Opposition leader has backed giving eSafety Commissioner further powers, reforms that conservative Coalition senators strongly oppose
may face a party room revolt if the opposition elects to support the government’s misinformation bill, with a number of conservative colleagues and lobby groups saying they remained strongly opposed to the changes.
Canavan, the Queensland LNP senator, was critical of the government for pointing to the recent stabbings in Sydney as further evidence for its misinformation bill. It’s understood the government may not make any major changes to the initial bill before it is introduced to parliament.the Coalition was “happy to have a look at anything the government puts forward”, but added “we need to get the right balance”.
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