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10th October 2024

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USA ‘needs’ Australia to lead on social media crackdown: Expert

US psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt, who is leading the charge for age limits on social media, has backed News Corp’s Let Them Be Kids campaign.

Millions of children skirt social media age restrictions

Research from Australia’s eSafety Commission has found 1.3 million children under the age of 13 are active on social media, despite age restrictions.

‘We owe them that’: Principal stands firm on controversial ban

When Tangara School for Girls principal Rita Sakr made the decision to ban mobile phones, TikTok didn’t exist yet. Eight years later, she’s even more certain she made the right cal...

Buzz’s off-season predictions: Feud of the Year, Bennett’s Souths fizzer

With our attention now turning to 2025, PHIL ROTHFIELD reveals his 11 bold predictions for the NRL season – from Reece Walsh losing his Maroons jersey to Wayne Bennett’s Rabbitohs ...

Australia’s richest schoolkid spurns rugby union for Wests Tigers

Heamasi Makasini, a powerful 17-year-old centre, has rejected the bundles of cash offered to him by rugby union scouts to sign a massive new deal with the Wests Tigers.

Man killed in head-on crash in Sydney’s southwest

A man has died after two utes collided in Sydney’s southwest on Thursday morning. A man and boy were also injured in the collision.

Hurricane spawns tornadoes as Milton lashes Florida

Terrifying tornadoes have spiralled out of Hurricane Milton as the record-breaking storm bears down on Florida, with remaining residents warned their homes will be their coffins.

TV vet’s census reveals what we really think of our furry friends

TV vet Chris Brown’s groundbreaking census reveals the importance of pets in our lives and how we value their emotional support even over our partners’.

Adult kids suspected father of poisoning mum in kill plot: Police

Stephan Wagner’s adult children uncovered an 18-month plot to kill his wife, police allege, calling them after tracking falling levels in a bottle of Ant-Rid as their mum became “s...

Racing heavyweights endorse The Everest’s ‘deserved’ Group 1 status

The Everest and All-Star Mile have been announced as freshly-minted Group 1 races.

Luai legacy: Star hopes brother, son build own Penrith dynasty

Jarome Luai cleaned out his locker at Penrith for the last time, but the four-time premiership winner says his name will live on at the club through his brother and son when they b...

‘Lucky to be alive’: Ex-NRL prospect’s battle with painkillers, prison

Adnan El-Zbaidieh was on the brink of playing in the NRL when a career-altering injury put him on a dark path that landed him behind bars. Now, after returning to rugby league, he ...

The Sydney Drag Queens competing to be Australia’s next superstar

A spectacular showdown will see three Sydney Queens will compete for the title of Down Under’s Next Drag Superstar.

‘Disgusting’: Customers turn on restaurateur charged with displaying swastika

Customers have turned against Nomad restaurant after one of its owners was charged for displaying a swastika at Sunday’s pro-Palestinian march in Hyde Park.

‘Ute tax’ fears reignited over new car pollution cap

The Coalition has raised concerns new car pollution caps could drive up the cost of family and tradie-friendly SUVs and utes ahead of the Prime Minister’s crunch meetings with Asia...

Man shot by police after driving stolen MP’s car at them dies

One of two men shot by police in a dramatic confrontation in Wentworthville after a car was stolen last Friday has died in hospital.

V’landys’ Bears promise amid WA’s NRL expansion collapse

ARLC boss Peter V’landys has delivered a message of hope to long-suffering North Sydney supporters following the dramatic collapse of the Western Bears’ NRL expansion bid.

From bakers to labourers: One in 16 cops working ‘side hustle’ jobs

More than 1000 serving NSW Police officers are moonlighting in other roles, with fitness instructors, cleaners, labourers and even a home baker and flight attendant in the ranks.

Island paradise a coke, meth superhighway to Australia

These idyllic islands have become a haven for drug cartels and triads to push cocaine and meth through to keep the global drug trade alive as it also moves to Australia.

‘How can this individual be here?’ Labor dodges Palestinian visa scrutiny

Labor has been grilled over how a man was granted a visa to Australia despite previously hosting a meeting of terror group political leaders and having multiple family members conn...

‘Worst in a century’: Why Hurricane Milton is a monster

With its astonishing speed, small ‘eye’ and destructive potential, Hurricane Milton is like nothing America has ever seen before. Here’s why it has authorities so worried. See phot...

Inside the Rebels’ legal case against Rugby Australia

The $30 million court case launched by the Melbourne Rebels against Rugby Australia could threaten the financial future of the game. Find out how inside.

‘Disgusting’: Woman jailed for spitting in faces of Sydney cops

A young woman’s “disgusting” decision to spit in the faces of two northern beaches police officers, who were trying to check on her welfare, has ended with a stiff sentence.

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