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Greens candidate for Brisbane Stephen Bates has claimed victory in the electorate, while his Labor opponent has conceded.

Bates spoke at a press conference on Saturday and described what will be the party's fourth win in the lower house in the federal election as a reflection of how people in his electorate are feeling.

"We knew that people were interested in what we were saying and we knew that people liked our policies," he said.

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"They told us they wanted to get 100 per cent publicly owned renewable energy, they wanted dental and mental health into Medicare, they wanted action on the housing crisis.

"It's turned into a victory for us."

The Greens have also claimed victories in the seats of Griffiths and Ryan and leader Adam Bandt also retained the seat of Melbourne, giving the party their best-ever result in the House of Representatives.

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Labor candidate Madonna Jarrett said while the count "is still ongoing, it is clear that we won't get across the line here in Brisbane".

"While I am disappointed I could not be prouder of the campaign we have run here in Brisbane over the past twelve months," she said.

"Earlier this afternoon, I called Stephen Bates to congratulate him on his successful campaign.

"I wish him all the best for the term ahead."

Adam Bandt addressed the news on Twitter, declaring to his followers that "the greenslide continues".

"Stephen's fantastic win means the Liberals' defeat is even more profound," Bandt said.

"We're the most powerful third party in the Parliament, and we're ready to fight for action on climate and inequality."

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NSW Police are searching for six men linked to a serious assault in Sydney's CBD earlier this week.

Officers were called to the corner of George and Liverpool Streets, Sydney, after a man had been assaulted at about 2.10am on Monday.

A 25-year-old man allegedly became involved in a fight with six other men not known to him.

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The men fled the scene in a blue Holden Commodore.

Paramedics treated the 25-year-old at the scene where he was then taken to hospital with a fractured skill and bleeding on the brain.

He remains in a critical condition.

Police have released images of six men who they believe are involved in the incident.

They're all described as being of Indian Sub-Continental appearance.

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The first man is described as being 180cm to 185cm tall, of solid build, with facial hair and short black hair. He was wearing a blue puffer jacket and a blue and red 'Ellesse' branded shirt and jeans.

The second man is about 180cm to 185cm tall, of solid build, with facial hair and short black hair. He was wearing a light-coloured hoodie jumper and dark track pants.

The third man is about 170cm to 175cm tall, of medium build, with clean-cut facial hair and short black hair. He has a rear neck tattoo.

He was wearing jeans, a light coloured shirt with a light coloured 'Puma' branded puffer jacket.

The fourth man is about 170cm to 175cm tall, of average build, with facial hair and short black hair combed to one side. He had on track pants, black sandals, and a light coloured zip jumper.

The fifth man is about 170cm to 175cm tall, of average build, with facial hair and short black hair. He was wearing light-coloured track pants, black thongs, and a hoodie.

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The sixth man is about 170cm to 175cm tall, of small build, with short black hair. He was wearing a dark puffer jacket and light jeans.

Anyone who knows these men or witnessed the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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The teenage Texas gunman told girls he would rape them, showed off a rifle he bought, and threatened to shoot up schools in livestreams on the social media app Yubo, according to several users who witnessed the threats in recent weeks.

But those users, all teens, told CNN that they didn't take Salvador Ramos seriously until they saw the news he had gunned down 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.

Three users said they witnessed Ramos threaten to commit sexual violence or carry out school shootings on Yubo, an app that is used by tens of millions of young people around the world.

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The users all said they reported Ramos' account to Yubo over the threats.

But it appeared, they said, that Ramos was able to maintain a presence on the platform.

CNN reviewed one Yubo direct message in which Ramos allegedly sent a user the $2792 receipt for his online gun purchase from a Georgia-based firearm manufacturer.

"Guns are boring," the user responded. "No," Ramos apparently replied.

In a statement to CNN, a Yubo spokesperson said "we are deeply saddened by this unspeakable loss and are fully cooperating with law enforcement on their investigation".

Yubo takes user safety seriously and is "investigating an account that has since been banned from the platform," the spokesperson said but declined to release any specific information about Ramos' account.

Use of Yubo skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, as teens trapped indoors turned to the app for a semblance of in-person interactions.

The company says it has 60 million users around the world – 99 per cent of whom are 25 and younger – and has trumpeted safety features including "second-by-second" monitoring of livestreams using artificial intelligence and human moderators.

Despite those safety features, the users who spoke to CNN said Ramos made personal and graphic threats.

During one livestream, Amanda Robbins, 19, said Ramos verbally threatened to break down her door and rape and murder her after she rebuffed his sexual advances.

She said she witnessed Ramos threaten other girls with similar "acts of sexual assault and violence".

Robbins, who said she lives in California and only ever interacted with Ramos online, told CNN she reported him to Yubo several times and blocked his account, but continued seeing him in livestreams making lewd comments.

"[Yubo] said if you see any behaviour that's not okay, they said to report it. But they've done nothing," Robbins said.

"That kid was allowed to be online and say this."

Robbins and other users said they didn't take Ramos' comments seriously because troll-like behaviour was commonplace on Yubo.

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Hannah, an 18-year-old Yubo user from Ontario, Canada, said she reported Ramos to Yubo in early April after he threatened to shoot up her school and rape and kill her and her mother during one livestream session.

Hannah said Ramos was allowed back on the platform after a temporary ban.

Hannah, who requested CNN withhold her last name to protect her privacy, said Ramos' behaviour turned increasingly brazen in the last week.

In one livestream, she said, Ramos briefly turned his webcam to show a gun on his bed.

The users said they didn't make recordings of Ramos' threats during the livestreams.

Yubo's community guidelines tell users not to "threaten or intimidate" others and ban harassment and bullying.

Content that "promotes violence such as violent acts, guns, knives, or other weapons" is also banned.

Just a week before the Uvalde attack, Yubo announced an expanded age verification process that involves users taking a photo of themselves and the app using artificial intelligence to estimate their age.

The platform only allows people 13 and older to sign up, and doesn't allow users 18 and older to interact with those under 18.

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Yubo, which is based in Paris, has attracted controversy since it launched in 2015 under the name Yellow, with some local law enforcement officials warning about the possibility of abuse.

Police have arrested men in Kentucky, New Jersey and Florida who allegedly used Yubo to meet or exchange sexually explicit messages with kids.

Last month, Indiana police investigating the 2017 murder of two teenage girls said they were seeking information about a Yubo user who had solicited nude photos of underage girls on other social media platforms.

Ramos' disturbing social media interactions didn't only take place on Yubo.

One user, a girl from Germany who met Ramos on Yubo, said she had some troubling interactions with him via text and FaceTime.

The 15-year-old said she received text messages from him shortly after he shot his grandmother and before his assault at the elementary school.

The girl said she thought any violent or strange comments Ramos made were in jest.

But after the shooting, she said, "I added everything up and it made sense now".

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