Donkey Kong record-holder Billy Mitchell ‘defamed’ by Brisbane YouTuber’s ‘heinous’ death video

Donkey Kong record-holder Billy Mitchell ‘defamed’ by Brisbane YouTuber’s ‘heinous’ death video

An American gamer who held the world record score for arcade game Donkey Kong has appeared in a Brisbane court for the start of a defamation trial against an Australian YouTuber.

  • byRex Martinich

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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died,Google CEO says

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died,Google CEO says

Wojcicki,one of the most prominent women in tech,stepped down from her role at YouTube in 2023,a position she held for nine years.

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‘This is democracy manifest!’ Internet sensation Jack Karlson dies

The Queensland man who rose to fame after a historical arrest video was posted online more than 10 years ago has been described as “an enigma”.

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Do you recognise this man? He has 300 million die-hard fans but isn’t famous

Do you recognise this man? He has 300 million die-hard fans but isn’t famous

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The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

The grey zone of misinformation:Iran,Russia’s payments to US media outlet revealed

Legal experts say US journalists who were paid by sanctioned Iranian media entities could be in legal jeopardy.

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Determined,tone-deaf and glib:Rebel Wilson tells her own story

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Wilson is a talented actor,but she can’t replicate that talent in her memoir.

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The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’
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The ABC reporter,the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’

Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists,one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.

  • byKate McClymont
‘You’re not such a crazy conspiracy theorist any more’:Preppers go mainstream

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