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Australia politics live: federal police to investigate leaked melon memo; Labor wants nation to adopt AI ‘everywhere we can’

The Guardian Australia - Australian Politics · 18 August 2026 at 9:04 am

Australia politics live: federal police to investigate leaked melon memo; Labor wants nation to adopt AI ‘everywhere we can’

Greens spokeswoman Sarah Hanson-Young says opt-out system doesn’t acknowledge ‘how the internet actually works.

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Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young has claimed Labor’s proposal to let Australians opt-out of all gambling ads online doesn’t account for how the internet works.

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