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Live: Greens leader fronts the media after senator Jordon Steele-John takes leave

ABC News Australia - Politics · 15 October 2026 at 7:02 am

The federal government has scrapped controversial ministerial powers in proposed new online safety laws and beefed up protections for news content.

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