04 Jun 2026
Australia news LIVE: Pocock calls for Senate to split tax bill; Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire, US says, boosting hopes for Iran deal
Greens back medical defence road reforms in NSW By Emily Kaine Greens senator David Shoebridge said this morning it was “about time” road laws were reformed to account for drivers with medicinal cannabis prescriptions, following a major change that will see NSW introduce a medical defence model.
03 Jun 2026
‘Indefensible’: Meta declares war on Australia’s plan to make it pay for news
Meta has launched a scorching attack on the Albanese government’s plan to force the world’s largest technology companies to fund Australian journalism, branding the proposed regime a “discriminatory tax built on a false premise” that will leave the media industry hooked on government handouts.
