Albanese defends digital duty of care bill against Coalition criticism
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the Nationals leader Matt Canavan is being "disingenuous" about ministerial powers in proposed content-protection legislation.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese dismissed concerns raised by Nationals leader Matt Canavan about the scope of powers granted to Communications Minister Anika Wells under new digital duty of care legislation. Albanese said Canavan knows that ministerial orders under the bill would be disallowable by parliament, like previous laws, and that changing the scope would require legislative amendment rather than ministerial action.
The bill aims to expand protections for users against harmful content on digital platforms, with the eSafety commissioner providing advice on implementation. The Coalition has questioned whether the minister's discretionary powers are too broad.
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