The Greens are supporting government amendments to strengthen the eSafety Commissioner’s powers to enforce Australia’s under-16 social media restrictions.

Former Liberal MP Moira Deeming will lead Family First at the November Victorian state election after leaving the Liberal Party in July.

Angus Taylor has challenged Jim Chalmers over Labor’s proposed trust tax rules, calling them a “tax on babies” while the treasurer defended the draft changes as an optional pathway for existing trusts.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has highlighted the Australia-US alliance after meeting members of the US Congress as the two countries mark 75 years since the ANZUS Treaty was signed.

Pauline Hanson has accused Treasurer Jim Chalmers of hypocrisy over superannuation after highlighting a 3.4 per cent cash allowance available to eligible parliamentary staff.

Pauline Hanson has urged senators to support One Nation’s Protecting Australians from Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill 2026 as the legislation remains before the Senate.

Matt Canavan has welcomed communication between Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie over a One Nation cartoon that labelled Hastie a “traitor”, while calling for Pauline Hanson to also apologise.

Crossbench MPs are pressing for greater transparency in Commonwealth grants as Question Time scrutiny of the $6 million Marrickville Golf Club grant continues, with independent MP Sophie Scamps ejected from the chamber.

Communications Minister Anika Wells has defended Australia’s proposed Digital Duty of Care, while Nationals leader Matt Canavan says the government should start again over concerns about ministerial powers and trust in the process.