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• Death threats, social media and acclaim: Stars describe life in the AFL spotlight

  31-10-2017 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  AFL veterans Nick Riewoldt and Luke Hodge say the pressures of playing on Australian sport's biggest stage need to be tackled at an early age.
  
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• It's time to celebrate another year of killer Australian music

  31-10-2017 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Dan Sultan, Paul Kelly and many more acts are up for J Awards, which celebrate the best Australian music of the year.
  
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• Athletics star Wayde van Niekerk to have surgery, miss Commonwealth Games

  31-10-2017 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A celebrity game of touch rugby leaves men's 400m world and Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk out of the Commonwealth Games with a knee injury.
  
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• Robots are coming for our jobs — but it might not be as bad as first thought

  31-10-2017 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report suggests 20 per cent of the workforce will be vulnerable to replacement by robots and automation by 2030 — much less than the 47 per cent predicted by researchers in 2013.
  
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• The brave Aussies exploring and changing the world

  31-10-2017 20:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Meet three of Australia's most exceptional adventurers and conservationists, who have done everything from battle three-storey waves, to changing the way people treat this planet.
  
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• Government accused of trying to 'ram through' Closing the Gap changes

  31-10-2017 20:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Several states and territories are worried the Government is rushing its major shake-up of the Closing the Gap strategy. They've written to Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion, urging him to take the "wants and desires of the Aboriginal community" into account.
  
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• Manus refugees stockpiling water in bins to survive in abandoned centre

  31-10-2017 10:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Refugees determined to stay inside the Manus Island detention centre have rigged up makeshift rain collection systems and are stockpiling water, and say they will not leave the facility despite power and food supplies being cut off.
  
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• Manus refugees stockpiling water in bins to 'survive for a month' in abandoned centre

  31-10-2017 10:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Refugees determined to stay inside the Manus Island detention centre have rigged up makeshift rain collection systems and are stockpiling water, and say they will not leave the facility despite power and food supplies being cut off.
  
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• Thousands of Australians in Israel to mark Battle of Beersheba anniversary

  31-10-2017 09:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten lead a large contingent of Australians attending a ceremony in the southern Israeli desert to mark 100 years since the Battle of Beersheba.
  
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• How much more constitutional calamity can Australia take?

  31-10-2017 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Demands for an audit of all parliamentarians' citizenship has been knocked back by the major parties, but how many more months of constitutional calamity can we take before that becomes not only a reality, but a necessity?
  
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• Husband of murdered Australian teacher released without charge

  31-10-2017 08:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The estranged husband of murdered Australian teacher Gabrielle Maina, and his cousin, are released in Kenya without charge a week after their arrests.
  
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• House of Cards is ending — here's how it could play out

  31-10-2017 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Netflix announces season six of House of Cards will be its last. But what would be a fitting end for Frank and Claire Underwood? Here are some suggestions on how this last season could play out.
  
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• How can we give palliative care to a dying child?

  31-10-2017 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  While we prefer not to think about it, death affects us all at some point. But that conversation is forced much earlier than anticipated for families whose child is diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.
  
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• Friday night lights for Tigers and Crows, as Suns become AFL nomads in 2018

  31-10-2017 03:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Richmond will unveil its premiership flag against an old arch rival to kick off next year's AFL season, while the Gold Coast will be all but homeless for the first 10 weeks thanks to the Commonwealth Games.
  
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• John Oliver tears into Australia over 'pointless' same-sex marriage campaign

  31-10-2017 02:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Comedian John Oliver calls the campaign over the same-sex marriage postal survey "the weirdest waste of Australian money since every Baz Luhrmann movie" in a segment on his Late Week Tonight satirical news program.
  
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• Doctor accuses Border Force of exerting political influence on Nauru

  31-10-2017 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A senior doctor who was based on Nauru fears asylum seekers with severe medical conditions could die due to delays in accessing treatment.
  
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