Australia Parliament

Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.

Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.

Lidia Thorpe has long been critical of the British monarchy, calling King Charles "not the legitimate sovereign of these lands".

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe, known for her fierce opposition to the monarchy, shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday.

A group of four Pro-Palestine protesters ascended to the roof of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday morning where they hung banners on the facade of the building accusing the government of complicity in war crimes.

This started back in 2021 when Bruce Lehrmanns co-worker, Brittany Higgins, accused him of raping her in Parliament House in 2019.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament's lower house calling for the return of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to Australia, ahead of a hearing next week at London's High Court on his extradition.

Dave Sharma, who became the first Indian-origin lawmaker in Australia's Parliament in 2019, was sworn in as a Senator on Monday after his victory in the New South Wales Liberal Senate race.

Dave Sharma, who became the first Indian-origin lawmaker in Australia's Parliament in 2019, will return to politics after his victory in the New South Wales Liberal Senate race.

Australia's former home affairs minister said Tuesday a male colleague used to breathe down her neck as she spoke in parliament, becoming the latest woman to question the country's political culture.

Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday, when the country's highest court denied a request for temporary protection against eviction.

Australia has allowed a sexist culture to fester inside its parliament, a prominent lawmaker has told AFP, as sexual assault allegations again ring through the country's halls of power.

An Australian lawmaker was suspended by his party Thursday after a fellow senator accused him of sexual assault in Parliament House and declared it was "not a safe place" for women to work.

Australia blocked Russia from building a new embassy in the shadow of Parliament House Thursday after intelligence officials warned it posed a spying risk and security threat.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block Russia building a new embassy near the country's parliament, citing national security fears.

Australia will impose a ban on social media for people aged under 16 despite calls by Meta Platforms for it to consider shifting responsibility for policing. The legislation will be brought before parliament in the week beginning November 18.

Australia is trialing an age-verification system to assist in blocking children from accessing social media platforms, as part of a range of measures that include some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date.

Lidia Thorpe has long been critical of the British monarchy, calling King Charles "not the legitimate sovereign of these lands".

Indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe, known for her fierce opposition to the monarchy, shouted anti-colonial slogans at King Charles during his visit to the Australian parliament on Monday.

A group of four Pro-Palestine protesters ascended to the roof of Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday morning where they hung banners on the facade of the building accusing the government of complicity in war crimes.

This started back in 2021 when Bruce Lehrmanns co-worker, Brittany Higgins, accused him of raping her in Parliament House in 2019.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament's lower house calling for the return of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange to Australia, ahead of a hearing next week at London's High Court on his extradition.

Dave Sharma, who became the first Indian-origin lawmaker in Australia's Parliament in 2019, was sworn in as a Senator on Monday after his victory in the New South Wales Liberal Senate race.

Dave Sharma, who became the first Indian-origin lawmaker in Australia's Parliament in 2019, will return to politics after his victory in the New South Wales Liberal Senate race.

Australia's former home affairs minister said Tuesday a male colleague used to breathe down her neck as she spoke in parliament, becoming the latest woman to question the country's political culture.

Russia's bid to build a new embassy near Australia's parliament suffered a legal blow on Monday, when the country's highest court denied a request for temporary protection against eviction.

Australia has allowed a sexist culture to fester inside its parliament, a prominent lawmaker has told AFP, as sexual assault allegations again ring through the country's halls of power.

An Australian lawmaker was suspended by his party Thursday after a fellow senator accused him of sexual assault in Parliament House and declared it was "not a safe place" for women to work.

Australia blocked Russia from building a new embassy in the shadow of Parliament House Thursday after intelligence officials warned it posed a spying risk and security threat.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday the government would block Russia building a new embassy near the country's parliament, citing national security fears.