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After 100,000 women marched for justice on Monday, the federal government faces scrutiny over whether it’s listening. Follow all today’s latest news and updates, live

3.02am GMT

The government will amend its controversial online safety bill in the Senate to provide more transparency over how the esafety commissioner uses their powers, as well as greater review mechanisms over decisions made about content removal, Guardian Australia understands.

The House of Representatives looks set to pass the legislation to give the eSafety commissioner greater powers over social media sites and regulation of online content on Tuesday.

3.01am GMT

I’ve had a few questions about how we know what happens in party room and caucus.

It’s a really strange federal parliament tradition that I didn’t know about until I got here (it didn’t happen in Queensland parliament)

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Source: The Guardian