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Fact-checking ecosystem has led to censorship over important discussions in countless cases

In countless cases over the last few years, the fact-checking ecosystem has labelled contested facts as being false – leading to censorship over important discussions, says Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton. This comes as draft legislation from the Albanese government would grant the Australian Media and Communications Authority (ACMA) the power to issue fines to social media companies that fail to adequately crack down on misinformation. “The left clearly has a stronger grip on institutions and the danger with fact checkers turning their gaze to opinions is that one side of politics will have a strangle hold on acceptable discourse,” Mr Houghton said. “Eventually, no contrary opinion will be safe, no matter who you are.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Trudeau announces child care infrastructure funding to create more spaces

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces plans to spend $625 million to help provinces and territories build child-care infrastructure. From the backyard of a Mississauga, Ont. home, Trudeau says the money will be rolled out over four years to help providers renovate, retrofit and build new not-for-profit and public child-care facilities. (June 28, 2023) Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Eight word slip up condemns stars fate

In a marathon two-and-a-half-hour hearing and an hour-long deliberation, Walsh was found guilty of abusing the referee and slapped with a three-game suspension.Watch every game of every round of the 2023 NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE on Kayo Sports. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >It means the Broncos fullback will miss Brisbane’s NRL game against the Dolphins this Saturday, State of Origin Game III on July 12th and the Broncos’ clash with the Bulldogs in Round 20 after their bye.During the hearing Gold Coast Titans enforcer Fifita was called in and attempted to back up and clear a path for Walsh’s freedom by explaining he wasn’t directing his expletive outburst towards the ref, instead it was at Broncos teammate Patrick Carrigan.Unfortunately it all fell apart when he let eight words slip and then attempted to blame it all on nerves.“He said to the ref … I mean Patty,” he said.Asked to clarify his comments, Fifita said: “I didn’t mean that. I just get nervous … I get
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TSB RCMP Newfoundland and Labrador launch investigations into lost Titan submersible

The Polar Prince ship returns to St. John’s, N.L., after participating in a massive international search for the Titan submersible, which officials believe imploded on its descent to the wreck of the Titanic. Kathy Fox, chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, says the board is investigating and Supt. Ken Osmond of the Newfoundland and Labrador RCMP says the force is probing the deaths of the five people on board when it imploded. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Sydney Harbour Bridge closed for FIFA Womens World Cup

The Sydney Harbour Bridge has been closed this morning for the FIFA Women's World Cup Sydney Harbour Bridge Unity Celebration. The FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 and Destination New South Wales will host the event to mark 25 days until the Women's World Cup on July 20. From 4am to 10.30am, traffic will be blocked from accessing the bridge. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Trumps trial date set for August 14 nine days before Republican debate

A federal judge has set the initial trial date of August 14 for former US president Donald Trump’s federal charges over classified documents. If the date holds, it means Mr Trump will be on trial nine days before the first Republican presidential debate. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Gilbert Gardiners Monday Racebook: Cause For Concern for Creswick rivals

Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner has run a rule over the entire meeting to identify horses to follow, forgive and sectional stars.FIVE TO FOLLOWKIND GESTURE: No match for SEONEE, a soft winner at the finish, but Kind Gesture was entitled to finish closer after a luckless run at Flemington. Held up from the 300m to 150m, stuck behind and between horses, and only got warm inside the last 100m to grab third from TYPHOON TITMUS, who finished off strongly also. DAZZLING LUCY huge effort to run second after being posted wide. Suspect this will be a good form reference going forward.BULLFINCH: Sent out a $17 chance but the Chris Waller-trained gelding should be half the price on July 1 in the Winter Championship Series Final. Nice run last Saturday, second-up, but always needed luck at the right time to find clear air from three back the rail behind eventual winner NOT AN OPTION. Got out and around heels inside the last 200m but damage done. CROSSHAVEN stuck on well for third after s
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Star posts screenshot of private Swift text

The All Too Well singer told the Royals songstress in a sweet message from 2017, “You will always be imagined in my mind in a rowboat with Annie Lennox floating down a river of cool cerebral ethereal dreams but don’t-f**k-with-me vibes all around you.”Swift continued, “And I don’t think first week record sales singularly define a legacy,” referencing her friend’s album Melodrama.Lorde, who has been friends with the Wildest Dreams singer for nearly decade, shared the text on her Instagram Story in honour of her second album’s sixth anniversary, reports Page Six.She wrote over the touching screenshot, “Taylor was very kind and not wrong.”The musicians’ friendship has at times been complicated, though, as Lorde once insinuated that being Swift’s pal was like being around someone with an “auto-immune disease.”“It’s like having a friend with very specific allergies,” the songstress told the Guardian in June 2017.“There are certain places you can’t go together. Certain things you can’t do. T
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Its incredible: Carnage at Canada Grand Prix

