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Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning flag has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’
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Australia news live: Labor say Coalition plan to criminalise flag burning flag has ‘element of desperation, trying to chase One Nation’

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

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Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’
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Labor plans crackdown on social media algorithms as Taylor says he’s ‘deeply sceptical’

Anika Wells expected to release legislation creating a digital duty of care in parliament this week, but Coalition argues it is ‘attempt to censor the internet’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter hereLabor’s plan to crack down on social media algorithms faces significant opposition in federal parliament, with the opposi...

In an era of extreme summers, it’s time to look beyond air conditioning
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In an era of extreme summers, it’s time to look beyond air conditioning

The Labour Department recently upgraded its Heat Stress at Work Warning system, making it easier for higher-tier alerts to be sent out, so that employers and workers, especially those who have to work outdoors, can react quickly during very hot weather. Unfortunately, the most we seem to be able to do is issue warnings and recommend passive mitigation measures such as relaxing the work schedule, r...

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Why Chelsea football shirts are making Hong Kong fans nervous about crypto laws

Why Chelsea football shirts are making Hong Kong fans nervous about crypto laws

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English Premier League football club Chelsea’s lucrative new front-of-shirt sponsorship deal with a stablecoin issuer has left Hong Kong fans and retailers concerned about whether wearing or selling the top counts as illegal promotion under digital currency laws. Chelsea signed the deal with Circle to feature its USDC stablecoin brand on player jerseys for the 2026-27 season in late August, just t...

Australia news live: Duniam promises ‘humdinger’ immigration policy and urges Coalition not to ‘act like a government in exile’

Australia news live: Duniam promises ‘humdinger’ immigration policy and urges Coalition not to ‘act like a government in exile’

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDuniam targets ‘frivolous’ asylum seeker claimsThe opposition is “very close” to “having a full migration package”, Duniam says. He says they’re willing to work with the government and that illegal overstayers must be deported.We spend more per student per year than we ever have before and we’ve got declining standa...

Manhunt after alleged axe attack in Victoria leaves three people with serious injuries

Manhunt after alleged axe attack in Victoria leaves three people with serious injuries

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Police search for alleged attacker, in his 50s, after incident in Gippsland town of TyersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after an alleged axe attack in Victoria, with police still searching for the suspect.. Continue reading...

Akademiks Mocks Travis Scott: DJ blasts rapper after Yeat’s ‘ON NOTHING’ diss; feud motive remains unclear

Akademiks Mocks Travis Scott: DJ blasts rapper after Yeat’s ‘ON NOTHING’ diss; feud motive remains unclear

Times of India •

YouTuber DJ Akademiks has weighed in on Yeat’s fiery diss aimed at Travis Scott in “ON NOTHING.” Akademiks questioned why Yeat targeted Travis instead of Playboi Carti and mocked the Houston rapper over what he called a string of recent losses. The diss followed Yeat’s removed verse from Young Thug’s “Eaters,” sparking fan speculation about tension between the rappers. Neither Travis nor Yeat has ...

TikTok Dog Dies At 8: Internet star Tucker Budzyn dies after chemo complication; fans mourn online

TikTok Dog Dies At 8: Internet star Tucker Budzyn dies after chemo complication; fans mourn online

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Tucker Budzyn, the beloved golden retriever who became a TikTok and social media sensation, has died at eight after a sudden complication during lymphoma treatment. His owner, Courtney Budzyn, said Tucker initially responded well to chemotherapy and entered partial remission before an intestinal infection rapidly worsened his condition. Despite emergency treatment, veterinarians could not save him...

Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws

Viral Jennie clip tests limits of South Korea’s AI deepfake laws

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For a few seconds during Blackpink member Jennie’s headline set at Tokyo’s Summer Sonic festival last month, it looked like something had come undone. She turned away from the crowd, adjusted herself and then, the moment was gone. But online, the clip never disappeared – and more than 10 million views later, it has become the latest test of South Korea’s fight against AI-enabled sexual abuse. Fans...

Argentina threatens to sanction oil projects around Falkland Islands

Argentina threatens to sanction oil projects around Falkland Islands

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Argentina has announced that it will investigate and sanction oil companies working near the Falkland Islands without authorisation, after President Javier Milei said the “winds of change” favour his country’s claim to the archipelago. Britain and Argentina fought a 10-week war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands, a British overseas territory that Argentines call Las Malvinas. Argentina’s pres...

Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

Falling ceiling debris at Kennedy Center may mire debate over renovations

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Preservationists worry board may seize on incident ‘to make the point that the whole thing needs to be shut down’Falling debris from a ceiling in the grand foyer of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts may have complicated a battle over renovations of the Washington DC arts center that could result in the building being demolished.A portion of the ceiling collapsed on Friday evening a...

Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day

Australia news live: Taylor proposes laws against flag burning and to lock in 26 January as Australia Day

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Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore money for the Western FreewayThe Victorian government has committed another $550m to the upgrade of the Western Freeway.We have listened to the community. Better local roads in growing areas are my priority.I want to help working people in the west spend less time on the road and more time where they need to be...