Article 5SE22 Morrison caps off a wild week in a parliament with a unifying bout of troll-busting | Katharine Murphy

Morrison caps off a wild week in a parliament with a unifying bout of troll-busting | Katharine Murphy

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Katharine Murphy
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With the government divided over voter ID, integrity and religious discrimination legislation, the PM announced a bill everyone could get behind

Scott Morrison, at the end of a wild penultimate parliamentary sitting week, looked to change the conversation on Sunday, hoping that something fresh to talk about may be a prelude to calmer times.

Rather than agonising over the wildness of his own MPs, Morrison sought refuge in the wildness of social media. The prime minister flagged new powers forcing global social media giants to unmask anonymous online trolls" in a move he characterised as world-leading".

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