The defending double world champion and series leader outpaced the German driver by 1.244 seconds in a very wet top-ten shootout to secure his 25th career pole.It also completed a hat-trick for the Dutchman after poles in Monaco and Spain. It will be the third front row starting position for Hulkenberg and the first for the American-owned Haas team.Two-time champion Fernando Alonso was third-fastest for Aston Martin and will share the second row of the grid with seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes.Watch the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2023 Live and ad-break free in racing on Kayo Sports Sunday June 19th 4AM AEST. Or catch up with Kayo Minis! New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >George Russell was fifth in the second Mercedes ahead of Esteban Ocon of Alpine, Lando Norris of McLaren, Carlos Sainz of Ferrari and Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren.Alex Albon was 10th for Williams while both Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc failed to proceed from Q2
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Stars one-word text before huge Ashes news

A one-word message from Stokes, after first-choice spinner Jack Leach had been ruled out of all five Ashes Tests against Australia, was all it took to bring slow-bowling all-rounder Moeen back into England’s red-ball set-up.And Moeen could now be set for a return to Test cricket at Edgbaston, in his home city of Birmingham, when the Ashes series starts on Friday.“Stokesy messaged me with a question mark — ‘Ashes?’,” Moeen told reporters at Edgbaston on Tuesday night.“I hadn’t heard the news on Leachy at the time so I just said ‘LOL’, thinking he’s taking the mick. Then the news came through and I had a chat with him. That was it.”Stream Over 50 Sports Live & On-Demand with Kayo. New to Kayo? Start your free trial now >Moeen said he had not heard the news about Leach, who has a back injury, and thought Stokes was joking.“Then the news came through and I had a chat with him,” he said. “That was it. It’s the Ashes. To be part of it would be amazing.” Moeen, who turns 36 on Sunday,
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Farmer surveys damage in wake of wildfires

Wildfires came right to the edge of Nova Scotia blueberry farmer Peter Sutherland's fields in Clyde River, leaving him with about 80 per cent of his crop. The fire consumed key equipment, leaving his Kubota tractor a charred skeleton with pooled hot metal around the wheels. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Trump blasts federal indictment as ‘baseless’

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless" during his first public appearance since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters. (June 10) Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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South Fulton man killed in his own driveaway

People in South Fulton were shocked to learn one of their neighbors had been shot and killed in his own driveaway early Thursday morning. Police are still looking for the gunman who opened fire on Rainer Drive. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Kevin De Bruyne and Pep Guardiola: Champions League is City dream and obsession

Pep Guardiola and Kevin De Bruyne admit winning the Champions League has become both a dream and an obsession for Manchester City. City stand on the brink of glory as they prepare to face Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul on Saturday. Guardiola’s side are strong favourites for a game that could not only see them crowned European champions for the first time but complete the treble. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Stars’ daughter’s ‘sex worker’ revelation

The 19-year-old, who joined OnlyFans last year, said she’s excited about her future “big reveal” after sharing that her subscribers often ask her to go topless on camera.“I know you’re probably thinking: ‘How the hell are you a sex worker if you keep [your breasts] censored?’ But trust me, I have my ways. I still show pretty much everything,” she said in a TikTok video this week.“I just want to wait until the girls are done so I’m fully confident with everything I’m showing.”In addition to documenting her makeup routine, the teenager also said she shaves her “whole entire body” before shooting new content.“I’m starting laser hair removal soon so that’s gonna be a huge game-changer. I just can’t stand shaving my whole entire body every time I need to work! It’s so annoying!” she said.“I just get all pretty and then see what happens,” she explained of the process, adding that video content is her “least favourite” to make because she’s “so awkward.”The 19-year-old video also noted the up
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Tens of thousands join Tel Aviv Pride Parade

Tens of thousands of people on Thursday marched in Tel Aviv’s Pride parade — an annual celebration that turns the city’s seaside promenade into a boisterous festival of rainbow flags, pounding music and colorful costumes. (June 8) Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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House prices to ‘reverse’ in six months

Modelling by the ANU’s Centre for Social Research and Methods shows homeowners will, on average, stump up a quarter of their take-home pay towards their repayments — with another rate increase meaning they will be paying 50 per cent more than before the pandemic.ANU associate professor Ben Phillips told news.com.au that while mortgage holders are coming off “a few years of very low interest rates, mortgage costs as a share of income are at their highest since 1984”.“There has been a very sharp increase in the last two years, obviously related to sharp increases in interest rates, but also higher average debt levels,” he said.The modelling is based on a “conservative estimate” that there will only be one more 25 basis point increase of the cash rate by the Reserve Bank by the end of the year.There have been 11 hikes since May with the RBA set to meet this afternoon to discuss further increases.About a third of economists polled by Bloomberg expect a 25 basis-point increase in the cash r
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HHS secretary visits DC elementary school

The Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Noyles Elementary School in Northeast D.C. on Monday. The secretary was there to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's work to increase access to vision care for students. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Mom shot, killed by neighbor, sheriff says

