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Australian mum's fight against social media grabs global leaders
12 Dec 2025Emma Mason's daughter's story is at the centre of her advocacy - hoping no other child has to experience what she endured online.
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Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin makes first in-person court appearance
12 Dec 2025Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, appeared in a Utah court.
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Trump thinks more should be done to lower interest rates, White House says
12 Dec 2025The US president was "pleased" to see the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points, but wants to see further reductions in borrowing costs.
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What Trump's latest dramatic Venezuela move means
12 Dec 2025The boarding of a foreign ship is an unusual step and expands a US operation already highlighted by strikes against more than 20 boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean that the administration claims…
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Trump is upping the xenophobia
11 Dec 2025Analysis - Republicans seem to have largely given up on policing the US president's rhetoric, and he is dispatching it much more liberally.
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The most asked questions of Alexa in 2025
12 Dec 2025There is certainly some irony in one of the questions most commonly posed to Alexa this year: "What does AI mean?"
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More than 600 British Empire artefacts stolen from museum - police
12 Dec 2025The collection contains diverse objects, many of them from the Pacific islands, and clothing from African nations.
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Ukraine's gloves are off in its energy war with Russia
Ukraine's long-range drones struck a major offshore oil platform in the Caspian Sea in an attempt to cut off the Russian energy revenues funding its war.
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Four French nationals charged with stealing $11m in luxury items from Canberra home
12 Dec 2025The men are accused of travelling to Australia to rob more than 70 items, including a Richard Mille watch valued at more than $5 million, as well as handbags, rings and jewellery.
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Time magazine names 'Architects of AI' as Person of the Year
12 Dec 2025Nvidia's Jensen Huang, OpenAI's Sam Altman and xAI's Elon Musk are among the entrepreneurs who have "grabbed the wheel of history", the magazine said.
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Netflix is buying Warner Brothers: Is it the end of the cinema?
12 Dec 2025A potential new acquisition by the world's dominant streaming service has been criticised by film fans, creatives and the US government.
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Skydiver survives plane-tail dangling incident
11 Dec 2025Heart-stopping footage shows the moment a skydiver's parachute caught on the plane's tail. Video
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Australian content creators feel sting of losing young fans to social media ban
11 Dec 2025Australia ordered 10 of the biggest platforms including TikTok, Meta's Instagram and Alphabet's YouTube to bar around one million users under 16 or face hefty fines.
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Controversial porn star faces Bali deportation after raid
11 Dec 2025Bonnie Blue, whose real name is Tia Billinger, was arrested on suspicion of making pornographic online content.
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How Trump's tariffs forced China to pivot - and actually export more
A year later, Trump has delivered on his promise. But China has pivoted - and exported more than any other country ever has.
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Australian teens brag about staying online
11 Dec 2025One posted on the prime minister's TikTok account saying, "I'm still here, wait until I can vote."
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Nobel prize winner emerges from hiding
11 Dec 2025Machado, who won the Nobel for challenging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, did not arrive in Norway in time for the prize ceremony.
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Dramatic video shows US troops seizing oil tanker
11 Dec 2025Asked what would happen with the oil seized near Venezuela, Donald Trump said: "We keep it, I guess." .
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French president's wife sparks outrage with sexist slur
11 Dec 2025Brigitte Macron has sparked anger among celebrities and feminists.
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Amnesty accuses Hamas of crimes against humanity
11 Dec 2025Amnesty International has accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups for the first time of crimes against humanity, including extermination.
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Trump demands CNN get new owners in Warner bidding war
11 Dec 2025The US president said he wants to ensure CNN, which he has long feuded with, gets new ownership as part of the Warner Bros Discovery sale.
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US to order tourists, including Kiwis, to disclose social media histories
11 Dec 2025The US government is ramping up curbs on entering the country. Audio
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Greg Lynn's murder conviction for death of camper in Australia quashed
11 Dec 2025The former Jetstar pilot has had his murder conviction overturned on appeal, and will face a new trial.
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US State department orders diplomats to use Times New Roman font
11 Dec 2025Diplomats had switched to Calibri in January 2023, saying this was a more accessible font for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features.
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