Sydney hospital patient set alight; social media duty of care bill introduced
A patient is in intensive care after being set alight in a Sydney hospital, while the government introduced its Digital Duty of Care Bill to parliament.
A patient is in intensive care after an alleged attack at one of Sydney's busiest hospitals, in which the person was set alight. The alleged assailant could face attempted murder charges.
Further details about the patient's condition, the circumstances of the incident and the identity of those involved were not included in the available reporting.
Separately, the federal government has introduced its Digital Duty of Care Bill to parliament. Under the proposed changes, Australians could be given the choice to opt in or out of addictive algorithms on social media.
The bill's full detail, including how an opt-in or opt-out choice would work and when any changes could take effect, was not outlined in the source material.
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Key questions
- What happened at the Sydney hospital?
- A patient was set alight in an alleged attack at one of Sydney's busiest hospitals and is now in intensive care.
- Could the alleged attacker be charged?
- The alleged assailant is facing potential attempted murder charges.
- What is the Digital Duty of Care Bill?
- It is legislation introduced to federal parliament that could let Australians opt in or out of addictive social media algorithms.