Some Coalition MPs have cold feet on the social media ban. Dutton will stare them down
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Some Coalition MPs have cold feet on the social media ban. Dutton will stare them down

Doubts about Labor’s bill,which could be rammed through parliament this week,have expanded to include more mainstream Coalition MPs.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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My daughter’s new principal has a superpower. Now,what was his name?
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My daughter’s new principal has a superpower. Now,what was his name?

My recall of names is hopeless. However,a mum I met at orientation has taught me a thoroughly modern way to overcome that affliction.

  • byCherie Gilmour
Perth Instagram star takes the stand in ex-boyfriend’s murder trial
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Perth Instagram star takes the stand in ex-boyfriend’s murder trial

The last witness to be called in Andre Rebelo’s murder trial was revealed to be his famous ex-girlfriend and mother of their son,Grace Piscopo.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
‘Elderly abuse’:Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson

‘Elderly abuse’:Boxing fans boo Jake Paul’s win over Mike Tyson

Tyson landed just 18 of the 97 punches he threw,looking gassed after two rounds.

‘No one asked’:Why Andre Rebelo didn’t tell anyone he was last to see his mother alive

‘No one asked’:Why Andre Rebelo didn’t tell anyone he was last to see his mother alive

State prosecutors have accused Andre Rebelo of lying about the reason he went to his mother’s house on the morning she died.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Who decides what’s true? The ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s misinformation bill

Who decides what’s true? The ‘gaping hole’ in Labor’s misinformation bill

Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey says the proposed law has a big problem:“When it talks about what’s ‘reasonably verifiable’ as false,how do you decide?”

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
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Andre Rebelo claims his mum asked for help with insurance policies weeks before her death
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Andre Rebelo claims his mum asked for help with insurance policies weeks before her death

The 28-year-old told the court he saw his mum on the morning that she died but did not kill her.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
How would a social media ban actually work?

How would a social media ban actually work?

Almost a quarter of children aged eight to 10 use social media,as do half of 13-year-olds. How would new laws banning them from apps actually keep them off?

  • byPaul Sakkal,David Swan andTim Biggs
YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown

YouTube on ban list as all states back teen social media crackdown

The agreement throws state support behind the federal government’s bid to impose the restrictions on social media platforms.

  • byDavid Crowe
50 million and counting:Too many people want to be social media influencers
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50 million and counting:Too many people want to be social media influencers

There are now an estimated 50 million influencers worldwide but as social media stars become more famous,their relative importance in the economy in which they operate has dwindled.

  • byThe Economist
Over $100,000 in debt:Court hears how Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo’s glamorous life was funded

Over $100,000 in debt:Court hears how Andre Rebelo and Grace Piscopo’s glamorous life was funded

Publicly,the couple were living the high life but behind closed doors they were so broke Rebelo had to apply for centrelink payments and ultimately filed for bankruptcy in the face of massive credit card debt.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt