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.

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On a day that should be a huge victory for Communications Minister Anika Wells, celebrating the commencement of Australia's world-first social media ban for under 16's, her name is in the headlines for another reason.

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And in headlines today, Millions of teenagers are now banned from social media as world-first laws aimed at better protecting children online come into force; The man who murdered Queensland woman Toyah Cordingly as she walked her dog on a beach north of Cairns, has been sentenced to life in prison; Former Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has told the ABC that she doesn’t regret pursuing legal action against former staffer Brittney Higgins saying the fight to clear her name will be worth the cost even if it bankrupts her; Pamela Anderson has spoken about her romantic time with fellow actor Liam Neeson saying she laughed at reports it was a publicity stunt

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27 year old nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh has pleaded not guilty, charged with threatening violence after she was caught online allegedly threatening Israeli patients while she was at work; There are more calls for crackdowns on e-bikes after another death of a young rider, this time in Victoria; US President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish, after ABC confirmed it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension; One Nation defector Barnaby Joyce has defended his new party leader's history of inflammatory racial rhetoric while avoiding questions about her widely condemned burqa-wearing stunt; Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have sold a stake in their Welsh football team Wrexham to a US investment firm

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