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Accused Pinochet agent turned Bondi nanny Adriana Rivas to be extradited to Chile

Woman denies allegations of aggravated kidnapping during Augusto Pinochet’s 1970s military dictatorship

A former Sydney nanny and cleaner accused by Chile of being a torturer and kidnapper for Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship in the 1970s will be extradited to Chile to face court over kidnapping allegations after losing her seven-year battle to remain in Australia.

Adriana Elcira Rivas, now in her 70s, is accused of participating in the disappearances of seven people in 1976 – including a woman who was five months pregnant – while working for Pinochet’s secret police force.

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© Photograph: Adriana Rivas/Facebook

© Photograph: Adriana Rivas/Facebook

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Katie Perry v Katy Perry: Sydney fashion designer wins 16-year trademark dispute with US pop star

Australia’s high court finds singer’s label and merchandise distributor had been ‘assiduous infringers’ of trademark

The Sydney fashion designer behind the Katie Perry label has won her epic trademark dispute with US pop star Katy Perry, after a legal battle lasting almost 17 years.

In a majority decision on Wednesday, Australia’s high court found the designer’s label did not breach trademark laws and was not likely to cause confusion, regardless of the singer’s reputation when it was registered.

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© Photograph: Chris Jackson/AP

© Photograph: Chris Jackson/AP

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Australia cancels visa of Jewish influencer who previously called for Islam to be banned

Sammy Yahood accuses Labor of ‘tyranny’ after the government cancelled his visa hours before his flight was due to depart

The government has cancelled the visa of a Jewish influencer who has previously called for the ban of Islam and was booked to speak at several events in Australia.

The right-leaning Australian Jewish Association (AJA) said Sammy Yahood’s visa was cancelled three hours before his flight was due to depart.

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© Photograph: Dominic Giannini/AAP

© Photograph: Dominic Giannini/AAP

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Australia’s social media ban launched with barely a hitch – but the real test is still to come

The policy to cut off social media access for more than 2 million under-16s remains popular with Australians, while other countries look to follow suit

On the lawns of the prime minister’s Kirribilli residence in Sydney, overlooking the harbour, Anthony Albanese said he had never been prouder.

“This is a day in which my pride to be prime minister of Australia has never been greater. This is world-leading. This is Australia showing enough is enough,” he said as the country’s under-16s social media ban came into effect on Wednesday.

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© Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design/Getty images

© Composite: Victoria Hart/Guardian Design/Getty images

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Reddit launches high court challenge to Australia’s under-16s social media ban

Platform fighting world-leading ban on grounds it contravenes implied freedom of political communication in constitution

Reddit has filed a challenge against Australia’s under-16s social media ban in the high court, lodging its case two days after implementing age restrictions on its website.

The company said in a Reddit post on Friday that while it agreed with protecting people under 16, the law “has the unfortunate effect of forcing intrusive and potentially insecure verification processes on adults as well as minors, isolating teens from the ability to engage in age-appropriate community experiences”.

Reddit said there was an “illogical patchwork” of platforms included in the ban.

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© Photograph: AAP

© Photograph: AAP

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Virginia Giuffre’s sons deny unsigned document is their mother’s will

After Jeffrey Epstein abuse victim died intestate, sons reject claim that documents presented by her lawyer and carer represent her final intentions

An unsigned will has emerged as the crux of the battle over the estate of Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent victims of disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Details of the document surfaced on Friday as hearings began in Western Australia’s supreme court, where her sons, her longtime lawyer and her former carer are all vying for control of the assets.

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© Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP

© Photograph: Bebeto Matthews/AP

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