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Christian and Muslim faith leaders express ‘deep concerns’ about Labor bill’s impact on free speech – as it happened

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‘Not regulated’: launch of ChatGPT Health in Australia causes concern among experts

Calls for clear guardrails and consumer education before wider rollout of OpenAI’s health advice platform

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‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand

More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction

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The problem with Australian men? They simply don’t know how to flirt

Call it tall poppy syndrome or the nonchalant olympics, but we’ve grown accustomed to an almost nonexistent form of flirting from the local male species

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My rookie era: peer pressure brought me to bouldering, then I found calm in ‘the way of the wall’

My friends were already experienced climbers, while I was starting at zero. My first day brought many hard lessons

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Tension at the tennis: inside the high-stakes world of racket stringing

There would be no Australian Open were it not for the work undertaken in an unassuming underground room at Melbourne Park

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British indie band Pulp agree to play Adelaide festival after boycott U-turn

The band pulled out over treatment of Randa Abdel-Fattah but delayed revealing their decision before confirming 27 February gig

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More than 4.7m social media accounts blocked after Australia’s under-16 ban came into force, PM says

Accounts removed or restricted on Twitch, Kick, YouTube, Threads, Facebook, Instagram, Snap, X, TikTok and Reddit in world-leading ban

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A ‘ghoulish reminder’ to be knocked down or a memorial to the dead: council debates future of Bondi footbridge

Waverley to consult with NSW government, the families of victims and the Jewish community over whether bridge should be pulled down

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Person taken to hospital after ingesting hand sanitiser supplied by Australia’s largest privately owned hotel chain

The ACCC recalls Dr Schwartz Hand Sanitiser after it was identified as containing a high concentration of methanol

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Jewish American columnist Thomas Friedman says he was uninvited from 2024 Adelaide writers’ week over ‘timing’

Claim comes after former festival board member Tony Berg accused Louise Adler and Randa Abdel-Fattah of ‘hypocrisy’ in their accusations of repressing freedom of speech

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‘We’ve lost everything, you can see caravans floating away’: flash flooding hits Victoria’s Great Ocean Road

Woman camping at flooded Wye River with her daughters says ‘it’s just heartbreaking, strangers are hugging strangers’

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Rallies on 26 January could go ahead in Sydney despite anti-protest laws as police ‘work with’ organisers

Assistant commissioner says police will have ‘contingencies in place’ for public assemblies on 26 January

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Afternoon Update: hate speech bill faces defeat; Adelaide festival apologises to Abdel-Fattah; and pelvic floor strategies

Opposition leader Ley labels bill ‘unsalvageable’ while Greens senator says it should be properly scrutinised and include protection for LGBTQ+ people

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Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it

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Home hope Alex de Minaur handed no favours with tough Australian Open draw

Alex de Minaur has been given a devilish Australian Open draw and will face former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini in the first round

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From criminalising hatred with ‘intent’ to gun buyback: four key parts of Albanese’s omnibus bill explained

The memorandum accompanying hate speech bill is 319 pages long. Here’s what you need to know about the laws proposed after Bondi terror attack

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Trump says Iran has told him ‘killing has stopped’ as he pulls back from strike threats

US president says he has been assured by Tehran ‘there’s no plan for executions’ of protesters

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G7 threatens more sanctions for Iran amid ’high level of reported deaths and injuries’ - as it happened

G7 members ‘remain prepared to impose additional restrictive measures if Iran continues to crack down on protests and dissent’

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‘Smiling assassin’ Jordan Smith basks in spotlight after hitting $1m tennis jackpot

Amateur player and coach celebrates winning One Point Slam at Australian Open and hopes to use million-dollar payday to travel and buy home in Sydney

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Adelaide festival apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah and invites her to participate in 2027 writers’ week

Apology comes as former Adelaide festival board member accuses Louise Adler of hypocrisy after she resigned citing free speech concerns

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My favourite Lebanese restaurant has closed and I am bereft. Abdul’s, I’m sorry I took you for granted

For decades, the Sydney institution promised smooth hummus, abrupt service and unchanging decor. It was my family’s alternate living room. Where to turn to now?

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Football Australia appoints ex-Stan boss Martin Kugeler to end long search for CEO

Football Australia’s eight-month global search for a new chief executive has ended with former Stan boss Martin Kugeler appointed to lead the federation

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Iran crisis explained: what we know so far

Donald Trump says ‘there’s no plan for executions’ in Iran, as Iranian airspace closes and reopens, and some western countries urge their citizens to leave

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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy declares energy emergency as cities shiver

Night-time temperatures dip close to -20C; minister outlines major problems with desertion and conscription evasion. What we know on day 1,422

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