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The Australian government is considering new laws to ban children under 16 from social media, in a move consitent with the recent desire to control the Internet.

What follows is the Pirate Party's submission (number 62) to the senate regarding the Online Saftey Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024.

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One year ago, on October 7, we were horrified by the shocking attacks carried out by Hamas against Israeli civilians, including at the Ra’im music festival, where people gathered in the spirit of peace and love. What followed in Australia was also eye-opening - suddenly, a longstanding conflict that many had barely discussed became a subject of intense debate.

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Fusion is pleased to announce that Owen Miller will be running as a candidate in the upcoming council elections in Merri-bek (Melbourne)

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Labor-led South Australia has recently announced some "world-leading" draft legislation which would ban political donations and instead give government money to political parties to do their campaigning. Although there seems to be widespread public support for what seems like a levelling of the playing field, it's our view that it is yet another effort to sabotage democracy by the same people who voted to triple the membership requirements for establishing federal parties.

The Labor Party are the same people establishing a Ministry of Truth; and their reluctant promise to create a National Anti-Corruption Commission has resulted in a commission which doesn't actually do anything.

What follows is our yourSAy submission about the Electoral (Accountability and Integrity) Amendment Bill 2024.

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Australia is rapidly falling behind in the AI arms race, as it struggles to respond quickly to the changes that have been predicted for decades.

What follows is our submission on 2024-05-09, to the Senate's Select Committee on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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In February this year, Grattan Institute released a report once again blaming teachers for educational outcomes in Australia. The ABC promoted this report, which described the situation as a “preventable tragedy”. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-11/grattan-institute-reading-report/103446606 

This is misleading, and a product of questionable public policy which is unlikely to result in improved educational outcomes if acted on. It's well known amongst educational staff and leaders that teaching is the most politicised profession, where teachers, who are usually themselves the ones engaging in pedagogy research, seem to be the last ones consulted on how to improve the classroom.

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Welcome to the adventure into International Women's Day (IWD) thought leadership for 2024: 

On International Women's Day, we reflect on women's impact on the world.

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The Environmentalism That Progress Forgot

Within the spectrum of green politics there are many perspectives and philosophies that have a diversity of focuses and varying levels of support. They are often described as sitting on a spectrum from Dark to Bright, something like this:

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Along with Fusion, the Animal Justice Party and the Australian Progressives have formally endorsed the goals and objectives of the Climate Rescue Accord.

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