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26/7/19: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Communications minister, Paul Fletcher discuss the release of the ACCC report into Google and Facebook today in Sydney. John Feder/The Australian.

Big tech’s ‘trust us’ plea is not enough

The “trust us” response offered by the likes of Google and Facebook to the problems regulators say are caused by their market power is not good enough, consumer watchdog Rod Sims says.

26/07/19 Gangland figure Faruk Orman, convicted of murdering underworld heavy Victor Peirce, walks free from the Melbourne court of appeal after being implicated in the lawyer X scandal. Aaron Francis/The Australian

I’m not bitter: acquitted of murder

After more than a decade in jail, gangland getaway driver Faruk Orman wept and gave a thumbs up as he was acquitted and freed amid the Lawyer X scandal.

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WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 11: Facebook co-founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill April 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. This is the second day of testimony before Congress by Zuckerberg, 33, after it was reported that 87 million Facebook users had their personal information harvested by Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm linked to the Trump campaign. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Play by the rules

We need details and it will take time, but Google and Facebook know the Wild West era is just about over, writes Chris Griffith.

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NEWS2019ELECTION 13/05/2019. DAY33/Job1Senator Marise Payne Ð Minister for Foreign Affairs.Prime Minister Scott Morrison started day 33 campaigning in Sydney, in the electorate of LINDSAY. The The Prime Minister had his 51st birthday today.The PM visited a residential building site in Caddens to speak with young families about the CoalitionÕs announcement to support first home buyers through the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme. The building site is being built for a first home buyer family.Also attending were Senator Marise Payne Ð Minister for Foreign Affairs; Patron Senator for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh Ð Liberal Candidate for Lindsay, Brett Hiscock Ð Construction Manager, Simonds Homes. Picture Gary Ramage

Bid to avoid climate stoush

Marise Payne is working with Pacific countries to avoid a diplomatic row over climate change.

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How to travel for 90pc less

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