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• Live: Parliament cancels normal business to let politicians speak on Helen Haines

  25-10-2026 21:15 via ABC News
  
  Parliamentary business will be suspended so MPs can share messages of support for Helen Haines and her family, however Question Time will go ahead as planned. Follow live.
  
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• Live: MPs urged to 'let light win over darkness' as politicians speak on Helen Haines

  25-10-2026 21:15 via ABC News
  
  Parliamentary business will be suspended so MPs can share messages of support for Helen Haines and her family, however Question Time will go ahead as planned. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Crossbenchers back call for MPs to sign civility pledge

  25-10-2026 21:15 via ABC News
  
  As parliament returns without Helen Haines, federal MPs are being encouraged to sign a civility pledge that the independent MP backed. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Wall Street retreats as oil prices continue to rise, ASX set to slip

  25-10-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  Oil prices have jumped, putting downward pressure on global stock markets, including the ASX. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Market puts chance of November interest rate hike above 60pc

  25-10-2026 20:59 via ABC News
  
  The RBA is tipped to hike rates next week. Oil prices have jumped, putting downward pressure on global stock markets.Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Wineries, breweries closing down as decline in alcohol consumption starts to bite

  25-10-2026 19:31 via ABC News
  
  Facing the "most difficult set of circumstances" within generations, wineries and breweries are going out of business as data reveals why Australians are drinking less.
  
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• More than 80 breweries lost as decline in drinking sees businesses close

  25-10-2026 19:31 via ABC News
  
  Facing the "most difficult set of circumstances" within generations, wineries and breweries are going out of business as data reveals why Australians are drinking less.
  
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• Security increased as parliament returns without MP Helen Haines

  25-10-2026 19:30 via ABC News
  
  Parliament returns today with a markedly different tone, as MPs reconvene without one of the chamber's most respected members.
   
  
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• The history quiz is back. Can you ace it, or will you be terminated?

  25-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  We'll test your knowledge of the European Union, dystopian 80s action flicks, and the works of Ernest Hemingway.
  
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• One in three homicides fuelled by psychosis, as doctors fear growing crisis

  25-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  Frustrated psychiatrists and lawyers say an alarming uptick in homicides by people with psychosis is a triple tragedy for perpetrators, victims and the wider public because many of the deaths could have been prevented.
  
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• Albanese faces stark choice if Trump escalates Iran war

  25-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  Everyone grows up, grows older and learns in Canberra that the politics of passion give way to the business of governing and pragmatism.
  
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• Live: Trbojevic hat-trick settles Kangaroos' nerves after Fiji threatens upset

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Fiji is dictates terms early to threaten a shocking upset over the Kangaroos in their Rugby League World Cup clash at Lang Park, before Tom Trbojevic nabs a second-half hat-trick for Australia. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Kangaroos wrap up World Cup weekend against Fiji after Kiwis survive scare

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  A weekend of Rugby League World Cup blowouts ends in Brisbane, where the Kangaroos are hoping to put Fiji to the sword. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Kangaroos looking shell-shocked by fast-starting Fijians in World Cup

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Fiji jumps out to an early lead over the Kangaroos as the Bati try to pull off a massive Rugby League World Cup upset. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Kangaroos escape with World Cup win after Fiji threatens upset

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Tom Trbojevic's second-half hat-trick helps the Kangaroos over the line with a 36-22 win over a spirited Fijian Bati side in the Rugby League World Cup. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Kangaroos escape with World Cup after Fiji threatens upset

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Tom Trbojevic's second-half hat-trick helps the Kangaroos over the line with a 36-22 win over a spirited Fijian Bati side in the Rugby League World Cup. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Fiji threatening World Cup upset against out-of-sorts Kangaroos

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Fiji jumps out to an early lead over the Kangaroos as the Bati try to pull off a massive Rugby League World Cup upset. Follow live.
  
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• Kangaroos escape with World Cup win after Fiji threatens upset

  25-10-2026 08:55 via ABC News
  
  Tom Trbojevic's second-half hat-trick helps the Kangaroos over the line with a 36-22 win over a spirited Fijian Bati side in the Rugby League World Cup.
  
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• Silver Ferns beat Diamonds in thriller to win Constellation Cup

  25-10-2026 05:21 via ABC News
  
  Australia loses game three of the Constellation Cup series against New Zealand to hand the trophy back to the Silver Ferns in Sydney.
  
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• Live: Silver Ferns beat Diamonds in thriller to win Constellation Cup

  25-10-2026 05:21 via ABC News
  
  Australia loses game three of the Constellation Cup series against New Zealand to hand the trophy back to the Silver Ferns in Sydney. Follow for live updates.
  
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• Live: Diamonds play Constellation Cup on home soil

  25-10-2026 05:21 via ABC News
  
  Australia is trailing New Zealand in the Constellation Cup 2-0 and fighting to keep hold of the coveted trophy in game three in Sydney. Follow for live updates.
  
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• Diamonds great says coach 'safe for now' after Constellation Cup loss

  25-10-2026 05:21 via ABC News
  
  Australia loses game three of the Constellation Cup series against New Zealand to hand the trophy back to the Silver Ferns in Sydney, with Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich under pressure ahead of next year's Netball World Cup.
  
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• Midwest muso Kevin Morby is no longer America's best kept secret

  25-10-2026 03:00 via ABC News
  
  After a life spent moving around, the respected singer-songwriter's new album is the sound of surviving and staying put.
  
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• Federal police chief links threats against MPs directly to political debate

  25-10-2026 02:57 via ABC News
  
  AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says there is an "immediate" and "direct connection" between heated moments of political discourse and the number of threats reported against politicians.
  
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• Volkanovski underscores UFC greatness with record ninth title win

  25-10-2026 02:32 via ABC News
  
  Alexander Volkanovski is far too strong for Movsar Evloev at UFC 333, as the Australian MMA great extends his record with a ninth featherweight title win.
  
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• Konstas crunches another ton for NSW, pushing case for Test recall

  25-10-2026 00:58 via ABC News
  
  Sam Konstas scores another century for NSW to boost his claims to recover his Test place.
   
  
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• It's time to tell the truth of Australia's Chinese history

  25-10-2026 00:00 via ABC News
  
  Despite being here for generations, so much Chinese Australian history is now lost and forgotten. But an ignorance about the past will only hold this country back.
  
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• Australia has an Asian history, too, you just have to look for it

  25-10-2026 00:00 via ABC News
  
  Despite being here for generations, so much Chinese Australian history is now lost and forgotten. But an ignorance about the past will only hold this country back.
  
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