Senator David Shoebridge criticized a US submission on Australia's online safety laws, as debate continued over a separate proposal to use superannuation as housing collateral.
Shadow housing minister Andrew Bragg's proposal to let Australians tap their superannuation for home loans has not been adopted as official policy, as a Liberal senator separately dismissed talk of a One Nation power-sharing arrangement.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Japan's prime minister for the first time since a prior diplomatic dispute, while police offered a $1 million reward in a missing-persons case and a debate over superannuation-backed home loans continued in Canberra.
The Australian treasurer cited online misogyny among the drivers of domestic violence as separately Senator Andrew Bragg floated letting people use superannuation to help secure mortgages.
A senior Coalition figure said a proposal to let Australians use superannuation to secure mortgages is not official party policy, as the treasurer defended the government's approach to funding efforts against domestic violence.