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The Quicky News: Friday January 16th 2026

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Days after bushfires raged across the state, flash flooding has hit Victoria’s Great Ocean Road; According to figures released by the federal government today, almost five million social media accounts have been deactivated or restricted since Australia's world-first age restrictions took effect on December 10; US President Donald Trump has threatened ‍to use the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to ​deploy military forces in Minnesota amid escalating tension over the ⁠deployment of federal ICE agents, which has become the focus of daily clashes; Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok will no longer be able to edit photos to portray real people in revealing clothing in places where that is illegal; Pamela Anderson has explained how she felt uncomfortable in the audience at the Golden Globes, because she was sitting near Seth Rogan who made a TV show about some of the worst times in her life without ever speaking to her about it

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