Australia news LIVE: Butler vows health rebate bill will return to Senate after Coalition, Greens block legislation; Wells to introduce Digital Duty of Care to parliament today

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By Emily Kaine

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Australian and world news this Thursday, October 15. Here’s what you need to know today.

Health Minister Mark Butler has vowed to bring the Albanese government’s health rebate bill back to the Senate after the Coalition and the Greens joined forces yesterday to throw out the proposed changes. Under the proposed measures announced in the May budget, private health insurance was set to become more expensive for older Australians.
Communications Minister Anika Wells will introduce Labor’s Digital Duty of Care legislation to parliament today. It is likely to face delays as both the Coalition and the Greens prepare to send the legislation to a Senate inquiry.
Outgoing Coalition frontbencher Jonno Duniam used his final speech to parliament to implore his Liberal colleagues to return to their roots and stay the course against a surging One Nation, and cautioned them against mimicking other politicians. The Tasmanian senator will not return to parliament next year.
And US President Donald Trump has shared an AI video in which he wrestles the tiger that killed a British man at a South Yorkshire zoo. The beginning of the 23-second video mirrors actual footage of William Chapman’s last moments. South Yorkshire Police had asked the public not to share “distressing footage” of Chapman’s death, and Chapman’s family revealed their “severe distress” about footage and other content being shared online.