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Media statement: Federal Court order

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eSafety statement: 24 April, 2024 Please attribute to a spokesperson for the eSafety Commissioner: The Federal Court today granted a further interim injunction requiring X Corp to immediately hide Class 1 material on X that was subject to eSafety’s removal notice of 16 April, 2024. This will remain in effect until 5pm on 10 May, … Continued

Gold standard: New car laws to slash pollution by 20 million tonnes

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY 24 APRIL, 2024   Gold standard: New car laws to slash pollution by 20 million tonnes   Climate Council analysis, released today, shows the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard will cut more climate pollution than getting all Aussie homes off gas.   The standard, soon to be debated in Parliament, can prevent … Continued

Media statement: update on removal of extreme violent content

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23 April, 2024 Please attribute to a spokesperson for the eSafety Commissioner: Yesterday the Federal Court granted an interim injunction compelling X Corp to hide Class 1 material on X that was the subject of eSafety’s removal notice of 16 April, 2024. In summary, eSafety’s removal notice to X Corp required it to take all … Continued

JCPAA public hearings for Defence Major Projects Report, Commonwealth Financial Statements, and IT procurement

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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will be holding public hearings on Wednesday, 24 April 2024, for its inquiries into: 2022–23 Defence Major Projects Report (first hearing) Commonwealth Financial Statements 2022–23 (second hearing) the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects (continuing). The details are as follows: Date:   … Continued

Media statement: removal of extreme violent content

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eSafety continues to engage with all major social media platforms regarding the resharing and reposting of Class 1 content depicting recent violence in Sydney. We expect platforms benefiting from Australians using their service make genuine efforts to protect our citizens from harmful content and, in particular, enforce their own terms of service. eSafety has issued link deletion notices to search engines … Continued

NCVER’s New Chief Executive Officer Welcomed By Skills Training Sector

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  The appointment of Mr John King as Chief Executive Officer of the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) has been welcomed by the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), higher education, and international education providers. “NCVER’s work is critical to determining whether the … Continued

Happy Friday: Kicking off public hearings for two Audit Committee inquiries – Commonwealth Financial Statements and Failed Visa Privatisation

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The Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) will conduct the first public hearings on Friday 19 April 2024 for its inquiries on the 2022-23 Commonwealth Financial Statements and on the failed visa privatisation process and the implementation of other public sector IT procurements and projects. The details are as follows: Date: Friday 19 April 2024Time: 10.00am – 3.30pm (AEST)Venue: Committee Room … Continued

Predatory gambling ads must be part of nation’s online safety regime

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The Federal Government must urgently act to close a loophole that excludes predatory online gambling advertising targeting children from being included in the nation’s basic online safety code. Under current definitions the nation’s Basic Online Safety Expectations (BOSE) gambling advertising is not included among online harms such as hate speech, cyber-bullying and child sexual exploitation. … Continued

Government announces new environmental authorities but comprehensive reform still desperately needed

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Today the Australian Government announced stage two of their national environmental law reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act), which will see the introduction of two new environmental authorities—Environment Protection Australia (EPA) and Environment Information Australia. Humane Society International (HSI) Australia has long been calling for a national EPA and welcomes … Continued

Future Made In Australia Act Must Have Specific, Enforceable Local Content Requirements And The Right Investment

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Weld Australia welcomes Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s announcement today of the Future Made in Australia Act, but urges the federal government to ensure that specific, enforceable local content requirements are formally incorporated and the right investments are made. Only then will the federal government strengthen local manufacturing, drive real economic growth, and create the next … Continued