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Australian man jailed over video game simulating child abuse: ‘Vile’

The man, who sold the online game to thousands of paying subscribers, was also ordered to pay a $850,000 penalty.

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A Geelong man has been ordered to pay the Commonwealth more than $850,000, and had his assets confiscated, after creating and selling an online child exploitation-themed video game which had thousands of paying subscribers.

Uber Eats expands to 67 regional locations across Australia

From Broome to Broken Hill, here are the towns getting access to the food delivery service this year.

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Uber Eats has revealed 22 of the 67 new regional locations set to get access to the food delivery service in the company’s 2025 expansion.

Calls mount for RBA to ‘cut rates now’ as Trump’s tariffs batter global economy

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Economists and Greens senator Nick McKim have called for the RBA to use its powers to convene an emergency meeting and cut rates immediately.

Albo’s plan to navigate ‘Trump pandemic’ and Dutton’s vow to ‘stand up to bullies’

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton (right) speaks while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese looks on during the first leaders' debate of the 2025 federal election campaign in Sydney.

Treasurer predicts wide-ranging rate cuts as $100bn wiped off Australia’s economy amidst Trump tariffs

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The Australian share market has plummeted in early trading as markets weigh the prospect of a global trade war after China responded in kind to US tariffs.

Tiny Aussie island stumped by Trump’s 29pc tariff: ‘Nowhere on earth is safe’

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Blue waters of Norfolk Island.