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• Bledisloe Cup quadruple-header announced as sevens added to ticket

  02-09-2026 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's sevens teams will share the stage in a scheduling first with the Wallabies and Wallaroos to create a Bledisloe Cup quadruple-header in Sydney.
  
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• World leaders missing in action as UN warns of climate target breach

  02-09-2026 10:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.
  
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• Albanese bristles at pre-COP questions as UN delivers sobering report

  02-09-2026 10:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A new UN report warns the world is likely to overshoot warming of 1.5C as world leaders shun Australia's pre-COP talks in Fiji.
  
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• Ciraldo calls out NRL over delayed rule-change communication

  02-09-2026 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Cameron Ciraldo says he only learned his team will act as guinea pigs this week for some new NRL rules via an email. 
  
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• AFL boss backflips by scrapping controversial 'Opening Round' experiment

  02-09-2026 09:27 via abc.net.au
  
  AFL CEO Andrew Dillon says the 2027 season will start with all 18 teams in action despite previously defending the staggered start.
  
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• Former Bondi Rescue lifeguard Matt Dee dies

  02-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Well-known former Bondi Rescue cast member and mental health advocate Matt Dee has died, according to a statement posted online by the clothing and events company he co-founded.
  
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• Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• 'A miss on our side': Telstra outage caused by known issue

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• Breaking: Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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• Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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• Live: ASX likely to tumble, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes

  01-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is on track to fall quite sharply after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, driving oil prices up and contributing to a global bond sell-off. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX falls sharply, oil hits two-month high amid US-Iran strikes

  01-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is recording heavy losses after the US launched fresh strikes against Iran, driving oil prices up and contributing to a global bond sell-off. Follow live.
  
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• Australians accused of involvement with IS look set to face Iraqi trial

  01-09-2026 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Local Iraqi authorities say they have finishing interrogating more than 5,700 prisoners transferred from Syria earlier this year.
  
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• Live: Four Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster

  01-09-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Four Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for Australians revised down to 38. Follow live.
  
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• Injuyred Kokkinakis withdraws from US Open before hitting a ball

  01-09-2026 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Thanasi Kokkinakis concedes he may have contested his last US Open without even hitting a ball after the cursed star's body failed him once again.
  
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• Injured Kokkinakis withdraws from US Open before hitting a ball

  01-09-2026 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Thanasi Kokkinakis concedes he may have contested his last US Open without even hitting a ball after the cursed star's body failed him once again.
  
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• New plan to tackle drug trafficking in Pacific as Australian cases soar

  01-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The drug smuggling trade ravaging some Pacific communities is being fed by Australia's appetites for illegal drugs with seizures more than three times higher than last year.
  
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• AI boom could hit housing pipeline as worker shortage grows

  01-09-2026 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A government-established jobs and skills commission is calling on urgent action to add thousands of skilled tradespeople to the workforce and address poaching across projects.
  
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• Silicon Valley fascism is waging war on democracy

  01-09-2026 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The author of The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, has a warning.
  
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• Rescue package to help vulnerable families care for children at home

  01-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The in-home childcare sector says the relief package is "monumental" but warns longer term problems still need to be addressed.
  
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• Social media algorithm opt-in would curb 'manosphere', says advocate

  01-09-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.
  
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• How Coles and NSW Police busted an Apple gift card tampering scam

  01-09-2026 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Police found a bag containing 47 iTunes gift cards in bundles of five labelled with post-it notes when they raided a home in Sydney's western suburbs.
  
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• Partner of missing Australian in Nepal says waiting for news has been 'hell'

  01-09-2026 12:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A week after the catastrophic Nepal-Tibet flood, Sarada Viswanathan is refusing to give up on her partner Rishab Iyer, who is still missing.
  
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• Missing Australian found in Tibet was not in flood zone, China says

  01-09-2026 11:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of 43 missing Australians is found alive six days after catastrophic floods hit the Nepal-China border.
  
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• Missing Australian found in Tibet floods was not in flood zone, China says

  01-09-2026 11:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of 43 missing Australians is found alive six days after catastrophic floods hit the Nepal-China border.
  
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• Australian missing in Nepal-Tibet floods found alive

  01-09-2026 11:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of 43 missing Australians is found alive six days after catastrophic floods hit the Nepal-China border.
  
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• Authorities investigate reports former ADF soldier killed in Ukraine

  01-09-2026 10:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The soldier, known by the nickname "Mozzie", was serving as a combat medic with Ukraine's 1st Foreign Legion Squadron.
  
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• Labor MP has 'no recollection' of serious car crash

  01-09-2026 10:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Backbencher Ed Husic returns to work after suffering a concussion and fractures as a result of the collision.
  
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• Minister tells Hanson to look in mirror over political violence claim

  01-09-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Senator Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour after she accused the prime minister of inciting political violence. 
  
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• Attorney-General calls on Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour

  01-09-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has called on Senator Pauline Hanson to reflect on her own behaviour after she accused the prime minister of inciting political violence. 
  
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