Jane Hume labels Labor’s misinformation bill a ‘bad bill’

Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume has labelled the Albanese government’s misinformation bill as a “bad bill” which has been a “bad bill from the start”.

Public submissions for the Albanese government’s misinformation bill will end on Monday.

The laws include a number of measures, including targeting false and misleading online content, as well as allowing the media watchdog to penalise social media.

“This bill is a bad bill, and it was a bad bill from the start,” Ms Hume told Sky News Australia.

“It was the second time Labor have had a go at this, and they failed dismally with the first round.

“There were 24,000 public submissions against that first bill.

“Amazingly, for this bill, they only gave one week for submissions to be made.”