Monday Headlines:
- Four more Iranian soccer players give up asylum in Australia
- Gov expects inflation to rise, while facing pressure to send warship to Middle East
- New leader has little impact on Coalition’s polling
- Vape catches fire on Virgin Australia flight
- Queen Mary and King Frederik tour Uluru
Further listening from the headlines:
Is it unethical for us to read the lips of famous people?
Deep Dive:
Porn sites like Pornhub, RedTube and YouPorn have gone dark for Australians, not because they were banned, but in protest of our new age-verification rules.
The government says it’s about protecting kids from “lawful but awful” content, but it could mean handing over your ID, credit card, or even your face just to access parts of the internet.
In today’s deep dive, Chris Spyrou chats with Dr. Giselle Woodley from the School of Arts and Humanities at ECU about how teens are reacting to the new rules and how it’s not just them that could be pushed to very dark corners of the web as they come into effect.
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