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The Albanese government is trying to censor debate via its Digital Duty of Care Bill, which would make the eSafety Commissioner the central regulator with significantly expanded powers to police what we say online.
In a doorstop address at Parliament House on Thursday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that the Digital Duty of Care Bill had passed the lower house and will now head for a vote in the Senate:
“Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the digital duty of care legislation”, Albanese said. “It is vital that this gets the support of the Senate”.
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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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