December 6, 2023
The federal government will re-detain the “worst of the worst” among former immigration detainees after it passed its new preventative detention laws during a heated late-night debate. The laws, sparked by the High Court’s ruling against indefinite detention, passed on Wednesday just hours after it was revealed a fourth former detainee was arrested. The government
READ MOREThe Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament on Wednesday that could place behind bars some of the migrants freed after the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. The Senate on Tuesday passed draft legislation that would create so-called community safety orders. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles would be able to apply to
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The detainee drama will dominate the final week of parliament as the government scrambles to pass new laws to put many back behind bars. The most serious offenders who have been released in the wake of the High Court decision could be thrown back into detention. It is a judge and not a politician who
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Deepfake videos are not in the interest of YouTube as none of the stakeholders want to associate themselves with platforms that allow fake news or misinformation, a senior company official has said. YouTube, India Director, Ishan John Chatterjee on Thursday said the firm complies with all local laws and continues to engage with the government
READ MOREThat Australian government on Wednesday proposed new laws that would place behind bars some of the 141 migrants who have been set free in the three weeks since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional. Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said Parliament would not meet for the year as scheduled next week unless
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The legal woes keep piling up for the Texas-based tech company RealPage, which is accused of using algorithmic software to enable landlords across the country to collude to inflate rents. The landmark cases will likely decide whether AI can be used to circumvent antitrust laws and evade other regulations. The Washington, DC, attorney general, Brian
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The country has just introduced a ban on smoking in some public areas as part of a comprehensive anti-tobacco plan. ADVERTISEMENT France has announced it is banning smoking on beaches as part of a wider campaign to help people quit. By the first half of 2024, the four-year ‘plan anti-tabac’ will also see lighting up
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New Zealand’s plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after being sworn in as prime minister. New Zealand’s plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday after being sworn in as prime minister, in a move described as a “huge win for the tobacco industry”. Former
READ MORENew Zealand’s incoming conservative government will jettison world-leading measures to stub out smoking, new Prime Minister Christopher Luxon confirmed Monday, in a move described by health campaigners as a “huge win for the tobacco industry”. Unveiled under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern, the so-called “generational smoking ban” aimed to prohibit the sale of cigarettes to
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Australia‘s competition watchdog said on Monday new competition laws are required in response to the rapid expansion of digital platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in its latest report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry raised concerns that expansion of these platforms
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