Regulation
‘Chilling effect:’ Business heavyweights send an economic warning to Canberra
Business titans said the rising populist tone in public debate is a danger to the economy as they faced Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at a high-powered event on Tuesday night.
- by Clancy Yeates
Latest
Meghan Markle, Hugh Grant and new Australian laws
Celebrities and royals helped shape UK privacy law. New laws will allow Australians to sue over serious privacy invasions, but with major differences.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Exclusive
Tech crackdown
Government hammers big tech with barrage of new laws
Albanese has vowed to protect Australian sovereignty, while others in the government confirmed the plans for reforms on copyright, payments, content and online safety.
- by David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Insurers banned from jacking up premiums based on your genes
People who undergo genetic testing for medical purposes will never be obliged to share their results with insurers, and insurers will not be allowed to ask.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘A total nightmare’: The parents who are rejoicing over social media ban
University academics on Tuesday criticised the government’s plan, describing it as reckless, but parents say it will stem the negative effects of prolonged screen use.
- by Christopher Harris
Analysis
Social media
Yes, PM, we should keep kids off the apps. But how, exactly?
The prime minister has made a surprising jump when there are huge doubts about a workable social media ban for children. But Australia does have a real problem.
- by David Crowe
How would a social media ban actually work?
Almost a quarter of children aged eight to 10 use social media, as do half of 13-year-olds. How would new laws banning them from apps actually keep them off?
- by Paul Sakkal and David Swan
Opinion
Social media
The free-speech billionaires are losing the war
Elon Musk and Pavel Durov have been asking for trouble. It has found them.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Aviation
The good, bad and ugly of the aviation white paper
The government has failed to fulfil the No.1 wish of just about every regular and occasional flyer.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Watchdog sets sights on insurers as premiums, complaints soar
Amid a surge in insurance premiums, the corporate regulator says acting against insurance misconduct will be a key focus.
- by Clancy Yeates
‘What’s going on here?’: ASIC probes fast-growing private debt markets
The head of Australia’s corporate regulator wants more visibility when it comes to the private credit market, where companies go if the banks won’t lend.
- by Millie Muroi