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Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages, the government has confirmed.
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eSafety can't pre-emptively block execution video
By Evelyn Manfield
By Evelyn Manfield
Australia's online safety watchdog says it doesn't have the powers to proactively block the livestreaming of an execution by firing squad in the US from being shown in Australia.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the execution of mass shooter Nidal Hasan will be available for the public to watch.
The planned December 3 livestream has been widely condemned in Canberra, but eSafety says it "does not have powers to proactively prevent a livestream from occurring online".
Although, an eSafety spokesperson told the ABC "online services have responsibilities under Australia’s online safety regulatory framework to protect users from harmful material".
The regulator says it's in contact with online platforms and will "consider any action as appropriate".
Swinburne University media lecturer Belinda Barnet said eSafety could issue take down notices, but acknowledged once videos are online, they can spread quickly.
'Australians need to support that': Hanson-Young on question of military aid to Ukraine
By Paul Johnson
By Paul Johnson
Sarah Hanson-Young says she has discussed new Greens leader David Shoebridge's comments on providing military aid to Ukraine with him.
Shoebridge had told Nine media the Greens opposed Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine but did not support "military aid to Ukraine".
Speaking with ABC's 7.30, Hanson-Young says her leader would "put it differently" if he were asked the question again.
"We always come from a position of wanting to deescalate military violence. We always start at that position, and so we want to see humanitarian support, we want to see diplomatic support."
Asked by host Sarah Ferguson if "doing everything" to help Ukraine included "the provision of military equipment", Hanson-Young gave the following answer.
"If that's the support that people need in order to defend themselves from the invasion of Russia, I think Australians need to support that."
Fresh taxpayer subsidy for care workers in gender pay push
By Tom Crowley
By Tom Crowley
Nearly half a million health, disability and community workers will get a taxpayer-funded top-up to their wages.
The new announcement will see $630 million given to staff at charities and not-for-profits who are delivering programs and services for the federal government.
It's the latest in a series of pay rises the government has championed at the Fair Work Commission, since it changed the law to give stronger consideration to the effect of gender inequality on pay rates.
In June, the government devoted another $3.6 billion to top up the wages of childcare workers in a similar case.
There's a slight difference here — the money is only for work that is attached to government grants. The new funding covers the pay rise for the associated staff, following a Fair Work decision.
Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth says it is "what closing the gender pay gap looks like in practice — recognising the value of women's work contributions".
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By Courtney Gould
By Courtney Gould
Hello friends. Welcome to our politics live blog.
I'm Courtney Gould from the ABC's Parliament House team, here to guide you through the day.
From the AI boom to a pay boost for care workers to Josh Frydenberg, there's a bit going around this morning. Business leaders are also in the building today for the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry summit.
Both Anthony Albanese and Pauline Hanson are expected to give addresses. Angus Taylor will also make an appearance.
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