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Australia’s eSafety commission will meet with social media giants and AI firms next week as the world-first ban approaches.

eSafety to meet US big tech amid social media reckoning

Australia’s eSafety commission will meet with social media giants and AI firms in America’s Silicon Valley next week as the world-first under-16s ban fast approaches.

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Tyler Robinson is set to appear in court this week after allegedly assassinating Charlie Kirk.

What to know as Tyler Robinson awaits first court appearance

The suspect in the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to appear in court this week, as authorities continue to investigate the motive in the apparent act of political violence.

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Social media is reducing horrific and violent killings to nothing but cheap snuff films.

Social media turns horrific killings into cheap snuff films

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Instead of making us all more sensitive to the horrors of our world, graphic videos turn into something closer to viral snuff films when they are endlessly replayed. 

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A framed photo of Ethan Dallas, 15, taken shortly before his suicide, on July 22, 2025.

He made a friend on Roblox, their chats turned sinister

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Years later he made a confession to his mother. ‘Promise you won’t get mad if I tell you?’

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Donald Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency and federalise law enforcement.

Trump threatens to declare ‘National Emergency’

US President Donald Trump has threatened to declare a ‘National Emergency’ in a major escalation in his war on Democratic States.

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Kasper Lincoln was arrested after police found him driving the kids' car down a main road.

Man arrested after drink, drive Barbie Jeep Slurpee run

A man has been arrested and banned from driving after he took the plastic toy car for a spin down a major road after drinking.

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Zach Yadegari created a viral app that nets him an eye-watering sum each month.

Kid who learned coding at 7, now owns $2m-a-month app

Inspired by his love of online games, this 18-year-old became the CEO of a viral AI app which is raking in over $2 million a month. This is how he did it.

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A teacher has been suspended after they allegedly showed the graphic Charlie Kirk assassination video to a classroom of young students.

Teacher’s outburst after allegedly showing kids murder video

A teacher has been suspended after they allegedly showed the graphic Charlie Kirk assassination video to a classroom of young students.

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Vice President JD Vance, right, Second Lady Usha Vance, centre, and Erika Kirk deplane Air Force Two, carrying the body of Charlie Kirk.
Authorities are probing Tyler Robinson's 'leftist ideology' after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.

Agents probe Kirk shooting suspect’s ‘leftist ideology’

Authorities have revealed new information about Tyler Robinson, the alleged shooter of Charlie Kirk, including the ‘dark’ corners of the internet where he spent time and his relationship with a trans person.

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Donald Trump and former LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman.

Greg Norman playing ‘unofficial envoy’ role with Trump

Anthony Albanese says golfing great Greg Norman has been playing the role of an ‘unofficial envoy’ to brief him face-to-face with Donald Trump on his upcoming US trip. 

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Charlie Kirk will be farewelled with a memorial service in his home state of Arizona.

Charlie Kirk’s murder leaves US divided over his legacy

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The nation is at another polarised moment after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist gunned down on a college campus in Utah.

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Tyler Robinson is accused of killing conservative campaigner Charlie Kirk.

Secret life of alleged Charlie Kirk killer revealed

‘I believed he was transitioning’: Alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, was seen with his partner weeks before he killed conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

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Charlie Kirk’s murder and the death of civility.

Charlie Kirk’s murder and the death of civility

AARON PATRICK: Celebration of the political activist’s death is an example of the hatred that infects American politics.

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A manhunt is on after Brantley Worley (left) was allegedly shot by Timothy Ramsey (right).

Manhunt after senior cop shot in the throat

A massive manhunt is underway as an experienced police officer lays in a critical condition after being shot in the US.

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