#michellerowland to be #attorneygeneral . The woman who couldn’t pass a free gift from the #gambling industry. #albanese is shafting his own faction, the left #auspol

Nine’s newspapers say #Albo decided to put gambling reforms developed by communications minister #MichelleRowland on hold late last year.

#TheGreens have called the report “disturbing”, & the party will push #Labor to act.

“The govt has failed to act on the scourge of gambling ads, despite the pleading of their own backbenchers & even their own communications minister” Independent MP #ZoeDaniel said “we can finally fix this” under a “balanced parliament” #auspol

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/21/coalition-sex-offender-register-peter-dutton-labor-early-voting-election-easter-monday-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-680597fc8f08195611b6bcbc#block-680597fc8f08195611b6bcbc

“#AnthonyAlbanese and his communications minister, #MichelleRowland, did not rule out the potential for #socialmedia users to have their faces subject to #biometric #scanning, for #online platforms to verify users’ ages using a government #database, or for all social media users – ‘regardless of age’ – being subject to age checks, only saying it would be up to #tech companies to set their own processes.”

I remind myself, Australian governments can’t computer.

#labor / #AusTech / #surveillance <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/07/australian-government-to-legislate-social-media-age-limit-of-16-but-cant-say-how-platforms-will-enforce-it>

Albanese Government Ensures Better Access with New TV and Sports Streaming Laws

https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2024/07/04/albanese-government-ensures-better-access-with-new-tv-and-sports-streaming-laws/?feed_id=182446

#AnthonyAlbanese #AntiSyphoningList #FederalGovernment #MichelleRowland