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Australia news live: Drugs regulator to crack down on illegal peptides; Labor to spend $100m on arthritis research

Good morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.

A non-profit organisation that runs a helpline for young people says there is little sign of a dip in cyberbullying or image-based abuse in the six months since teenagers under 16 have been banned from social media. More coming up.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has announced a crackdown on illegal peptides, labelling the unregulated drugs a “priority focus area” due to a surge in imports and online advertising. More details in a moment.

And the federal government has come up with $100m for more medical research into arthritis, to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

Read original at The Guardian

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