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Victoria announces new social media ‘demasking’ powers for accounts accused of vilification

  • Victoria proposes legislation requiring platforms to identify anonymous users accused of online vilification
  • Government lowers legal threshold for families to sue social media companies for psychiatric harm to children
  • Opposition questions whether reforms will pass parliament before November election

New laws would give Vcat power to force social and AI platforms to identify anonymous users in move premier says will protect children Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Social media companies could be forced to identify anonymous accounts accused of online vilification,…

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Andrew and Tristian Tate counting on Trump’s support despite sickening new charges, as lawyer reveals why the president will back the brothers in fighting extradition to the UK

  • Andrew and Tristan Tate face new Miami charges over child pornography and rape.
  • Their lawyer says Trump will support them against UK extradition.
  • Case adds to existing rape and trafficking allegations in Europe.

Andrew and Tristan Tate are relying on the support of President Trump as they fight extradition to the UK, following fresh arrests in Miami on charges including child pornography, extreme pornography and rape. The brothers' lawyer has suggested the president will back them in the extradition battle, adding…

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‘Humble yourself’: John Fetterman slaps down fellow Democrat Bernie Sanders over his terrible endorsements after he backed ‘pro-Hamas’ candidate and Graham Platner

  • Fetterman publicly criticises Bernie Sanders over recent political endorsements.
  • Told Sanders to "humble yourself" over backing Graham Platner and others.
  • Row reflects Democratic Party split over Israel-Gaza and candidate vetting.

Democratic Senator John Fetterman has publicly criticised his party colleague Bernie Sanders over his choice of political endorsements, telling him to "humble yourself" after Sanders backed candidates including Graham Platner and another figure Fetterman branded "pro-Hamas". The rebuke highlights an ongoing rift within the Democratic Party between its…

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‘Good growth in every postcode’: Burnham’s economic to-do list in seven charts

  • Andy Burnham becomes PM facing weak growth and regional inequality.
  • He pledges "good growth in every postcode" via devolution and industrial strategy.
  • Experts warn devolution and reindustrialisation face funding and capacity hurdles.

Andy Burnham has become prime minister at a moment when Britain faces weak growth in living standards, deep regional inequality and pressure on public finances, having campaigned on a promise to deliver "good growth in every postcode" by devolving power away from Westminster. The scale of that ambition…

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Tulsi Gabbard’s brother arrested after attempting to entice kids back to his hotel room using cash and gum

  • Tulsi Gabbard's brother arrested over alleged attempt to entice children
  • Accused of using cash and gum as inducements at a hotel
  • Further details of charges and location not yet confirmed

A brother of US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been arrested after allegedly attempting to lure children to his hotel room by offering them cash and chewing gum. The case is likely to draw significant media attention given Gabbard's prominent role in the Trump administration, though…

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Glamorous Trump-voting socialite reveals her super-rich friends’ tax-avoiding tricks after they ousted her for urging them to pay their fair share

  • Socialite Julie Macklowe was ousted for urging rich friends to pay fair tax
  • She has since revealed their tax-avoidance methods publicly
  • Story highlights tension over wealth and taxation among the ultra-rich

Julie Macklowe, a Trump-voting New York socialite, has spoken out about the tax-avoidance methods used by her wealthy social circle after she was reportedly frozen out for suggesting they should pay their fair share of tax. The rift highlights ongoing tension within elite social circles over wealth, taxation…

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Liberals in damage control as senior MP distances himself from party president Tony Abbott’s fresh claims about multiculturalism: ‘I don’t agree’

  • Liberal MP Andrew Bragg rejects Tony Abbott's multiculturalism comments
  • Bragg says "I don't agree" with party president's remarks
  • Liberals scramble to manage internal fallout from the split

A senior Australian Liberal MP, Andrew Bragg, has publicly distanced himself from comments made by party president Tony Abbott about multiculturalism, telling reporters "I don't agree" with the former prime minister's remarks. The rebuke has forced the Liberal Party into damage control, exposing a public rift between Bragg…

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US and Iran exchange strikes after two US deaths in Jordan attack

  • US struck Iranian coastal and air defence sites after two troop deaths
  • Iran retaliated with drone strikes on two US bases in Kuwait
  • Ceasefire collapse has pushed the US death toll to 16

The United States carried out further air strikes against Iran on Saturday night, targeting coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, in retaliation for an attack that killed two US troops and left a third missing in Jordan the previous day. US Central Command said the strikes also hit…

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Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans

  • Bank of England will reject coal-linked bonds as loan collateral from October
  • Move seen as pressuring commercial banks to drop coal-related assets
  • Policy is stricter than most peers, though announced with little fanfare

The Bank of England has announced it will stop accepting bonds linked to thermal coal as collateral for the loans it routinely provides to commercial banks, in a move climate campaigners have hailed as a significant victory. The ban, which takes effect in October, signals that the central…

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Outraged parents blast response from basketball club after its ex-CEO was unmasked as a paedophile

  • Basketball club's ex-CEO exposed as a convicted paedophile.
  • Parents say club's response has been inadequate and unclear.
  • Families demand greater transparency and accountability over child safety.

Parents at a Victorian basketball club have criticised its response after the organisation's former chief executive was exposed as a convicted paedophile, with families saying the club failed to properly acknowledge the seriousness of the situation or reassure them about child safety measures. The revelation has raised alarm…

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