QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:16): I thank Senator Hanson-Young for her question. Senator Hanson-Young, I think the federal Albanese Labor government has been world-leading in some of the issues that you have just referred to and some of the issues that were dealt with in the court case overnight that you referred to.

I am pleased to say that the early leadership on that issue in fact came from the Premier of South Australia, Mr Peter Malinauskas, when he suggested that we needed to move in this space to protect young people from— Senator Hanson-Young: What about all Australians? Senator FARRELL: Well, you referred to the decision overnight. My understanding of that decision is that it relates to penalties against Google and Meta for addictive actions of their platforms.

Of course, the world-leading action that the Albanese government sought to take against these companies, very much against the wishes of these companies, has now resulted in a whole host of other countries— Senator Hanson-Young interjecting— Senator FARRELL: You've talked about this decision overnight. You've asked that question. I am talking about some of the things that the world-leading Albanese Labor government has done.

(Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Hanson-Young, first supplementary?