A Florida mom was shot and killed over the weekend after confronting a neighbor who reportedly confronted the woman's children amid a long-standing "neighborhood feud," Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods told reporters on Monday. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Foo Fighters set to tour Australia in late 2023

Foo Fighters have announced they will return to Australia with a nationwide tour in late 2023. It will be the band’s first Australian tour since 2018 after cancelling their 2022 tour due to the death of former drummer Taylor Hawkins. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Parramatta Eels Star Dylan Brown Will Face Court On Wednesday 05/06/23

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has denied raping Brittany Higgins in his first TV interview, Parramatta Eels star Dylan Brown will face court on Wednesday, Overseas and in India, a signalling error is being blamed for that shocking train crash that killed nearly 300 people on the weekend, A women’s doubles pairing has been disqualified from the French Open after one player accidentally hit a ballkid with a tennis ball, Jock Zonfillo’s wife has thanked the public for their support on the one month anniversary of the star’s death, The Foo Fighters have announced they’re coming to Australia.     Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Team song word change is perfect up yours

The Magpies’ netball team on Saturday gave its big brother football club a perfect slap with a simple change to the team’s song after last month’s bombshell announcement that the football club has axed its netball program. Watch the Suncorp Super Netball First Nations Round FREE & LIVE on Kayo Freebies! Join now and start streaming instantlyCollingwood’s death by a thousand cuts continued on Saturday as they upset title favourites Adelaide Thunderbirds 53-50 at John Cain Arena. Their clinical win showed glimpses of the powerhouse they could have been, rather than what is – a team folding just seven years after conception.When the news dropped last week that Collingwood wouldn’t renew their Super Netball license, it left the team in tatters. Futures of players and staff unknown, fingers pointed, and just pride left to play for.That pride was enough for the Magpies to win their last ever home game on Victorian soil, leaving the team in tears after a tumultuous few weeks.The emotions
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HOROSCOPES BY CAINER

When is the best time to reach for what you want? When's the worst time? When will the tide of fortune next change for you? How can you know when best to push your luck... or when to rein yourself back in? Give me your full personal birth details and I'll give you the answers in 'Your Guide to The Future 2023'. It contains page after page of valuable personal astrological advice. Download Yours Now! Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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Independent MPs call for Australia to become a leader in climate change

Independent MP Zali Steggall and Senator David Pocock have called for urgent transformative action to turn Australia into a leader in climate action. “A clear roadmap on reducing emissions in transport, agriculture we need to tackle that, we need to tackle methane emissions in the mining sector which is a major problem and a source of warming," Ms Steggall told Sky News Australia. “If we’re looking at temperature goals we need to focus on that low-hanging fruit that can make such a difference.” Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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16 million Aussies at risk in fifth wave

The latest health records show 16.6m Australians have not had a Covid-19 booster in more than six months, as cases had increased by 28 per cent over the past month.It’s estimated the number of people getting vaccinated has fallen by 10,000 per week over the past three weeks, leaving health officials worried ahead of the colder months. Australia recorded 37,448 new cases of the virus in the week until June 2, with the majority of those being recorded in NSW and Victoria. An average of 5517 new cases were recorded across the country each day (until May 30), down 6.2 per cent from the week before. NSW recorded the highest number of new cases in the past week, with 13,480 people coming down with Covid-19 in the week leading up to June 2. More than 557,000 reported Covid cases nationally have been recorded in 2023, while more than 2,600 deaths were reported. New South Wales lso had the highest number of deaths and hospitalisations, with 64 lives lost, 1459 people in hospital and 34 in inten
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Tony Burke welcomes FWC wage increase

Minister for Employment Tony Burke has labelled a ruling by the Fair Work Commission to boost the wages of millions of Australians by 5.75 per cent as "the best decision" for the minimum wage. "The difference in the change of government becomes clear in people's bank accounts," Mr Burke said. Via news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site https://www.news.com.au
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‘Queen of colour’ shaking up black-loving Melbourne

Witness fashion guru Paul Smith’s current makeover of the Picasso Museum in Paris.The National Gallery of Victoria was at the vanguard when, before Covid, it commissioned India Mahdavi to do the scenography for its Pierre Bonnard Winter Masterpieces exhibition.Mahdavi, labelled the “queen of colour”, is the hottest architect and designer in the world right now.The 61 year old has a resume that includes eye-popping fit-outs of hotels, restaurants, bars, fashion boutiques, and private residences as well as her own furniture (including the famed Bishop stool and Charlotte armchair), homewares, and even a paint line.No wonder the NGV has given Mahdavi equal billing for the world-premiere of Pierre Bonnard: Designed by India Mahdavi.The exhibition, done in partnership with the Musee d’Orsay, features more than 100 works by Bonnard enveloped in lush Mahdavi-designed settings.“Showing in a museum is important and I am very honoured. I have a special affection for Australia,” Mahdavi says.Mahd
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