🚨BREAKING: The Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026 has passed in the House of Representatives by Labor, Independents and the Greens. 96 YES, 38 NO. Voted against by Liberals, Nationals, One Nation and Rebekha Sharkie. Andrew Hastie didn’t appear at any divisions. This bill will force online businesses to conduct annual risk assessments, report to eSafety and face penalties for non-compliance. It gives the government power to influence platform design features and impose age-assurance requirements. It authorises eSafety to operate covert “sock puppet” accounts for government surveillance and information warfare. It will classify content that “encourages or promotes hostile attitudes towards women or gender equality” as harmful, including legitimate criticism of feminism. Public hearings are set for 9–10 November, with the inquiry report due 20 November. The bill must still pass the Senate.