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• Labor's student visa crackdown has created a problem it didn't intend

  29-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  Labor insists its international student crackdown is necessary but is preparing to overhaul visa requirements amid concerns that the tough rules are a deterrent.
  
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• Live: Federal government launches probe into future of Australia Post

  29-10-2026 22:20 via ABC News
  
  Communications Minister Anika Wells says a parliamentary inquiry will examine whether Australia Post is keeping pace with Australians' needs for the future. Follow live.  
  
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• First Guardian investors dealt another 'utterly devastating' blow

  29-10-2026 22:00 via ABC News
  
  First Guardian investor Melinda Kee is one of thousands of investors who have received the devastating news that they may not be able to recover the millions of dollars they invested in the scheme that later collapsed.
  
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• Australia's Cape Town desperation evident on another pulsating Test day

  29-10-2026 21:39 via ABC News
  
  Pat Cummins and Australia show just how much winning this series in South Africa means to them as the third Test is set up for a gripping finale.
  
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• Powderfinger announce more shows, discuss split and joyful reunion

  29-10-2026 21:00 via ABC News
  
  For Powderfinger, reuniting wasn't about cashing in on nostalgia, but creating a cultural moment to bring some joy back to the band, and to a divided world.
  
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• Quick hits: Marnus caught in ugly exchange after all-time send off

  29-10-2026 20:54 via ABC News
  
  Marnus Labuschagne is involved in an ugly moment of DRS drama after giving a retaliatory send off, as Temba Bavuma throws his wicket away in the shadows of stumps. Here are the quick hits from day three of the third Test between Australia and South Africa. 
  
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• Wallaby 'incredibly proud' as brother represents Australian Deaf Rugby

  29-10-2026 19:54 via ABC News
  
  Jack Cale knows he has the support of Wallaby brother Charlie and their entire family as he prepares for the World Deaf Rugby Sevens Championship.
  
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• Trains in Europe are getting safer despite recent tragedies in Spain

  29-10-2026 19:49 via ABC News
  
  Spain was regarded as a world leader in rail systems, but two disastrous train incidents this year have raised questions.
  
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• Bluebottle drones that never sleep level playing field in Pacific drug war

  29-10-2026 19:47 via ABC News
  
  Australia is giving Fiji uncrewed sea drones that can remain on open water for up to six months and use artificial intelligence to identify suspicious activity.
  
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• ATO and ASIC feared data was sent offshore in 2025, internal emails reveal

  29-10-2026 19:39 via ABC News
  
  The list of government agencies caught up in potential data breaches involving embattled transcription company VIQ Solutions is growing, with FOI documents revealing both the ATO and ASIC conducted investigations after fears data had been sent offshore in 2025. 
  
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• Council body demands data centre moratorium as planning approvals rise

  29-10-2026 19:11 via ABC News
  
  Pressure is mounting on Victoria's major parties to respond to community concern over data centres ahead of next month's state election. 
  
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• One Nation might not win Victoria, but NSW is where the real fight is

  29-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  NSW Labor has made it clear how much of a threat One Nation is to their future, but the federal government's inflation woes are only making things worse.
  
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• Economist delivers 'worst-case scenario' on interest rates as inflation fails to cool

  29-10-2026 19:00 via ABC News
  
  The Reserve Bank has so far been unable to pull inflation down to its target range of between 2 and 3 per cent. The only option left, it seems, is to take a sledgehammer to demand.
  
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• Child care sector faces further changes after shocking abuse exposed

  29-10-2026 09:10 via ABC News
  
  A proposed national childcare commission will be discussed at a meeting of education ministers next week, as the government faces renewed calls for changes following a Four Corners investigation into Australia's child care system.
  
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• One Nation MP rejects $200,000 staffer as Hanson accuses PM of meddling

  29-10-2026 08:50 via ABC News
  
  One Nation says it will not be bought or divided by the prime minister as a bitter dispute over his power to allocate parliamentary staff intensifies.
  
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• CEO of one of Australia's top cultural events becomes French knight

  29-10-2026 08:00 via ABC News
  
  Barbara Moore, who has led the Biennale of Sydney since 2019, feels a little like an "impostor" as she becomes a knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters.
  
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• Albanese is bogged down in grant problem of his own making

  29-10-2026 07:06 via ABC News
  
  Questions over a golf club grant were just the beginning of a tough week in parliament for Anthony Albanese and his government. 
  
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• Albanese has a sewerage problem and the Coalition loves the stench

  29-10-2026 07:06 via ABC News
  
  Questions over a golf club grant were just the beginning of a tough week in parliament for Anthony Albanese and his government. 
  
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• Creative project reimagines history from First Nations perspective

  29-10-2026 06:00 via ABC News
  
  Address to the Nations is an art series, video game, theatre production and TV show exploring an alternate Australian history set against the backdrop of a race-based civil war.
  
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• Less than a week from midterms, Trump is very, very unpopular in the US

  29-10-2026 04:43 via ABC News
  
  Donald Trump wants American voters to "pretend" he's on the ballot these midterm elections. Voters don't need to be reminded how much they dislike him.
  
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• Are the midterms the beginning of the end of the Trump political project?

  29-10-2026 04:43 via ABC News
  
  Donald Trump wants American voters to "pretend" he's on the ballot these midterm elections. Voters don't need to be reminded how much they dislike him.
  
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• Readers share why and how they are avoiding AI

  29-10-2026 03:02 via ABC News
  
  Readers aged 18 to 64 share the reasons they are rejecting AI after reading our story, which asked: Will you really be left behind if you avoid AI? 
  
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• Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by workers in Philippines

  29-10-2026 02:16 via ABC News
  
  Victoria Crime News is a news website that purports to use local journalists. But when ABC NEWS Verify contacted its owner, he admitted the articles on his site were not written by Australians.
  
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• Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by Philippines workers

  29-10-2026 02:16 via ABC News
  
  Victoria Crime News is a news website that purports to use local journalists. But when ABC NEWS Verify contacted its owner, he admitted the articles on his site were not written by Australians.
  
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• Australia records highest rates of anorexia and bulimia globally

  29-10-2026 02:00 via ABC News
  
  An international team of researchers has analysed global numbers of people with anorexia and bulimia nervosa, finding an increase of 71 per cent worldwide since 1990. 
  
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• Australia has highest rates of anorexia and bulimia globally

  29-10-2026 02:00 via ABC News
  
  An international team of researchers has analysed global numbers of people with anorexia and bulimia nervosa, finding an increase of 71 per cent worldwide since 1990. 
  
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• WBBL winning duo on eve of big life changes

  29-10-2026 01:51 via ABC News
  
  A lot has changed since Nicola Carey and Elyse Villani lifted the WBBL trophy last year. The Hobart Hurricanes champions are expecting a baby and are building a house together in Tasmania.
  
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• Scans reveal extent of Steve Smith's neck injury ahead of Test summer

  28-10-2026 23:53 via ABC News
  
  The Australian team says Steve Smith is expected to return for the New Zealand Test series, kicking off a run of 10 Tests in three months. 
  
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• Inquiry slams culture and command of Australia's SAS during Afghanistan war

  28-10-2026 21:53 via ABC News
  
  A secretive inquiry into the culture and command of Australia’s special forces during the Afghanistan war found deep, systemic cultural issues "enabled" alleged wrongdoing.
  
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• On a day that could have ended Test careers, a few young ones flourish

  28-10-2026 21:36 via ABC News
  
  With a reshuffled line-up in questionable form, Australia's batting stocks show the sort of fight and flair the team has been lacking of late.
  
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