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• Billion-dollar property collapse highlights private credit danger

  04-08-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Examinations of the downfall of Jon Adgemis's property empire may well shed light on the extent to which private credit firms, essentially a shadow banking industry with little or no regulation, have their hooks into the economy. 
  
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• Live: Cronulla out to snap two-game losing streak

  23-08-2026 05:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Cronulla has lost two weeks in a row but is still in the top four hunt when it travels to the Gold Coast on Sunday. Follow live.
  
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• 'Mainly to support AFLW': Swans fans descend on SCG amid club scandal

  23-08-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney Swans fans react to an emotional week, where a scandal continues to engulf the club, as they prepare to watch a historic double-header at the SCG. 
  
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• Live: Threats of SCG walkouts as Swans men's and women's teams take the field

  23-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney's AFLW team takes the field in the first game of a double-header, with some fans threatening to walk out on the following men's game. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Security removes banner as Swans men's and women's teams take the field

  23-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney's AFLW team takes the field in the first game of a double-header, with one banner already removed by security during the game. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Security removes banner, as record crowd attends Swans AFLW game

  23-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney's AFLW team takes the field in the first game of a double-header, with one banner already removed by security during the game. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Record crowd watches as Swans AFLW team claims emotion-charged win

  23-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney's AFLW team wins its clash at the SCG as emotions ran high amid the ongoing men's team scandal. Follow live.
  
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• One Nation pursuing migration rate 'not too different' to Labor

  23-08-2026 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation MP David Farley also told Insiders One Nation would seek to redirect immigration to regional areas and away from cities.
  
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• Hanson intervenes after MP says migration plan 'not too different' to Labor

  23-08-2026 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation MP David Farley told Insiders One Nation would pursue cuts to migration "not too different" to Labor. Pauline Hanson has stepped in to say the party's policy would actually slash immigration by about half current rates.
  
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• Live: Starc with more new-ball magic after Australia bowled out for 210

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Mitchell Starc takes wickets with back-to-back balls with Bangladesh on the ropes in Mackay. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Starc produces more new-ball magic to have Bangladesh teetering on day two

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Mitchell Starc takes wickets with back-to-back balls after Australia takes a commanding 146-run lead into the second innings in Mackay. Follow live.
  
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• Live: More new-ball magic from Starc has Bangladesh teetering on day two

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Mitchell Starc takes wickets with back-to-back balls after Australia takes a commanding 146-run lead into the second innings in Mackay. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Green the key as Australia looks to extend lead on day two

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Cam Green is looking to combine with Australia's lower order as day two begins in Mackay, after a frenetic 18-wicket opening day against Bangladesh. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Green dismissed as Australia extends lead on day two

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Cam Green is trapped LBW early on day two in Mackay, after a frenetic 18-wicket opening day against Bangladesh. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Australia all out for 210, with 146-run lead over Bangladesh on day two

  23-08-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Cam Green is trapped LBW early on day two in Mackay, after a frenetic 18-wicket opening day against Bangladesh. Follow live.
  
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• 'We're all gonna make it': What gymbros are getting wrong about Zyzz

  22-08-2026 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The early social media phenomenon around Aziz Shavershian may seem like a precursor to some of the uglier corners of the internet, but the late bodybuilder's brother says they preach a different message.
  
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• Why people are 'giving up' rather than fighting the aged care algorithm

  22-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.
  
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• Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?

  22-08-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.
  
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• Their job is to influence politicians. An MP warns they can be powerful enemies

  22-08-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Inside Parliament House, hundreds of lobbyists freely roam the corridors advocating for corporate interests. Critics say it's a problem.
  
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• Sydney Swans fans grapple with scandal ahead of double header

  22-08-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney Swans fans are grappling with an emotional week of developments ahead of a historic double header, as a scandal continues to engulf the team.
  
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• Salt-N-Pepa say they weren't always respected in hip-hop

  22-08-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  They were called sellouts, pop stars and a passing fad. Four decades on, Salt-N-Pepa are still having the last laugh.
  
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• It's time to face the music with our Spicks and Specks quiz

  22-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Do you know the missing word in this Paul Simon song title? ________ on the Soles of Her Shoes. See if you're right in our Spicks and Specks quiz.
  
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• In comedy clubs, Chinese women are having the last laugh

  22-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Meet the women using microphones, stages and a foreign language to make China laugh by turning cultural pressure into punchlines.
  
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• Quick hits: Stunning Shoriful rivals Starc's staggering spell, Hazlewood fumes

  22-08-2026 10:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Two lethal left arm quicks combine for 12 wickets, Australia comes close to snaring the rarest of dismissals, and a Harrup Park specialist fails on his return. Here are the quick hits from day one of the second Test.
  
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• Pendlebury could miss rest of season with his playing future undecided

  22-08-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Scott Pendlebury's glittering Collingwood career could be over after the AFL/VFL games record holder suffered a hamstring injury.
  
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• Live: Warriors take top spot after crazy Rabbitohs win

  22-08-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  After wild, back and forth win over the Rabbitohs, the Warriors are temporarily on top of the NRL ladder by a solitary competition point. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Traditional rivals fight it out as Bulldogs play Dragons

  22-08-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  It's a clash of local rivals as St George Illawarra take on Canterbury at the Sydney Football Stadium. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Sin bin leads to remarkable Manly blitzkrieg

  22-08-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Manly have scored three tries in a matter of moments after Newcastle winger Dom Young was sin-binned to turn their match against the Knights on it's head. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Rabbitohs-Warriors clash off to a flyer

  22-08-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Warriors and Rabbitohs have traded tries early in a high-quality encounter. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Manly run riot to hand Newcastle shock loss

  22-08-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Newcastle's top four hopes have been rubbed out after Manly turned it on to run out upset winners in the Hunter. Follow live.
  
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