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• Breaking: Macquarie Group dumps KPMG from audit contract

  26-08-2026 10:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group.
  
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• Live: More Lang Park misery as Storm run riot against Broncos

  27-08-2026 10:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Broncos are on track for a ninth straight loss at Lang Park as the Storm run in five first-half tries. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Adam Reynolds sidelined for Lang Park farewell against Storm

  27-08-2026 10:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane captain Adam Reynolds waves goodbye to his adopted home ground from the sidelines at Lang Park as the Broncos take on the Storm. Follow live.
  
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• Matildas follow Socceroo footsteps on path to World Cup

  27-08-2026 10:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Matildas are firmly entrenched in preparations for next year's Women's World Cup, and have lined up Colombia as they look to address their future sooner rather than later.
  
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• Move to slash amount of vitamin B6 considered safe by 72 per cent

  27-08-2026 10:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Vitamin B6 is added to thousands of products, including supplements, food and drinks. Now there is a push to reduce how much is thought safe to consume. 
  
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• Nepali and Tibetan communities fear for relatives caught in flood

  27-08-2026 09:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Tibetan and Nepali Australians worry about family and friends missing after a flash flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border.
  
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• Nepali and Tibetan communities fear for relatives

  27-08-2026 09:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Tibetan and Nepali Australians worry about family and friends missing after a flash flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border.
  
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• Australian spy agency gains extended power to secretly question people

  27-08-2026 08:40 via abc.net.au
  
  An unlikely alliance of left and right politicians fails to block an expansion of spy agency powers that would allow it to question people in secret.
  
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• A GST deal and the NDIS blew out by billions — but one is sacred

  27-08-2026 08:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government had a turbulent week with tussles over data centres and division within the Labor party over its humanitarian intake.
  
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• The numbers behind Carlton's transition from AFLW darling to contender

  27-08-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  After a breakout AFLW season last year, Carlton is using some subtle tweaks to take the difficult next step of challenging for the premiership.
  
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• Anger and confusion over Labor's planned refugee cuts

  27-08-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albanese government's plans to slash more than 6,000 places from its annual refugee intake have sparked anger and confusion within Labor, and prompted accusations it would amount to an "extraordinary betrayal" of the party's rank and file members.
  
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• 'Devastating blow' as Bathla Group seeks $20m to keep building for five weeks

  27-08-2026 05:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Bathla Group's collapse leaves buyers and builders waiting for answers.
  
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• Bathla Group seeks $20m to keep building for five weeks

  27-08-2026 05:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Bathla Group's collapse leaves buyers and builders waiting for answers.
  
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• Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97

  27-08-2026 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The artist was best known for her dot-covered paintings and pumpkin motifs.
  
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• Tszyu and Mahoney camps exchange verbal barbs after controversial draw

  27-08-2026 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  While Nikita Tszyu and Ben Mahoney were gracious towards each other, the same could not be said about their respective promoters in a testy post-script.
  
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• Push for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concerns

  27-08-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
  
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• Has Alien and Blade Runner filmmaker Ridley Scott lost the plot?

  27-08-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dog Stars, adapted from the novel of the same name by Peter Heller, brings nothing new or even amusing to the plague-borne apocalypse canon. 
  
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• Crossbenchers push for an import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses

  27-08-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Support is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent.
  
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• AIS pays more than $3m in restoration to abused athletes

  27-08-2026 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Institute of Sport pays out more than 225 athletes who were victims of abuse while holding scholarships between 1981 and 2013.
  
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• Starc hits top of ICC's Test bowling rankings for first time

  27-08-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Mitchell Starc's run of hot form is rewarded handsomely after a dominant Test series against Bangladesh.
  
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• Live: Qantas profit drops, CBA and NAB flip on interest rate predictions

  26-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market opens slightly lower in morning trading as Qantas releases its yearly results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Qantas profit drops 13 per cent, CBA flips on interest rate predictions

  26-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open slightly lower in morning trading as Qantas releases yearly results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Qantas profit drops 13 per cent, CBA and NAB flip on interest rate predictions

  26-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market opens slightly lower in morning trading as Qantas releases its yearly results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Qantas profit drops 13 per cent, ASX to slip

  26-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open slightly lower in morning trading. Tech company Nvidia reports record revenue. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX to slip after mixed results on Wall Street

  26-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open slightly lower in morning trading. Tech company Nvidia reports record revenue. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Queensland premier hails data centre carve-out for coal, gas use

  26-08-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  David Crisafulli welcomes an agreement to exempt his state from having to use renewable energy to power new data centres. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Hundreds missing, including Australians, in deadly Himalayan flash floods

  26-08-2026 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. A Nepali tourism official says dozens of Australians are among those unaccounted for. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hundreds missing, including 34 Australians, in deadly Himalayan flash floods

  26-08-2026 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Grave fears are held for hundreds of people missing after flash floods swept through mountainous parts of Nepal and Tibet. A Nepali tourism official says dozens of Australians are among those unaccounted-for for. Follow live.
  
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• Woman says life saved by free lung cancer screening

  26-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Suzi Scott's mother died from lung cancer. Thanks to a free government scan, the 57-year-old caught her own cancer early.
  
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• How a national screening program aims to improve treatment of Australia's deadliest cancer

  26-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Suzi Scott's mother died from lung cancer. Thanks to a free government scan, the 57-year-old caught her own cancer early.
  
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