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Australian Senate, last sitting of the year. No idea when the Social Media Ban debate is kicking off.
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Yes, and rightly so. Because this bill is so immensely stupid and the process by which it has been enacted so deeply undemocratic, that even a moron like Canavan (or was it Antic?) can see that the way they've carved out exemptions is haphazard and poorly thought through.