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Sarah Hanson-Young is negotiating legislation to make tech companies liable for harm to Australian users, particularly children, while the Greens remain divided on supplying weapons to Ukraine.

On air: Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:30 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The Guardian: “Australia politics live: Labor’s $630m funding boost for charities; Greens at odds about Ukraine weapons”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 4:30 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Greens, Australia, Ukraine.
BBN covered this story before: Hurricane Simon nears Mexico's Jalisco coast; Greens seek execution… (October 11).

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The GuardianAustralia politics live: Labor’s $630m funding boost for charities; Greens at odds about Ukraine weapons

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA heavy few minutes in court there, so let's turn to Australia, where Labor is putting six hundred and thirty million dollars toward charities.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat's the new part.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Greens are also split over whether to back weapons for Ukraine, but the funding debate is straightforward while the military support question gets complicated.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd on tech, Sarah Hanson-Young is leading Greens talks on a bill to hold platforms responsible for preventing harm, especially to children.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentShe says big tech profits keep growing while avoiding responsibility, and that's the kind of quote people screenshot.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorScreenshotted.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's like saving a receipt, Hank, except the receipt is angry.

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