PM announces tough, new laws which force social media giants to identify perpetrators or risk incurring hefty defamation payouts. Australia has joined most of the world in closing its borders to nine ­African nations over the new Covid-19 variant. Seven is the country’s No.1 television network for 2021. Sam Burgess has been approached to fight Paul Gallen in a heavyweight showdown.

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