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Coming up on your lunchtime update, mothers play over social media ban, tougher restrictions proposed for gambling ads, and Nick Curios bids farewell to Wimbledon. I'm Madeline McNeil with the latest from Tapped News Parents say a delay to stronger social media laws doesn't make any sense because it's letting the tech giants off the hook Labour iss pushing to strengthen the powers of the ESafety Commissioner to prosecute platforms who breach the under sixteen's ban. The fine for tech companies would also double to ninety nine million dollars Emma Mason, who lost her daughter to suicide after online bullying, says the opposition should help pass the laws today rather than launch an inquiry. I'm just so confused because this is bipartisan law that you know was changing children's lives in Australia and we now find that there's a deficit, we need to fix it. and now it's a political game. I'm just ohsh I'm so upset A number of independent MPs have raised questions about the federal government's proposed gambling laws. Legislation has been introduced into parliament which would see greater restrictions on when and where wagering companies can advertise. More would also have to be done to stop under eight teens from gambling online, but Perth based MP Kate Cheney has told Parliament the legislation doesn't go far enough This bill fully addresses only a handful of the Murphy Report's thirty one recommendations. There is no national regulator There is no restriction on inducements The flagship measure, the advertising restriction, is not the comprehensive phase out the report called for The federal government says a group of asylum seekers who tried to enter Australia are no longer on our shores A dozen men believed to be Chinese nationals arrived by boat in Far North, Queensland on Tuesday. A thirty four year old Taiwanese man has been charged over the incident. anotherother man is in custody A senior liberal MP has denied claims he's on the way out as his seat comes under pressure from one nation. Federal politics reporter Nelson Scott. Like many opposition MPs, Andrew Hasty faces a fierce challenge to retain his seat of canon As arch rival One Nation plans to contest the pererth based electorate He's also received increased security amid threats against his family There are reports Mr. Hasty has had enough and may quit politics, a claim he categorically denies. I am here to stay and I will recontest the next election. It follows calls from opposition leader Angus Taylor for discipline and unity, as support for the cooalition' slubs to record lows One liberal MP believes the party is in need of a rebrand. Her colleague, James Patterson, has slapped down the idea. I don't believe in a logo led recovery. Liberals also maintain Mr. Taylor is the right person to lead the party to the next election Nelson Scott, Camberra One of Australia's oldest shoe retailers has called involuntary administrators as it reassesses its future. After one hundred and thirty four years, Bs has announced it will close twenty of its remaining thirty five physical locations as it transitions towards online sales only The brand is blaming a decline in foot traffic in shopping centers And a komodo dragon has hatched at a reptile park on the New South Wales central coast Sunda could eventually grow to three meters in length but is currently just thirty centimetres long Australian Reptile park's Brandon Gifford says it's just the third time one of these lizards has been hatched in Australia. It's a massive process, It's about two years of. planning and putting the dragons together and then nine months of incubating the little lizard. So it's a big milestone for Australia In finance, the Australian dollar is buying around sixty eight US cents. Sport Nick Kurios has cast fresh doubt on his future in professional tennis, admitting this year's Wimbledon is likely to be his last. Craig Gabriel reports. Nick Kurios is by far one of the most charismatic tennis players ever. He's had a rocky association with fans and the media, but he is a player that cannot be ignored. At Wimbledon he lost his doubles with Alexander Bublick, and post match he's revealed that this was his last Wimbledon. He said he wished he was a player that could have gone under the radar, but now he just doesn't want to get onto the roller coaster anymore. He said Wimbledon was his making from the first time he played here, and he made sure to look around before leaving the court Gabriel Wimbledon At the FIver World Cup, the USA moves through to the round of sixteen with a two knil win overver Bosnia and Herzegovna. Elier Belgium scored an extra time to secure a three to win over Senegal, and England fought back for a two one come from behind win of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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