The proposed social media ban for kids under the age of 16 looks set to pass parliament this week. The coalition will support the legislation, despite reservations by some on its backbench. It’s a parliamentary win for Labor, following its success in getting the Greens to support its housing policies.
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00:00Labor is on the up, revelling in yesterday's win on housing policy.
00:08We've laid the foundations for a big change to how housing works in our country.
00:12We are going to need a second term to continue that critical work.
00:16And the government is deep in negotiations, trying to strike deals on other languishing legislation.
00:22I'm not giving up until, you know, close the bells on whenever we finish this week
00:28on getting all of our legislation through.
00:31The ban on social media for kids under 16 is likely to pass parliament this week.
00:37Coalition support wasn't assured, with many MPs worried about the details.
00:42There's a very clear chance here if we make clumsy hurdles for social media use
00:47that my 8-year-old will be able to get around them, but your 80-year-old grandma won't be able to.
00:52But my questions remain, will the proposal work?
00:55And why couldn't we take a little bit more time to look at it in detail?
00:59The government agreed to changes to make sure social media companies
01:03can't force people to provide a digital ID or government-issued ID,
01:08which saw all but three coalition MPs swing their support behind the plan ahead of voting.
01:14We're worried about what they're exposed to on platforms like Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram.
01:25And Mr Speaker, we're right to worry about it.
01:27Other bills in the backlog are proving harder for Labor to get agreement on
01:32with either the Coalition or the Greens.
01:34Negotiations are happening in earnest on the Nature Positive Bill,
01:39which would introduce an independent EPA,
01:42and on giving tax credits to producers of critical minerals and green hydrogen.
01:47A deal is brewing on another issue,
01:50with Labor and the Coalition preparing to pass a suite of immigration bills
01:55that would see third countries paid to take immigration detainees from Australia,
02:00see all visa applications rejected from countries that refuse to take back their citizens,
02:06and see mobile phones confiscated from those in immigration detention here.
02:11But nothing is certain until all votes are counted.