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• The Rio legacy: Why Aussie rugby sevens gold will forever have an impact

  07-08-2026 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  It may be 10 years since Australia won gold in women's rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics, but the impact of the victory will be felt for generations to come.
  
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• From Chicken Fried to Kiwi sledge: How Aussies won historic Olympic gold

  07-08-2026 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  It may be 10 years since Australia won gold in women's rugby sevens at the Rio Olympics, but the impact of the victory will be felt for generations to come.
  
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• US yen intervention blindsides Europe, puts global economy on alert

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.
  
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• Global economic policy seems to be at the mercy of Bessent's to-do list

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Global economic policy now seems at the mercy of an exceptionally casual approach to information, scribbled on a notepad, awaiting an update on Scott Bessent's to-do list.
  
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• Cory Doctorow thinks Australia should be worried about digital sovereignty

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Cory Doctorow says the AI revolution promised by tech bros isn't inevitable but the bursting of an AI bubble is. He wants to remind us another future is possible.  
  
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• Albanese returns to a gambling debate ready to catch fire

  07-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The explosive evidence heard at a two-day inquiry into Labor's proposed crackdown on wagering advertising has proved a watershed moment for the increasingly friendless bill.
  
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• Dead AFL star's mother accuses league of 'cover up' on brain injury

  07-08-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  West Coast Eagles star Adam Hunter's mother Joanne Brown says AFL executive Laura Kane reached out to her, but the grieving mother says the phone call was "too little, too late".
  
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• Tragic figure or traitor? New show looks at life of Bennelong

  07-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Bennelong sang the first Aboriginal song on English soil in 1793. His life and legacy is under the microscope in Jane Harrison's play Bennelong in London.
  
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• Unknown Australian soldiers identified decades after deaths in action

  07-08-2026 14:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The soldiers died on the same day, 24 years apart. The first fell in Europe towards the end of World War I and the second in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.
  
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• Travis Head pips star duo to win second-straight Allan Border Medal

  07-08-2026 12:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Swashbuckling batter Travis Head's big year — including three Ashes centuries — wins him a second straight Allan Border Medal, with fellow Ashes heroes Alex Carey and Mitchell Starc hot on his heels.
  
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• Ruthless Lions send ominous warning to AFL rivals by dismantling Hawks

  07-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane shows the rest of the competition why it has won the last two premierships by dominating Hawthorn at the Gabba.
  
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• Live: Ruthless Lions send ominous warning to AFL rivals by dismantling Hawks

  07-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane shows the rest of the competition why it has won the last two premierships by dominating Hawthorn at the Gabba. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Morris dominates first half as Brisbane puts Hawthorn to the sword

  07-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Logan Morris kicks four goals in the first half as the Lions put down a marker against the Hawks at the Gabba. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Lions and Hawks in blockbuster, Cats name player in concussion drama

  07-08-2026 10:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Defending premiers Brisbane Lions host Hawthorn in a Friday night blockbuster at the Gabba, as Geelong makes a move in the midst of its concussion scandal. Follow live.
  
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• Artwork riffing on Renaissance painting and George Orwell wins $100k

  07-08-2026 10:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Ryan Presley has won the top prize at the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards for an oil painting riffing on Renaissance art.
  
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• ACCC launches inquiry into food labelling claims after Four Corners investigation

  07-08-2026 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's consumer watchdog has launched an inquiry into allegations of misleading consumer conduct after a major Four Corners investigation examining food fraud.
  
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• ACCC launches inquiry into claims of food labelling after Four Corners investigation

  07-08-2026 09:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's consumer watchdog has launched an inquiry into allegations of misleading consumer conduct after a major Four Corners investigation examining food fraud.
  
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• Men to be offered prostate screening from age 45 under new guidelines

  07-08-2026 09:03 via abc.net.au
  
  New guidelines released today will change the way men are screened for prostate cancer and lead to less invasive testing.
  
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• Live: Coaching great Bellamy says he will coach Storm in 2027

  07-08-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Legendary NRL coach Craig Bellamy says he will be coach of the Melbourne Storm in 2027, despite recent health issues. Follow live.
  
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• Visa overstayers to have work rights revoked if asylum claim rejected

  07-08-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is expected to take a hard line on temporary visas as it continues to consider ways to reduce Australia's migration figures.
  
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• Ex-AFLPA boss calls for independent tribunal over Cats concussion waiver

  07-08-2026 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Former AFLPA chief and Tigers player Joel Bowden calls for a Senate committee hearing into the secret waiver involving a Geelong player with concussion history, calling the move "gambling with a young person's health and safety".
  
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• What we heard in powerful testimony from witnesses at NDIS inquiry

  07-08-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate inquiry into the proposed NDIS shake-up was told the government must stamp out rorting, while avoiding cuts that could put participants in unsafe environments and cause carers to burn out. Here are the key takeaways from the six days of hearings.
  
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• The key takeaways from six days of evidence at NDIS Senate inquiry

  07-08-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate inquiry into the proposed NDIS shake-up was told the government must stamp out rorting, while avoiding cuts that could put participants in unsafe environments and cause carers to burn out. Here are the key takeaways from the six days of hearings.
  
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• Meta ordered to pay $806m to address 'public nuisance' and child harm claims

  07-08-2026 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $US567 million ($806 million) to address harms to young people from its platforms.
  
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• Court says Meta must pay $806m for harming children's mental health

  07-08-2026 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $US567 million ($806 million) to address harms to young people from its platforms.
  
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• NRL and AFL 'saturated' with gambling and alcohol sponsors, report finds

  07-08-2026 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Every NRL and AFL club has an alcohol sponsor this season while every NRL and five AFL clubs are sponsored by gambling companies, a new report has found.
  
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• Alcohol and gambling ads 'deeply embedded' in NRL and AFL

  07-08-2026 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Every NRL and AFL club has an alcohol sponsor this season while every NRL and five AFL clubs are sponsored by gambling companies, a new report has found.
  
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