Sunday, 21 April 2024

Australia news live: Albanese government announces ‘largest ever’ tender for renewable energy projects; international travel grows again

Tender for 6GW of new power generation includes a renewables deal for 2.2GW of power for NSW. Follow the day’s news live

Bill Shorten was also asked about X (formerly Twitter) boss Elon Musk’s decision to challenge an order to remove content on the site relating to last Monday’s Sydney church stabbing.

Asked if there should be a boycott of the social media platform, Shorten said he didn’t know about this but labelled the behaviour as “very arrogant”.

There’s almost an attitude they’re above the laws of a nation.

I think it is entirely unexceptional of a nation to say we want to take down some of the most violent and shocking footage, and somehow for them to say we’ve got freedom of speech, but we’re allowed to pollute the metaphorical airwaves with horrible vile and imagery – no one gets to vote for X. They do vote for governments and governments are accountable. So I do think what the eSafety commission has done [is] exactly right. It is about protecting citizens.

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