Australia politics live: Coalition rejects Labor’s ‘unacceptable’ plan to regulate harmful content on social media

The Australian Coalition has rejected Labor's plan to regulate harmful content on social media. This plan aims to make social media companies responsible for removing and regulating content that is deemed to be harmful. The rejection of this plan means that the issue of regulating social media content remains unresolved. This has implications for the regulation of online content and the protection of users from harm, which could have broader economic and social implications in the long run.

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The story is about Australian politics and regulation of social media, which does not have a direct impact on financial markets. The introduction of new laws to regulate harmful content on social media is a domestic issue and does not affect global markets.

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