With only three sitting weeks left this year, Labor has a lot of work (and negotiating with the Greens) to do if it wants to end 2026 on a high. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has said a military execution will not now be livestreamed.
LOTS OF WORK TO DO
There are three sitting weeks left in 2026 and the Albanese government has got its hands full as it tries to end the year with legislative wins.
Yesterday, Communications Minister Anika Wells introduced the digital duty of care bill to parliament ahead of her National Press Club address. Wells announced the government was open to the Greens’ request that individuals be given the right to take legal action against online platforms, having already dropped the ministerial powers to designate new online harms, the ABC notes.