The former leader and deputy prime minister has confirmed his long-awaited political move.

The platforms, which can be used to make real people appear nude in photos and videos, have been used in several high-profile cases in Australian schools.

At the end of this week, Barnaby Joyce will either confirm his exit from politics or join One Nation — at least, that is the binary choice the maverick former deputy prime minister has set for himself.

Macarthur MP Mike Freelander believes the multi-partisan support for restricting gambling advertising means the reforms will "get there" eventually.

Türkiye is the big winner in the diplomatic stand-off over COP31, but nabbing the most powerful seat at the table while someone else picks up the lunch tab is not a bad result.

The opposition has identified seven key areas where change would be required for the Coalition to support Labor's proposed reforms to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.

The head of one of Australia's most powerful unions has suffered a vote of no confidence amid claims he was aware of allegedly improper use of members' resources to raise money from bosses for an election slush fund.

The next few days are viewed as critical to landing a deal on the proposed reforms to update the EPBC Act, amid hopes the Liberals will be more motivated to bolster their environmental credentials after ditching net zero.

Emissions reduction would no longer be an objective of Australia's energy operator under a Coalition plan endorsed by the Nationals and Liberals, prioritising affordability and reliability over climate.

The Nationals will be meeting with the Liberals on Sunday to sign off on a climate policy.

While many Liberals who wanted to keep net zero say they are happy with the position the party has taken, some despondent moderates fear electoral oblivion in metropolitan seats.

The decision brings the party closer to the Nationals, which ditched its support for the target earlier this month amid internal turmoil over the Coalition's policy.

Months of bitter infighting between Liberals over the party's climate policy could be drawing to a close, with MPs paving the way for net zero to be formally abandoned at a shadow ministry meeting on Thursday.

One of the Nationals' most strident opponents of net zero will attend talks on a final Coalition policy position. Before then, the Liberals must decide their own stance — but conservatives are now confident net zero will be dropped.

Anthony Albanese says he is confident Australia's social media age limit will be a success when it begins next month.

About one in 10 homes sold last month were bought by Australians using Labor's expanded 5 per cent deposit scheme to enter the market for the first time.

Reddit and Kick will be included in the world-first social media ban for children under 16, which begins next month.

While conservatives are waiting for the net zero issue to be resolved, those who support Andrew Hastie or Angus Taylor for the leadership say her leadership will likely be threatened after the summer break.

The centre of debate inside the Liberals appears to be shifting towards dumping net zero, as a tumultuous debate unfolds following the Nationals' decision to formally abandon the 2050 target.

As it negotiates with the Greens and the Coalition over its proposed overhaul of environment laws, Labor is preparing a campaign accusing the minor party of obstructing its agenda.

After most federal Liberal MPs attended a net zero meeting in Canberra, there is cautious optimism a consensus position can be found, but the junior Coalition partner could be poised to strike first.

The prominent Nationals MP, who is taking time away from his party, says he will respect the formal process into the allegation but denies it.