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My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?

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‘Nothing compares to it today’: the sequins, scandal and nude showgirls of Australia’s Tivoli circuit

Before television stole the spotlight, the Tivoli circuit was the heart of Australian showbiz. Now a new musical by Eddie Perfect brings that lost world back to life

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Squad ratings: how much each Australia player can influence the Ashes series

With captain Pat Cummins injured, it’s up to five-star stand-in Steve Smith, among others, to lead from the front when the series begins in Perth

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‘I’m never surprised when I read about a woman murdering a man’: Helen Garner on her Baillie Gifford prize-winning diaries

Her first book outraged Australian critics – but now she’s scooped the UK’s top nonfiction prize. She talks about female anger, becoming cool at 82 – and why winning made her feel like a stunned mullet

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Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope

University of Queensland modelling says reef will suffer ‘rapid coral decline’ in coming decades but could still recover if targets met

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Australian homes could be $100k cheaper in 10 years with one change to zoning rules, report finds

Allowing three-storey townhouses and apartments to be built across all residential land would unlock more than 1m homes in Sydney alone, according to modelling

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‘Nationals-lite’: former Liberal president says party would be ‘rewarding standover tactics’ if net zero dumped

Exclusive: Jason Falinski says cutting net zero would tell young Australians ‘we have given up’ and could have negative impact at next election

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Fake claims about Australian road rules on headlights generated by AI and spread on Google

Google search results displayed false information from an AI website about drivers risking a $250 fine for not keeping their headlights on at all times

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Erin Patterson cites ‘unfair and oppressive’ questioning and jury ‘irregularity’ in mushroom murder appeal

Patterson appealing convictions on seven grounds, after being found guilty of killing three people using beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional Australia

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Return of Chinese astronauts delayed after spacecraft struck by debris

The three astronauts from the Shenzhou-20 mission flew to the Tiangong space station in April, and were expected to return on Wednesday

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Afternoon Update: Mamdani’s historic victory; Coalition at odds over abortion comments; and how to not micromanage kids

The city’s first Muslim mayor has energised voters and provided a blueprint for other progressives to follow

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Australia keep options open with Ashes squad selection containing few surprises

The lineup for the Perth Test appears to be locked in after a question at the top of the order was answered and the dominoes tumbled further down

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Academics say their net zero costing is being ‘misrepresented’ after Nationals repeat $9tn claim

Researchers behind report cited by some in the Coalition say their work is based on various assumptions – largely involving cost to overseas customers, not Australians

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Canada budget adds tens of billions to deficit as Carney spends to dampen Trump tariffs effect

Budget envisions significant increase in defence spending, cuts to civil service and ‘generational investments’

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Investigators board Coral Adventurer cruise ship after passenger dies on remote Australian island

Maritime authority officers investigating the death of Suzanne Rees, 80, board the ill-fated ship on its return to Cairns

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My son was stillborn in 2020. By allowing working parents time to grieve, Baby Priya’s bill will change lives

I can hardly imagine how hard it would have been to return to a workplace that had declared that I was not a parent – and that my baby didn’t really count

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New Zealanders warned to steer clear of ‘bird of the year’ after dive-bomb attacks

The kārearea becomes territorial during nesting season and walkers have been swooped by the fast-flying falcon in recent weeks

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy visits troops near embattled Pokrovsk

Deep Ukrainian drone strikes hit petrochemical plant 1,300km inside Russia and Lukoil refinery east of Moscow. What we know on day 1,351

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Radiohead review – bards of the apocalypse return for a brutal bacchanal

Powered by a pounding rhythm section, the crowd dance to even the tricksiest drum patterns at Radiohead’s first gig in seven years – one that demonstrates the pure joy this band can bring

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Jake Weatherald in contention for Test debut after being named in Australia’s Ashes squad

Opener Jake Weatherald has secured a place in the Australian squad and is the leading contender to partner Usman Khawaja at the top of the order for the first Ashes Test

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Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said the deal amounted to ‘handing over’ the country’s independence

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Morning Mail: Reddit to be banned for under-16s, Commonwealth Bank gets a Shonky, Dick Cheney dies

Minister extends ban to discussion forum and video streamer Kick; former US vice-president and Iraq hawk was a key Republican figure

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Two Sydney hospital employees critical after car mounts footpath and strikes them outside entrance – as it happened

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Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles

Prisoners in police cells often have less access to healthcare and less chance of being visited by family and lawyers

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On the eve of my children’s exams, my friend sent me the most practical advice for modern parents

I no longer micromanage their homework, their devices, their study or their sleep. My new policy has achieved two things

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