The Iran Protests Explained & A Golden Globe Aussie Snub

Iran is facing its most dangerous uprising in years as anti-government protests have turned deadly across the country. 

Plus, we celebrate Rose Byrne’s first Globe and unpack the wins, the misses, & the best red carpet looks from the 83rd Golden Globe Awards.

And in headlines today, Parliament's powerful intelligence and security committee will today scrutinise the new hate speech laws motivated by the Bondi terror attack; The small highland community of Eungella, west of Mackay in Qld, is expected to be cut off for up to three months as flood waters continue to rise; Britain's media regulator, has launched an investigation ‍into Elon Musk's X to determine ​whether allowing its Grok AI chatbot ⁠to produce sexually intimate deepfakes violates its duty to protect people in the UK from content that could be illegal; Mattel is introducing an autistic Barbie as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity

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