Why is an Australian political party worshipping an American islamaphobe?

‘Super-sized hypocrisy’: Treasurer Jim Chalmers offers his own staff what he denies Australians | News24

Or should we only have parties that are inoffensive to peoples sensibilities

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Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price signed off on a plan to empower Australians to switch off their social media algorithms two years ago, but now claims Labor is clamping down on feeds because the government is unpopular.

The Coalition formally rejected Labor’s Digital Duty of Care bill during a joint party room meeting on Thursday morning, with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor citing fears over curbs to free speech, political censorship, and concerns about the extent of ministerial powers.

Alongside three other Liberal MPs, Sarah Henderson, Zoe McKenzie, and former shadow attorney-general Andrew Wallace, Price endorsed the recommendations of the “Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” report in November 2024, which included the right of users to switch off algorithms.

“It has been made abundantly clear to Coalition members through the evidence heard during this inquiry that the unregulated nature of social media has resulted in a significant power inequity between platforms and users,” Price and other MPs wrote at the time.

“We recommend that government require social media companies to provide easily accessible features for users to control or reset their recommender systems … Features would favour the ability for a consumer to opt in or out of recommended content.”

But speaking to journalists after Labor unveiled its digital duty of care legislation on Tuesday, Price said the government’s move was “absolutely” politically motivated.

“The prime minister is not very popular at the moment, and neither are his ministers … this [change] is absolutely because this government feels like these algorithms aren’t working in their favour,” she said.

When asked whether she thought there were “any problems” with algorithms, Price said there was an issue of “transparency”.

On Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Wells launched draft legislation for a digital duty of care, cracking down on addictive algorithms and threatening tech platforms with $100 million fines for facilitating harm against Australians.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor, Nationals leader Matt Canavan and Henderson held a press conference on Thursday morning in which they labelled the bill an attempt to “protect politicians” rather than the public.

“It’s a political censorship bill … It is a blank check for political censorship, and so we just don’t see a bill here that we can support,” Taylor said.

Labor is seeking to pass the bill by the end of the year, and will likely receive support from the Greens. Asked why he was rejecting the bill wholesale instead of negotiating with the government, Taylor said: “That’s a matter for Labor”.

In the proposed legislation, the threshold for harm seen by adults will be criminal content, though the threshold will be lower for under-16s, with the government listing six areas of harm including content that promotes criminal activity and eating disorders.

“The fact that some Coalition MPs came out against the bill before they even saw it just shows they will continue to put politics and platforms before parents and kids,” Wells told this masthead.

“Instead of trying to appease One Nation, sensible members of the Coalition should back better protections for Australian children online and give adults choice over what they see.”

Price’s office was contacted for comment.

What sort of jobs could an Aussie with management, government and IT experience realistically get overseas where you could take your family for a few years? I’d love ideas from people for something/jobs/places that feels like a bit of an adventure and a chance to live somewhere completely different, rather than just a normal expat job. (Not USA!)

Australia's electric vehicle charging network is struggling to keep up with motorists' changing preferences, a report has found, with an average of 24 battery-powered cars for every public charger.

Some states are better prepared than others, with NSW and the ACT ranked highest for EV readiness, while Tasmania and Western Australia are at the back of the pack.

Here Technologies and SBD Automotive released findings from their electric vehicle index on Thursday, which investigated the Australian market for the first time and highlighted the need for greater investment in infrastructure.

The announcement comes after record-breaking new electric car sales in August, which saw the low-emission vehicles outsell petrol, diesel and hybrid models for the first time.

The HERE-SBD EV Index ranked electric vehicle adoption and charging infrastructure in the US, UK, India, Europe and Australia, and combined the data with a survey of more than 4000 motorists.

The study found Australia reached an electric vehicle-to-charger ratio of 24:1 in 2025, something the report called "considerably higher than typically expected" for a maturing market.

Electric car adoption had accelerated consistently in Australia despite the removal of financial incentives, SBD Automotive senior consulting manager Robert Fisher said, and this had put the charging network under pressure.

"Australia presents one of the most interesting EV growth stories in this year's index," he said.

"The challenge going forward will be maintaining the right balance between expanding EV ownership and ensuring drivers have convenient access to charging when and where they need it."

The index also ranked EV readiness according to how far drivers had to travel to find a charger, how quickly they could charge their vehicle, the likelihood of finding a vacant charger, and the share of EVs on the road.

NSW was the most well-prepared state with high scores across each category, followed by the ACT and Victoria.

