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• Putin agrees to resume three-way peace talks with Ukraine and US

  21-10-2026 23:17 via ABC News
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month, following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
  
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• Putin agrees to resume peace talks with Ukraine and US

  21-10-2026 23:17 via ABC News
  
  Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month, following a meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
  
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• Scatterbrained Australian approach opens door to South African victory

  21-10-2026 23:05 via ABC News
  
  Australia shows a needless sense of urgency at the crease on day four and it backfires spectacularly as South Africa takes firm control in Gqeberha.
  
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• Live: ASX to open higher as Wall Street surges

  21-10-2026 22:34 via ABC News
  
  The Aussie share market is set to open higher after Wall Street surges. Meta raises the lower end of its spending forecast to fund its AI expansion. Follow the latest on our live markets blog.
  
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• Underpaid super affects one in four workers, with billions never recovered

  21-10-2026 22:30 via ABC News
  
  One in four Australian workers have been underpaid their super — many, along with industry experts, are calling on the tax office to be more "proactive" in addressing the billions that goes unrecovered each year.
  
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• One in four workers underpaid super, with only 15pc recovered by ATO

  21-10-2026 22:30 via ABC News
  
  One in four Australian workers have been underpaid their super — many, along with industry experts, are calling on the tax office to be more "proactive" in addressing the billions that goes unrecovered each year.
  
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• Live: Minister says threats against MPs are not new following Haines, WA incident

  21-10-2026 22:29 via ABC News
  
  Katy Gallagher says she is not surprised to hear news a man has been arrested for walking into a WA state MP's office with "nunchucks". Follow live. 
  
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• How do we actually turn down the temperature in political debate?

  21-10-2026 21:47 via ABC News
  
  Politicians on all sides of politics are doing some self-reflecting after the attack on federal MP Helen Haines. But answers to rising political violence are not easy to find.
  
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• Quick hits: Sore Smith doesn't return as Marnus throws it away on horror day

  21-10-2026 21:43 via ABC News
  
  Steve Smith reaches a major milestone but doesn't return and Marnus Labuschagne makes a mockery of an enormous reprieve on a disastrous fourth day for the Aussies in Gqeberha. Here are the quick hits from South Africa. 
  
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• Will an AI-cloned free tool spell the end of expensive software?

  21-10-2026 21:00 via ABC News
  
  Software developers say they can use AI to "take back the internet" in what some are calling the dawn of a new era in online piracy. Here's why.
  
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• Could software cloning change the way we use the internet?

  21-10-2026 21:00 via ABC News
  
  Software developers say they can use AI to "take back the internet" in what some are calling the dawn of a new era in online piracy. Here's why.
  
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• Do you know when these Australian books were published?

  21-10-2026 20:30 via ABC News
  
  The celebration of homegrown literature continues — test your knowledge of Australian books in our 50/50 quiz.
  
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• What happens next in court case for Helen Haines's accused attacker?

  21-10-2026 20:11 via ABC News
  
  The accused attacker of Helen Haines, Brendan Nugent, is set to be involved in a lengthy legal process extending into 2027.
  
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• Supercharged fire seasons now threaten half Australia's homes: report

  21-10-2026 20:00 via ABC News
  
  With a strong El Niño summer looming, modelling reveals fire seasons are 21 per cent longer than they were 50 years ago, cause $6b in damage a year, and 5.6 million homes are at risk.
  
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• Politicians urged to report threats and vary daily habits

  21-10-2026 20:00 via ABC News
  
  From threats against their children to stalking and intimidation, politicians across party lines are revealing the disturbing abuse they face in public life.
  
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• OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors

  21-10-2026 19:02 via ABC News
  
  The agents weakened or disabled systems designed to catch them misbehaving, and one later denying it had done so.
  
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• Australia’s cybersecurity site among those hit by ‘critical’ software flaw

  21-10-2026 17:58 via ABC News
  
  The Australian Signals Directorate is among global cyber agencies urging organisations to quickly act to fix flaws in a programming language that hackers are believed to be exploiting.
  
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• House prices across capitals post steepest quarterly decline ever: Domain

  21-10-2026 15:01 via ABC News
  
  For only the second time ever, house prices have fallen across all Australian capital cities, falling by 4.7 per cent last quarter, the steepest drop on record.
  
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• E-scooter hospitalisations more than tripled since 2019

  21-10-2026 15:01 via ABC News
  
  A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.
  
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• Aussie mothers with postpartum psychosis 'falling through the cracks'

  21-10-2026 09:03 via ABC News
  
  Many Australian women with postpartum psychosis actively seek help despite not understanding what is wrong with them, research finds.
  
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• Australia at 'crossroads' as police warn of 'tsunami' of radicalisation

  21-10-2026 08:09 via ABC News
  
  Law enforcement agencies have told a parliamentary inquiry about an increasingly dangerous security environment where children and young adults are being targeted with increasing speed and intensity online. 
  
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• Childcare chain collapses amid wave of closures

  21-10-2026 07:59 via ABC News
  
  Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.
  
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• Childcare chain collapse highlights private credit risks

  21-10-2026 07:59 via ABC News
  
  Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.
  
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• Threats up fourfold before Helen Haines attack

  21-10-2026 03:57 via ABC News
  
  The attack on Helen Haines is the most serious violence against an Australian politician since the killing of an MP in the 1990s, but it did not occur in isolation.
  
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• Threats against politicians have jumped fourfold this decade

  21-10-2026 03:57 via ABC News
  
  The attack on Helen Haines is the most serious violence against an Australian politician since the killing of an MP in the 1990s, but it did not occur in isolation.
  
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• RBA deputy warns inflation outlook 'materially worse' as next decision looms

  21-10-2026 03:01 via ABC News
  
  As markets put the chance of a rate hike in November at 42 per cent, Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser warns of a "central banker's nightmare".
  
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• PNG Chiefs unveil new logo ahead of 2028 NRL entry

  21-10-2026 02:42 via ABC News
  
  The PNG Chiefs logo brings together elements representative of the country ahead of its NRL debut in 2028.
  
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• Proposed depression subtype involves waking up tired or being a night owl

  21-10-2026 01:01 via ABC News
  
  A new study suggests one in four people with severe, recurrent or persistent depression have a proposed subset called "circadian depression", where people often report waking up very tired and being a "night owl".
  
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• One in four people with severe depression may have a dysregulated body clock

  21-10-2026 01:01 via ABC News
  
  A new study suggests one in four people with severe, recurrent or persistent depression have a proposed subset called "circadian depression", where people often report waking up very tired and being a "night owl".
  
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• AFL sets date and time of AFL Origin between WA and SA

  21-10-2026 00:06 via ABC News
  
  The AFL has set the date for next year's State of Origin clash between Western Australia and South Australia.
  
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