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The Latest Breaking News from The Sydney Morning Herald

Endorsements (and cash) are rolling in for likely Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, and the government is considering prison sentences for those creating and sharing sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’.

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Michael Stutchbury resigns as editor-in-chief of the Australian Financial Review

Publication’s longest-serving editor calls time amid unrest at Nine Entertainment over job cuts and and latest pay offer

The Guardian - AU

He’s out: Biden won’t seek reelection

US President Joe Biden has bowed to pressure from the Democrats and will not contest the November presidential election. He has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Obama adds to Biden pressure

The former president and one of Joe Biden’s closest friends has raised questions about the viability of Biden’s candidacy, and nearly 13 million Australians had their health information hacked.

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‘Dark day in American politics’: what the papers say about the Trump rally shooting

Newspapers and websites in the US and around the world are leading on the shocking events in Pennsylvania

The Guardian - AU

Police say father tried to ‘prevent rescue’ of his children from house fire he is suspected to have started

He allegedly attacked his partner before setting the house on fire and trapping his seven children

The Independent UK

Trump immune to interference charges

The former US president will not be charged for allegedly interfering in the 2020 election, and Fatima Payman is considering a new ‘teal-style’ political organisation.

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Decision to award Ben Roberts-Smith extra medal made by King Charles, not Australia, Albanese says

Buckingham Palace decided to give all Victoria Cross recipients a coronation medal, prime minister says

The Guardian - AU

Nine to cull 200 jobs in latest mass media lay-offs

The publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age plans to trim its staff by about four per cent after Meta declined to renew a lucrative content deal.

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Judith Whelan, respected and loved editor at Sydney Morning Herald and ABC, dies from cancer aged 63

Newsrooms pay tribute to ‘natural leader and beautiful person’ who nurtured young talent

The Guardian - AU

Two Black Star Pastry Employees Claim They Were Sacked For Wearing Keffiyeh While On Shift

The women are now taking their former employer to court.

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Elon Musk’s X threatens laid off employees over a major mistake

Social media platform X, which is operated by Elon Musk, has sent out a stern warning to a group of former employees.

The Street

Labor to allow foreign citizens to join ADF

Labor will loosen entry requirements for the ADF to allow permanent residents from the US, UK, New Zealand, Canada and Pacific Island nations to serve. And two-thirds of voters support increasing the age limit for social media use.

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News Corp is ailing. How long will the Murdochs care about propping it up?

News Corp’s mish-mash of legacy media assets once made sense, delivering cash flows and political clout. Now they’re just hard work.

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The Guardian - AU

‘Race suicide’: Sir William Walkley’s unearthed report on apartheid South Africa reveals birthrate fears

Exclusive: The founder of Australia’s most prominent media awards visited the apartheid state in 1958 and judged it ‘a grand country with a great future’

The Guardian - AU

News Corp editors try to impress as Rebekah Brooks and Lachlan Murdoch land in Sydney

The editor-in-chief of the Australian rolls out questionable readership figures and plugs for its new true crime podcast. Plus: Seven news boss rallies the troops

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‘Conspiratorial’: News Corp staff in a panic amid rampant restructure rumours

Staff at News Corp Australia are on high alert as the company’s biggest names descend on Sydney to hash out a major restructure.

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If there’s no reason to ‘fear’ Trump will scuttle AUKUS, why do we need to be told over and over?

Over the years, we’ve been treated to numerous stories about how people in Trump’s orbit believes he’ll support AUKUS if reelected. But there’s a reason fears to the contrary remain.

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A Sydney Children’s Book Author Has Been Charged With Allegedly Grooming A 13-Year-Old Girl

Author Oliver Phommavanh, who is 41 years old, was arrested at a home in Old Guildford in the city's west on Friday morning.

The Guardian - AU

Australian Ballet blasts newspaper review for describing dancers as ‘unusually thin’

Company’s artistic director David Hallberg says he was ‘shocked’ by critic’s review and that critique of dancers’ bodies is ‘not acceptable’

The Guardian - AU

Bettina Arndt passed hat around for accommodation, cash and new friends for Bruce Lehrmann

So-called men’s rights activist claims Lehrmann is a victim but says she stopped short of chipping in for his legal defence. Plus: SMH columnists at war

The Guardian - AU

Bruce Lehrmann case sends Seven, Nine and Ten into internecine TV warfare

The spats continue among Australia’s media outlets in the wake of the all-consuming defamation case

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Media bosses clash over AI, News Corp set for pale and stale Olympics, and TikTok’s US ban

This week in Media Briefs: News Corp’s Olympics coverage looks awfully one-note, and executives go head to head over artificial intelligence.

The Guardian - AU

No laughing matter: the context missing from a Sky News report on Steven Miles and youth crime

A combination of persistent questioning and an inexperienced premier sparked a media feeding frenzy in Queensland. Plus: end of an innings for Peter Lalor

The Guardian - AU

Ben Roberts-Smith defamation appeal: no evidence ‘blooding the rookie’ could only mean procuring a murder, court told

Lawyer for Roberts-Smith argues phrase did not necessarily indicate illegitimate killing and casts doubt on evidence from Afghan locals

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