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Reddit has launched a legal challenge to Australia's world-leading ban on social media for under-16s; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’s asked an independent watchdog to provide advice on travel expense rules for members of parliament; A multi-million dollar robbery in Canberra is being dubbed ‘Australia’s version of the Louvre heist’; Weight loss drugs such as Ozempic could soon become cheaper in Australia as the federal government considers subsidies for the medications; Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are confirmed to star in the new The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.

Planning a trip to the US? You might have to give up the last five years worth of your social media data to enter the states thanks to new rules proposed by the Trump administration.

Plus, former pilot Greg Lynn has had his murder conviction for the 2020 killing of camper Carol Clay overturned on appeal by the Victorian Supreme Court... so what happens now? 

And in headlines today, Tom Silvagni can now be identified as the man found guilty of raping a woman last year; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says any decision to give up disputed territory to end the war with Russia must be put to a national vote; Two bushfires that burned at emergency level for hours in Perth’s north-east and south-east have been downgraded to watch and act alerts; Time magazine has named the “Architects of AI” as its 2025 Person of the Year. 

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Former pilot Greg Lynn has successfully appealed his 2024 murder conviction for the death of camper Carol Clay, with the Victorian Court of Appeal ordering a fresh trial; The Trump administration has unveiled new, mandatory requirements for tourists entering the US from 42 visa-exempt countries, including the UK, France, and Australia; Australians spent big at the altar of rock gods AC/DC and Oasis, continuing a run of strong household spending that will add to the Reserve Bank's concerns over inflation; And Australia's most complained about ads for 2025 have been revealed, with sex, nudity, violence, and health and safety ranking as the top community concerns among 5,000 complaints assessed by the watchdog.

With Christmas just two weeks away, a cherished holiday tradition is fading... the handwritten letter to Santa.

We look at the history of the letter to Santa, from its humble beginnings to now.

Plus, we get an exclusive report straight from the North Pole with an industry insider about what the big man in red is seeing this year!

And in headlines today, Australia has recorded its largest number of Indigenous deaths in custody in over 40 years; Aryna Sabalenka is adamant her 'battle of the sexes'-style exhibition clash with Nick Kyrgios isn't going to prove a meaningless gimmick that damages women's sport; Author Sophie Kinsella, known for her bestselling Shopaholic books that were adapted into a movie starring Aussie Isa Fisher, has died at the age of 55; The Duchess of Sussex has finally been able to make contact with her estranged father Thomas Markle in hospital

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A woman found dead in a car outside a NSW police station has been identified; Nine women were killed and at least ten others injured when Nigerian soldiers reportedly opened fire on a protest in Adamawa state; A new UN Women report shows that over two-thirds of female journalists, activists, and human rights defenders have experienced online abuse; Communications Minister Anika Wells has accepted that her taxpayer-funded travel claims have prompted a “gut reaction” from the public; Australian comedian Julian Woods has been named as one of four main suspects in a Bali police investigation into alleged pornographic activity.