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Senator Jenny McAllister said failure of the bill to pass meant the government would ‘not be in a position to help keep Australians safe.’
Labor’s withdrawal of the misinformation and disinformation bill due to lack of support has been met with relief by many, but questions about the government’s future direction remain.
Responding to the withdrawal, Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the legislation was a “scandalous attack on free speech, with censorship at its core.”
“Labor’s dangerous misinformation bill has been scrapped—a win for free speech for our democracy,” he posted on X on Nov. 25.
Keep Australians Safe
Senator Jenny McAllister, representing Communications Minister Michelle Rowland in the Senate, said the bill had been an opportunity for Parliament to make a law to keep Australia safe.
It would have introduced fines for social media companies—up to 5 percent of their global revenue—if they allowed misinformation and disinformation to spread online.
“Failure to…
