Today's headlines include:

• Almost five million social media accounts have been blocked or restricted since legislation banning under-16s came into effect last month. 
• Locals have described the damage caused by record-breaking flash flooding in Victoria as “absolute carnage”.
• U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened ‍to ​deploy military forces in the state of Minnesota as protesters clash with immigration agents. 
• And today’s good news: Scientists have unveiled an exciting breakthrough in Antarctic research: the most detailed map ever created of the hidden landscape beneath the continent’s massive ice sheet.  

Reporting with AAP.

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