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• Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

  13-07-2026 07:56
  
  New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who starred in My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.
  
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• Anthony Albanese maps out AI future with new national framework

  14-07-2026 14:29
  
  Labor will develop a new national framework in response to artificial intelligence as it seeks to address the technology’s growing economic and social impacts.
  
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• Shayna Jack announces swimming retirement on eve of Commonwealth Games

  14-07-2026 11:21
  
  Gold medal-winning Australian swimmer Shayna Jack says she will retire at the end of the Commonwealth Games.
  
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• The worrying statistic around Indigenous players in the AFLW

  14-07-2026 10:00
  
  Racism remains a key issue for First Nations AFL players, while Indigenous AFLW players rate their workplace culture significantly lower than their peers, a new report finds. 
  
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• Spy agency warns active Russian hackers targeting Australian industry

  14-07-2026 08:28
  
  The Australian Signals Directorate says hackers are trying to access information through network devices, such as laptops, which use old software and predictable passwords.
  
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• Stingers see home cup as chance to grow legacy

  14-07-2026 07:59
  
  Australia's best-performing Paris Olympics team see Sydney's World Cup finals as a way to stay in the conversation outside the Games cycle.
  
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• Marshall slams rumours of Luai relationship breakdown

  14-07-2026 07:48
  
  Benji Marshall has slammed "bull**** rumours" claiming a fractured relationship with Jarome Luai contributed to the star five-eighth's early exit from Wests Tigers. 
  
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• Copyright law is now the biggest battleground in Australia's AI boom

  14-07-2026 06:33
  
  Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia's ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio.
  
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• A 60-year-old law could decide if Australia gets billions in AI investments

  14-07-2026 06:33
  
  Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia's ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio.
  
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• Sam Neill on his career, dying and the role he turned down

  14-07-2026 06:29
  
  Looking back at the wisdom and insight of the beloved New Zealand actor.
  
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• The spike in oil prices could flow on to Aussie motorists

  14-07-2026 05:16
  
  The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz saw the oil price lift, but buying in the market accelerated following Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post.
  
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• Middle East 'chaos' could see millions of motorists slugged again as oil surges

  14-07-2026 05:16
  
  The recent closure of the Strait of Hormuz saw the oil price lift, but buying in the market accelerated following Donald Trump's latest Truth Social post.
  
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• Spain 'here to suffer' and France unites against racism ahead of World Cup semi

  14-07-2026 02:53
  
  Spain is invoking the aura of the Roman Empire, while France is lighting up the pitch and remaining united off it, ahead of their men's World Cup semi-final in Dallas.
  
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• Munster's knee surgery deals major blow to Storm's NRL finals push

  14-07-2026 02:24
  
  Cameron Munster goes under the knife for knee surgery, likely ruling him out of action for the majority of regular season.
  
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• Former Spanish PM slammed over 'intolerable whiffs of racism' towards France team

  14-07-2026 01:15
  
  Mariano Rajoy finds himself in hot water after saying France's team "does not have any French players" ahead of the World Cup semifinal.
  
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• Dutch football 'deeply saddened' as axed World Cup referee dies at 38

  13-07-2026 23:56
  
  Dutch football mourns the sudden death of "highly valued referee" Rob Dieperink just months after he was removed from the panel of World Cup officials by FIFA.
  
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• How our property obsession killed productivity

  13-07-2026 23:44
  
  With housing prices coming off the boil, maybe our banks will start lending to more productive areas of the economy, like business.
  
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• Live: Oil posts biggest gain since 2020 as Middle East war fears reignite

  13-07-2026 23:39
  
  Oil prices soar more than 9 per cent as the US president threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Shadow minister says he backs drop in house prices if it helps young people

  13-07-2026 23:13
  
  Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he supports a drop in house prices if it helps young people get into the housing market. Follow live.
  
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• De Minaur ends 17-year Australian drought with career-high ranking

  13-07-2026 23:02
  
  Alex de Minaur's arrow keeps pointing upwards despite his wait for a grand slam title being lengthened by a disappointing Wimbledon exit.
  
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• 25 years on, the outback murder of Peter Falconio still haunts Australia

  13-07-2026 22:27
  
  Twenty-five years ago, the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and the abduction and escape of his girlfriend Joanne Lees in the remote Central Australian outback captured global attention. Today, it remains one of the nation's most infamous cases.
  
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• MMA upstart delivers knockout cognac gift to Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Gift register reveals incredible largesse heaped on Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Signs of sugar detected near centre of the Milky Way

  13-07-2026 21:47
  
  Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar found in raspberries in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy the Milky Way.
  
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• Tech platforms accused of sexual extortion blind spot

  13-07-2026 21:38
  
  Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.
  
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• Man who sneaked into Australia 45 years ago has lived in limbo until now

  13-07-2026 21:32
  
  Kwong Wan Lo stowed away on a ship bound for Australia 45 years ago. With no legal right to stay, he built a life in Sydney anyway.
  
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• 'Jurassic family': Spielberg leads outpouring of tributes for actor Sam Neill

  13-07-2026 21:29
  
  The New Zealand actor died suddenly at the age of 78, with Hollywood directors and actors and prominent political figures all paying tribute to a great of global cinema.
  
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• SMSFs could have to pay victims of financial misconduct

  13-07-2026 20:53
  
  The assistant treasurer is looking to revamp funding for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, saying that large super funds, as well as people with self-managed super funds (SMSFs), could be asked to chip in.
  
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• Self-managed super funds could have to pay compensation

  13-07-2026 20:53
  
  The assistant treasurer is looking to revamp funding for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, saying that large super funds, as well as people with self-managed super funds (SMSFs), could be asked to chip in.
  
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• Developers or renters? The real winners out of affordable housing schemes

  13-07-2026 20:43
  
  State and federal governments are offering incentives for property developers in exchange for more affordable housing. But a Four Corners investigation has uncovered major flaws in the strategy.
  
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