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Interview with Radio BBC4, BBC - Transcript - Wednesday 10 December 2025

TOPICS: Australian social media ban, age verification, Roblox, child protection, gambling laws, enforcement challenges

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Interview with Melissa Clarke, ABC Radio National Breakfast - Transcript - Wednesday 10 December 2025

TOPICS: Social media ban for children under 16, Triple Zero inquiry hearing, regional connectivity, Bulahdelah NSW fires, electricity outage, mobile connectivity, domestic roaming

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Children under 16 banned from social media platforms - Media Release

“From today, kids under 16 can’t have accounts on major social media platforms. That’s a big change – and we all want this to work,” Dr Webster said.

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Interview with Vanessa Mills, ABC Kimberley WA - Transcript - Monday 8 December 2025

SUMMARY: Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation (UOMO), satellite connectivity, Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC) recommendations, universal service obligation, NBN

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Albanese Government breaks Aged Care “no worse off” promise - Media Release

“Mallee constituents are telling me their providers are increasing prices, meaning older people receiving less care and, in some cases, co-payments are being demanded for services to continue,” Dr Webster said.

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Interview with Chris Kenny, Sky News 'The Kenny Report' - Transcript - Thursday 4 December 2025

TOPICS: Renewable energy, power prices, financial stress, ISIS brides, Minister Burke, transparency, Senate estimates, Victorian farmers, transmission projects, net zero, social cost, mental health

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Interview with Fiona Parker, ABC Central Victoria - Transcript - Thursday 4 December 2025

TOPICS: Maryborough pool, Federal election commitment, heritage listing, regional infrastructure, local government sustainability, Local Roads and Community Infrastructure program, Regional Partnerships and Precincts Program, Growing Regions

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‍Watt’s wrong about land clearing - Media Release

“Minister Watt also doesn’t understand that farmers are tremendous stewards of their land. Labor’s changes will only make it harder for farmers to actively manage their land and will promote poor environmental outcomes and increase bushfire risk

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Labor’s green ‘Frankenstein’s monster’ will destroy Australian jobs, industry and productivity - Media Release

“The great irony here is that Labor are fast-tracking approval of renewable energy projects on native vegetation and prime agricultural land, supposedly to save the planet,”

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