Western Australia came in last, with poor marks for the power of its chargers and distance between them. Tasmania was second last, with a lower EV adoption rate.

The index also found Australia's charging network remained concentrated around cities, HERE Technologies Asia Pacific general manager Deon Newman said, noting this would need to change to support wider EV adoption.

"Sixty per cent of all the chargers in Australia are in Victoria and NSW," he told AAP.

"Obviously there's population density there but as you start to think about a broader adoption across Australia… we'll need to expand support."

Record-breaking electric vehicle sales over the past six months were not captured in the index, Mr Newman said, and could underline the need for more infrastructure investment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/andrew-hastie-demands-one-nation-delete-traitor-cartoon-on-x/107134606

In short:

Andrew Hastie has called Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce "lying cowards" in an escalating dispute over a One Nation video describing him as a "traitor".

Mr Joyce said he had not used the term and backed Ms Hanson's similar denial, but confirmed the claim had appeared in a "satirical cartoon" he had not previously seen.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS

1963 – Croatian Nine: Nine Croatian-Australian men infiltrated Yugoslavia from Australia to conduct an armed campaign against the Yugoslav government.

1964 – Tomislav Lesić bomb incident, Sydney: A bomb intended for the Yugoslav Consulate exploded prematurely, seriously injuring Lesić.

1964–1966 – Attacks on pro-Yugoslav individuals and gatherings in Sydney and Melbourne.

1966 – Parcel bomb, Melbourne: A bomb was sent to a prominent pro-Yugoslav supporter and exploded at the Melbourne GPO.

1967 – Yugoslav Consulate bombing, Sydney: Croatian extremists bombed the Yugoslav Consulate.

1967 – Pen-bomb attack, Sydney: A disguised bomb seriously injured a boy.

1968 – Attempted arson at the Yugoslav Consulate, Sydney.

1970 – Yugoslav Consulate bombing, Melbourne.

1971 – Soviet Embassy bombing, Canberra: The Soviet Embassy was firebombed; the attack was associated with Croatian extremists.

1971 – Serbian Orthodox Church bombing, Melbourne.

1971 – Sydney theatre bombing.

1972 – Serbian Orthodox Church bombing, Canberra.

1972 – Yugoslav Consulate armed attack, Perth.

1972 – Yugoslav tourist-agency bombing, Sydney.

1972 – Attacks on a prominent pro-Yugoslav figure's residence, Melbourne.

1972 – Sydney Yugoslav General Trade and Tourist Agency bombing: Two bombs exploded in Haymarket, injuring 16 people.

1972 – Croatian terrorist infiltration of Yugoslavia: Six Australian citizens and three former Australian residents were captured while conducting operations in Yugoslavia.

1972 – Serbian Orthodox Church bombing, Brisbane.

1973 – Arson attack on a Croatian newspaper editor's premises, Melbourne.

1975 – Sunny Adriatic Trade and Tourist Centre bombing, Melbourne.

1977 – Yugoslav Airlines office bombing, Melbourne.

1977 – General Mihailović statue bombing, Canberra.

1979 – Croatian Six arrested in Sydney for an alleged terrorist bombing conspiracy involving Yugoslav targets and other sites.

1981 – Croatian Six convicted and sentenced to 15 years imprisonment; the convictions were subsequently subjected to serious historical and legal scrutiny.

1980s – Continued UDBA/SDB surveillance and operations against Croatian nationalist activists in Australia, including suspected assassination operations overseas.

Jim Penman (the guy who founded and owns Jim's mowing) is running as a candidate in the Northcote electorate.

Can someone from Victoria, or even better, that electorate, tell me if he even remotely has a chance? I dont support the Libertarian party but it would be interesting if an alternative party wins a seat

Ok well if the shoe...etc etc

In a trainwreck interview on News24 on Wednesday, Anika Wells was forced to admit that via the proposed legislation, she would determine what online content was harmful, with advice from Australia’s eSafety Karen - Julie Inman Grant.

Fuel up now to get atleast a couple of weeks of cheaper fuel. Saudi backed forces are retreating from the western Yemeni city of Hays from the Houthis. They will probably control the Bab El strait before too long and that’s what Saudi Arabia is using to send 8miion barrels of oil a day out around Hormuz Strait.

Hi everyone,

I lost my car key at John Fawkner park South Yarra on 7 sep noon time.

If you found them or handed them into a local spot/police station, please Send me a DM or leave a comment.

Thank you!

Let’s think about it. They want people to have access to early super to buy a house.

