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Australians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to boost their income for up to three years under a One Nation proposal.
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Wells challenges Coalition and the Greens over social media ban
By Lexie Jeuniewic
By Lexie Jeuniewic
Communications Minister Anika Wells is urging parliament to pass laws this sitting week to strengthen Australia's social media age restrictions for under-16s.
Labor's bill to bolster the eSafety Commissioner's information-gathering powers, and double the maximum penalties for tech companies that breach the social media minimum age law, was introduced in June.
However, the bill hit a hurdle in the Senate, after the Coalition and Greens referred it to an eight-week inquiry.
The committee has since recommended the bill pass.
Wells says parliament needs to "put politics to the side", and pass the legislation when it goes before the Senate on Tuesday.
"Australian kids and parents needed these laws eight weeks ago," she says in a statement.
"This is the kind of dawdling and delay that has enabled social media companies to get away with harming our kids for so long."
This week an exposure draft of the long-awaited Digital Duty of Care is also expected to be released, as Labor steps up efforts to tackle online harm.
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One Nation reveals plan to take from superannuation to boost pay
By Courtney Gould
By Courtney Gould
Australians paying rent or a mortgage would be given a choice to divert a portion of their superannuation to boost their income for up to three years under a One Nation proposal.
Under the policy, the full 12 per cent compulsory super contribution would still be paid by employers but 3 per cent would be paid directly to a person by the super fund, if they opt in.
The payments would still be subject to the concessional tax rate of 15 per cent, rather than the higher personal income tax rate.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says the plan is aimed at giving Australians "breathing room" amid cost-of-living pressures.
"That's a real boost to help you pay the rent or the mortgage, leaving more room for groceries, power bills and the costs of raising a family. Your existing super won't be touched. Not one dollar," she said.
"This only applies to future contributions. If you take the boost, at least 9 per cent will continue going towards your retirement and the choice is limited to three years."
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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.
Politicians are already walking the halls of Parliament House as another sitting fortnight is upon us. The government wants to spend the week talking up its plans to crack down on tech giants through toughening up its social media ban and the digital duty of care.
Meanwhile, after teasing it for a couple of weeks, One Nation has finally dropped its superannuation policy. More on that very shortly.
It's going to be a busy week, so grab a coffee and let's get blogging.
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