Here’s what’s making headlines across the nation and around the world today:
- The Albanese government’s push to allow Australians to opt out of social media algorithms will hamper One Nation and right-wing politicians from reaching audiences, experts have warned, as Labor insists the policy will not curb free speech.
- The cost of the age pension to taxpayers will fall even as more than 9 million people reach retirement age over the next 40 years, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will reveal on Wednesday amid accusations that the next election will be an existential fight for the future of superannuation.
- Real estate agents are starting to think the property market is picking up. Auction clearance rates have risen for two months in a row, there are a few more buyers attending open homes now and a handful of homes have surprised everyone by selling for more than their reserve price.
- US President Donald Trump told a September 11 tribute event that firefighters carried him out of Ground Zero in the aftermath of the tragedy 25 years ago, resurrecting an old story of which there is no definitive proof.