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Catherine Page Jeffery

researcher in media and communications

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    Australia doubles social media ban fines to A$99 million as 85% of under-16s remain online

    The Australian government will double the maximum penalty for systematic breaches of its under-16 social media ban to A$99 million, and grant the eSafety Commissioner stronger investigative powers, after studies found the law has barely reduced teen usage.

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Hormuz fires, La Guaira counts

Trump escalates near Hormuz as Venezuela digs out and Europe sweats through deadly heat

The past 12 hours brought a grim split screen: a widening Gulf confrontation, a Venezuelan disaster zone and European heat that is now killing well beyond the thermometer. Politics also moved fast, with Serbia’s strongman offering an exit that may not loosen his grip, while Washington showed how directly it now intends to police frontier AI.

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  • Plane crash in northeastern France

    Confirmed eleven people died in the crash near Nancy. The aircraft, which was registered in Germany, went down during its initial ascent phase.

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AI: capabilities, regulation, labour

The EU AI Office initiated its first systemic-risk probe, and the UK published a cross-model capability benchmark, indicating progress in regulatory enforcement and technical evaluation.

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