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China Seemingly 'Safer' For A Holiday As Trump Seeks To Get DNA From All Foreign Tourists Entering America

CBP has proposed mandatory collection of five years of social-media history for ESTA travellers under Executive Order 14161; civil-liberties groups and a new lawsuit warn of privacy, legal and tourism fallout.

International Business Times UK

DNA, social media and family history: What US authorities could demand you hand over at the border

Exclusive: US Customs and Border Protection could soon demand your DNA as part of an Esta application

The Independent UK

Aussie travellers to give up socials crossing US border

Travelling to the United States without a visa will require Australians to give their social media accounts in the latest Trump move on American borders.

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Trump's Privacy Invasion Gone Mad: Surrender 5 Years of Social Media or Face US Entry Ban

US border plan would force visitors to disclose five years of social media and personal data, raising privacy fears for millions using the Visa Waiver Program.

International Business Times UK

Visiting the U.S.? The government wants 5 years of your social media.

Social media will be added as a mandatory data element for those filing an application to travel to the United States.

Axios

Trump ramps up tourist checks with plans for mandatory social media inspections

Exclusive: ‘These barriers will hit UK travel to the USA hard’ says Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage Travel Partnership

The Independent UK

Deadline imminent to avoid US Esta fee rise for tourists

The main portion of the price rise goes to the American government

The Independent UK

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Digital IDs are nothing new – here’s how your biometrics are used to jet off around the world

Exclusive: Passport control is becoming face control

The Independent UK

US Increasing ESTA Fee to Nearly Double Starting in September

New fee structure hikes ESTA from $21 to $40, adding a new layer to visitor costs under the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Kiplinger

'Apply Now or Pay Double': Urgent Warning to Brits as US ESTA Fee Rises to £30 From September

UK travellers face ESTA fee increase from £16 to £30 on 30 September 2025. Apply before the deadline to save on US travel costs.

International Business Times UK

Going to America soon? You have three weeks to dodge Donald Trump’s Esta fee hike

An order to extract $13 for the US Treasury is included in Donald Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

The Independent UK

European travellers to the US will see ESTA fee almost double at end of September

The price hike comes as the US is experiencing a steep decline in foreign tourists, and could potentially further dissuade visitors.

Euronews

Barred from America: The transgressions that could get you blocked from visiting the US

Drug use is a no-no – unless you are a global rock star

The Independent UK

US-bound passengers stuck at London and European airports after ESTA visa system goes down

‘As if the bleakest of days to travel to the US couldn’t get any bleaker’, said a traveller at Heathrow

The Independent UK

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Emergency inspector shifts blame for triple-zero delays

Victoria's emergency management inspector has been grilled at an inquest about its response to issues with triple-zero call response times during COVID-19.

Reason

Say Goodbye to Permissionless Travel

Americans will need a visa to visit Europe in 2024. Meanwhile, Europeans who have been to Cuba are discovering they can't come to the U.S., because terrorism.

ABC News

Public drunkenness is soon to be decriminalised in Victoria, but stakeholders say they are still waiting for clarity

Key unions and Aboriginal legal advocates fear tragic outcomes after the decriminalisation of public drunkenness, amid confusion over aspects of the new health-led response, due to be rolled out in just five months.

Irish Mirror

Advice issued to Irish passport holders travelling to the US on holiday

For those planning on heading over to the USA however, there are a few things that need to be in order before entering the country. Here are the top things you need to know when visiting the US.

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Dublin Live

Warning to Irish passport holders traveling to the United States on holiday

US Customs and Border Protection have advised that ESTA real-time approvals will no longer be available

ABC News

Victoria Police charge two teenage boys with murder after woman's death in Abbotsford

Homicide Squad detectives charge two teenage boys after the death of a woman in Abbotsford on Wednesday night.

Bangkok Post

ASW, Takara Leben prep Minburi condo

Assetwise Plc (ASW), Thailand's leading lifestyle real estate developer, has strengthened its partnership with Japanese real estate giant Takara Leben to launch a 1.35-billion-baht condominium in Bangkok's Minburi district.

Chronicle Live

Arrested, cautioned or convicted? Reasons why you may be denied entry to the USA

Do not be tempted to try to hide any cautions or convictions when applying for your Esta or Visa for your dream American holiday

ABC News

Triple-0 call centre fails to meet answer time targets after $115m spend by Vic government

A report has found Victoria's embattled emergency call centre answered just 64 per cent of calls within five seconds last financial year, well below the benchmark of 90 per cent.

ABC News

Artist Nish Cash died in Melbourne home waiting more than an hour for emergency services, inquest is told

The Coroners Court of Victoria is told Nish Cash, a proud Jingili woman and respected artist, called triple-0 an hour and 40 minutes before emergency services arrived.

Daily Mirror

New US visa rule for Brits means thousands could end up paying 700% more to enter

US entry rules for Brits are changing - and if you've been to countries on its no-go list, you could be facing costs 700% higher than the usual tourist visas

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