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• Breaking: Actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

  13-07-2026 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand actor Sam Neill, who starred in My Brilliant Career and Jurassic Park, has died aged 78.
  
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• Comm Games 'might look a little different' for swim star after broken back

  15-07-2026 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Mollie O'Callaghan reveals she has defied doctors' diagnoses to swim at the Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships despite spinal fractures and a shoulder injury.
  
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• The new political parties hoping to deceive 'useful idiots' in Victoria

  15-07-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  New political parties are seeking to exploit Victoria's anachronistic electoral system in the upper house, to harvest voters' preferences and funnel them wherever they please.
  
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• New political parties are trying to harvest Victorians' votes

  15-07-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  New political parties are seeking to exploit Victoria's anachronistic electoral system in the upper house, to harvest voters' preferences and funnel them wherever they please.
  
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• France falters at first real hurdle as superstars fail to shine

  15-07-2026 01:59 via abc.net.au
  
  France's 2026 World Cup campaign is ended by a poor 2-0 defeat to Spain, as the much-hyped collection of star forwards fail to turn up for the biggest game yet.
  
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• Live: ASX to follow Wall Street higher as US reimposes naval blockade on Iran

  14-07-2026 23:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to rise in morning trade after some weaker-than-expected US inflation figures boosted Wall Street and reduced the likelihood of the Federal Reserve lifting interest rates. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX rises after US reimposes naval blockade on Iran

  14-07-2026 23:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has started its day higher after some weaker-than-expected US inflation figures boosted Wall Street and reduced the likelihood of the Federal Reserve lifting interest rates. Follow live.
  
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• NRLW players eye off longer season and full-time salaries

  14-07-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A $5.3 billion broadcast deal, booming participation and new contracts on the horizon have NRLW stars hopeful their league can soar to new heights.
  
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• Live: More people will take up smoking if tobacco excise is reduced, minister says

  14-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil says reducing the tobacco excise to address the rising take-up of illicit tobacco will not help Australians give up smoking. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Minister pushes back on calls to cut tobacco excise as black market grows

  14-07-2026 23:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil says reducing the tobacco excise to address the rising take-up of illicit tobacco will not help Australians give up smoking. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: US blockade of Iran takes effect, as Trump backs off 20 per cent toll

  14-07-2026 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says he will not charge a 20 per cent toll on traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, as the US military confirms its naval blockade of Iran has come into effect. Follow live.
  
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• What Australia's economy could look like under One Nation

  14-07-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  From interest rates to policy advice from billionaire buddy Gina Rinehart, here is how One Nation's economic platform could look.
  
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• One Nation's economic policies extend far beyond a promise of cheap home loans

  14-07-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  From interest rates to policy advice from billionaire buddy Gina Rinehart — here is how One Nation's economic platform could look.
  
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• Telstra under growing pressure over outage compensation

  14-07-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra is assessing outage compensation claims, but consumer advocates say the process is cumbersome and puts the onus back on customers rather than the telco at fault.
  
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• Australia's highest-paid chief executives revealed

  14-07-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's highest-paid executive collected a salary nearly 500 times that of the country's full-time average worker.
  
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• Australia's highest paid CEO revealed

  14-07-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's highest-paid executive collected a salary nearly 500 times that of the country's full-time average worker.
  
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• Quiz: Dust off your passport and join us on a trip

  14-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Which of these peaks isn't in the Himalayas? And in what country would you find the island of Rapa Nui?
  
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• Anthony Albanese maps out AI future with new national framework

  14-07-2026 14:29 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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 via abc.net.au
  
  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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