google,YouTube and TikTok will all be scrutinised by the inquiry.

  • byNick Bonyhady

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Loud as hell? Micallef sets off explosives as long-running show comes to end

Loud as hell? Micallef sets off explosives as long-running show comes to end

Residents of the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Little River can’t say they weren’t warned,but said Mad as Hell went out with more of a whimper than a bang.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
Joyce,Canavan must share some blame for Liberal wipeout,McCormack says

Joyce,Canavan must share some blame for Liberal wipeout,McCormack says

Michael McCormack,who is considering a bid to regain the Nationals’ leadership,says Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan gave people an excuse to park their votes with the teals.

  • byMike Foley
Neither party has the stomach for difficult debate - and that hurts

Neither party has the stomach for difficult debate - and that hurts

Elections once represented a real choice to voters,at least on one solid issue. Now we are voting for vibes and hopes.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Isolation and inflation:The election campaign in five minutes

Isolation and inflation:The election campaign in five minutes

Climate,COVID-19 and Kooyong. Here is everything you need to know about week three of the election campaign.

  • byBillie Eder
Sharma labelled fossil fuels a ‘necessary evil’

Sharma labelled fossil fuels a ‘necessary evil’

The Wentworth MP’s comments were unearthed as the Coalition faces a fresh internal struggle over climate action,pulling the topic back into the spotlight.

  • byAngus Thompson
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Zimmerman rejects Canavan comments over net zero commitments

Zimmerman rejects Canavan comments over net zero commitments

Liberal MP for North Sydney Trent Zimmerman has distanced himself from his Nationals colleagues during a debate against “teal independent” Kylea Tink.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Lies,damned lies ... and political ads on climate policy

Lies,damned lies ... and political ads on climate policy

When it comes to carbon emissions,the federal government is sending different – and contradictory – messages to the city and the bush.

  • byNick O'Malley
Now it’s the Coalition’s turn to walk both sides of the street on climate

Now it’s the Coalition’s turn to walk both sides of the street on climate

In 2019,Labor was accused of saying one thing on climate in Queensland and another in Melbourne. Now it’s the Coalition’s turn.

  • byDavid Crowe
Frydenberg v Canavan
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Frydenberg v Canavan

Nationals MP Matt Canavan has declared the net zero by 2050 commitment dead,but his Coalition colleague Josh Frydenberg says that is wrong.

Net zero ‘dead’:Nationals force climate war eruption in Coalition

Net zero ‘dead’:Nationals force climate war eruption in Coalition

Nationals politicians are questioning the Coalition’s net zero 2050 climate policy as Scott Morrison is campaigning on hydrogen in Queensland.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano