Show Notes
Australia's communications minister Anika Wells joins Amanda Copp for the debut episode of POLITICO's Canberra Playbook Podcast, revealing where she's prepared to compromise to get her landmark digital duty of care legislation through Parliament. Wells discusses negotiations with the Coalition and Greens, the limits of ministerial powers and why tech companies must take greater responsibility for online harms. She forcefully rejects accusations of censorship.
POLITICO Australia editor Ryan Heath also joins Amanda to unpack the government's controversial plans to overhaul trust taxation and introduce domestic gas reservations. Plus, Wells reflects on her global influence, raising children in the digital age and the pressures of baking birthday cakes for twins.
Chapters
00:00 – Meet Amanda Copp and Ryan Heath
01:37 – Labor's controversial plan to tax trusts at 30 percent
02:51 – Australia's gas reservation plan and how it compares globally
04:18 – The digital duty of care: Australia's next big tech crackdown
04:58 – Anika Wells on negotiating with the Coalition and Greens
07:00 – Ministerial powers, online harms and the Grok controversy
08:59 – Lessons from Australia's teen social media ban and the future of online safety
10:35 – Global influence, parenting and birthday cake diplomacy
13:30 – What Wells' comments mean for the bill's chances in Parliament
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