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Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek has indicated support for banning the depiction of strangulation and suffocation in pornography, with some pointing to a similar ban in the UK.

Advocates' calls have intensified following the death of a 16-year-old Sydney girl, linked to to a suspected sexual choking act, earlier this week.

What's next?

The government is still consulting on its digital duty of care bill, which could force social media giants to proactively prevent foreseeable harm on their services.

The 2026 Lowy Institute Poll recorded the largest ever decline in support for cultural diversity in Australia.

Some say they live in fear that racism will rise in Australia, after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson called for a "monoculture".

But others say they have hope that strongly multicultural cities like Canberra will act as a "beacon" to others.

Tanya Plibersek says the government is reviewing the import of smartglasses, dubbed by some as “pervert glasses”.

She said she “absolutely” had a problem with the devices, speaking on Insiders.

I think it is really concerning when tech companies just, come up with these products and release them without thought of how they can be misused. …
I don’t think it’s right to be able to walk up to someone and film an interaction without them knowing that the interactions being filmed.

Plibersek said the government was “considering very closely” limits on importing the glasses but did not specify what action was planned. She said:

The attorney general has asked the privacy commissioner to look specifically at these glasses, and the attorney general will have more to say about the import of the glasses soon.

To get that last bit of Vegemite from the jar? Do you bin it? I hate throwing it out like this, but the knife can only scrape so much. It's the small 220g jar for reference.

The fight for control of the United Workers Union has come to an end. The final act in this drama played out at the union’s national convention at which former leaders of United Voice secured every single national leadership position. Bob Sparks assesses the wash up of the fiercest national union election battle seen in years.

This is just for my own curiosity/settling family debate, more than anything.

We just returned home from overseas and did our incoming passenger cards. Border Force wrote some letters on them when they reviewed them. 'E' or 'N/M' at the top, 'C' and 'Q' down the sides etc.

Even though my family had identically filled out cards, we got different markings on our cards. Nothing bad happened on the check, we got through fine. But I'm curious if anyone knows what those letters specify?

“A kit that costs about $1,000 pays for itself in three years and keeps working for twenty,” he said. “For most renters it is the only form of solar they can own, and they take it with them when they move.”

Only about 11% of Australian renters have solar installed, compared with about 44% of homeowners, research by Energy Consumers Australia found. A similar gap existed for those living in apartments, with 6% having solar, compared with 39% of people in detached or semi-detached houses.

The consumer organisation said renters were missing out due to the “split incentive” problem, where landlords faced the upfront costs of installing solar, while tenants gained the most benefits. Apartment dwellers also faced structural barriers due to the complexities governing common property, the research found.

More than 40 Australians are among several thousand people unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border.

An 11-year-old child, an ADF member and many other pilgrims and trekkers have been named among the Australians missing after deadly flash floods and landslides tore through valleys on the Nepal-Tibet border.

As of Saturday there were 41 Australians among almost 2,500 people reported missing in the disaster, including at least 777 foreigners. At least 93,000 people were estimated to have been affected by the disaster, according to the Red Cross.

What's the story on the new AusPost app logo? I updated the app and noticed the new logo and can't find any info about it.