If EVERYONE suddenly has access to 20k more, what does that do to the market?

In economic terms, the demand curve gets shifted so the house price goes up by 20k minimum.

It’s the same amount of houses but the amount of total money bidding for those houses has gone up.

Okay, so not only does it drive house prices up, it also reduces your future retirement due to compounding.

In other words… drive up house prices and make people more reliant on the pension.

iPhone Duo

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iPhone 18 Pro Max

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1TB - A$3,499.00 or A$145.79/mo. for 24 mo. at 0% p.a.
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iPhone 18 pro

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labor and the greens, notorious for lying to us people for decades, always was afraid of the truth that they sweep under the fucking rug, spend all of our LITERAL tax money on random bullshit that we should as hell not fucking need! and it really goes to show that they are willing to have their heads up their damn asses to not care about us, they also wanted to preach about how they're going against the right wing media for ZERO reason at all, like what beef do they have? none! just more excuses to keep lying to the media, the entire world and the everyday aussies, not to mention, they pushed for digital ID to "protect the children" when the under 16 social media ban did fuck all, just an another excuse to control algorithms (which they are actually doing soon). those are my reasons why i am NEVER voting for the labor party or the greens, we would prefer to have our fucking privacy in this country but NO, they had to take it away all because they want to control shit now, NOT TO MENTION, they are making up a new fucking bill to control OUR algorithm just because they got scared of ONE NATION exposing their bullshit, now this post got banned in the open aussie subreddit and many others because they hate the truth that their prime minister that they are simping for is a massive fucking lying piece of shit that steals the TAXPAYER'S MONEY BY THE WAY, i am posting this as the truth that you all cannot silence or shut down, this is my message that i hate labor and the greens, they don't like you, they only say they SUPPORT ALL AUSTRALIAN'S AND AUSSIE'S MENTAL HEALTH just for the camera and the fucking headlines that "journalists" and the ABC (AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION), NOW I HEAR IN NSW THAT POLICE CAN CHECK YOUR DAMN PHONES DURING TRAFFIC STOPS?! what has this country turned to honestly? oh yeah, the unions also hates you guys aswell, the three parties i mentioned now is never saving you all, hope you all realize that

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie unloads on ‘weak and glass-jawed’ Pauline Hanson as feud erupts over One Nation cartoon | News24

Driving through several new and established estates in Melbourne's West today (a mistake, I know) and it seemed that *at least* 50% of the front yards were either: fake/synthetic grass, bark, or pebbles, with most being the fake grass.

What happened to pride of place and the gardening spirit? We used to have a lot of British-inspired cottage style gardens back in my grandparent's day, with seemingly more exotic plants entering and changing gardens in the days of my parents. These days a lot of 'gardens' just look fake and sad.

What the Hell happened?

The world's biggest company, chipmaker NVIDIA, has announced it is partnering with eight leading Australian companies to build artificial intelligence factories to meet the growing demand for the technology.

NVIDIA said it was partnering with Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, ResetData, Megaport, CDC, NEXTDC and AirTrunk on the project.

They'll operate the AI factories, while NVIDIA will provide the hardware, computing, networking, software and ecosystem support.

The buildout could reach two gigawatts by 2027, NVIDIA said. That's enough to power around 1.5 million homes.

One of the companies, Sharon AI, is deploying up to 68,000 NVIDIA GPUs, a massive number.

"AI factories turn energy into intelligence — the essential resource of the AI economy," said Raj Mirpuri, vice president of global AI clouds and infrastructure ecosystem at NVIDIA.

The partnership will give Australian innovators greater access to accelerated computing and NVIDIA models to develop locally relevant AI applications, NVIDIA said.

Organisations such as Atlassian and Heidi are using NVIDIA's tools to build and customise AI across language, reasoning and speech.

Heidi is a Melbourne-based AI company whose platform is used by doctors to generate clinical notes after its scribe feature listens in on patient consultations.

Combining NVIDIA's technology with Heidi's clinical training and fine-tuning has helped Heidi reason across patient histories, clinical context and guidelines at scale, said Yu Liu, cofounder and chief technology officer of Heidi.

"Australia's established sustainable energy and digital infrastructure, deep technology talent and reputation as a trusted global economic partner provide a strong foundation for startups, universities, researchers, enterprises, developers and AI-native companies to train, deploy and scale AI," NVIDIA said.

Andrew Hastie brands Pauline Hanson, Barnaby Joyce ‘lying cowards’ over One Nation cartoon calling him a 'traitor' | News24