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• Live: ASX opens lower as oil price drops

  01-07-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX opens lower following a sea of red on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Dutch football 'deeply saddened' as axed World Cup referee dies at 38

  13-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Dutch football mourns the sudden death of "highly valued referee" Rob Dieperink just months after he was removed from the panel of World Cup officials by FIFA.
  
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• How our property obsession killed productivity

  13-07-2026 23:44 via abc.net.au
  
  With housing prices coming off the boil, maybe our banks will start lending to more productive areas of the economy, like business.
  
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• Live: Oil posts biggest gain since 2020 as Middle East war fears reignite

  13-07-2026 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Oil prices soar more than 9 per cent as the US president threatens to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Shadow minister says he backs drop in house prices if it helps young people

  13-07-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg says he supports a drop in house prices if it helps young people get into the housing market. Follow live.
  
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• De Minaur ends 17-year Australian drought with career-high ranking

  13-07-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Alex de Minaur's arrow keeps pointing upwards despite his wait for a grand slam title being lengthened by a disappointing Wimbledon exit.
  
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• 25 years on, the outback murder of Peter Falconio still haunts Australia

  13-07-2026 22:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Twenty-five years ago, the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and the abduction and escape of his girlfriend Joanne Lees in the remote Central Australian outback captured global attention. Today, it remains one of the nation's most infamous cases.
  
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• MMA upstart delivers knockout cognac gift to Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Gift register reveals incredible largesse heaped on Brisbane Olympic committee

  13-07-2026 21:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The "schmoozing", revealed exclusively by the ABC today, is part of a wider series of examples of attempted influence-peddling from businesses and sporting bodies before the Games kick off in 2032.
  
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• Signs of sugar detected near centre of the Milky Way

  13-07-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Astronomers have detected signs of a type of sugar found in raspberries in gas clouds near the centre of our galaxy the Milky Way.
  
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• Tech platforms accused of sexual extortion blind spot

  13-07-2026 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Major online platforms are accused of failing to deploy readily available technology to detect well-known blackmail tactics.
  
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• Man who sneaked into Australia 45 years ago has lived in limbo until now

  13-07-2026 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Kwong Wan Lo stowed away on a ship bound for Australia 45 years ago. With no legal right to stay, he built a life in Sydney anyway.
  
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• 'Jurassic family': Spielberg leads outpouring of tributes for actor Sam Neill

  13-07-2026 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand actor died suddenly at the age of 78, with Hollywood directors and actors and prominent political figures all paying tribute to a great of global cinema.
  
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• SMSFs could have to pay victims of financial misconduct

  13-07-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The assistant treasurer is looking to revamp funding for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, saying that large super funds, as well as people with self-managed super funds (SMSFs), could be asked to chip in.
  
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• Self-managed super funds could have to pay compensation

  13-07-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The assistant treasurer is looking to revamp funding for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort, saying that large super funds, as well as people with self-managed super funds (SMSFs), could be asked to chip in.
  
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• Developers or renters? The real winners out of affordable housing schemes

  13-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  State and federal governments are offering incentives for property developers in exchange for more affordable housing. But a Four Corners investigation has uncovered major flaws in the strategy.
  
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• What Elon Musk is getting wrong about The Odyssey

  13-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The tech trillionaire has spent a good chunk of 2026 yelling on X about how Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's Odyssey "desecrates" the ancient poet.
  
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• Geelong set star Cat timeline, Hawk sent for surgery

  13-07-2026 10:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Geelong are hopeful star forward Jeremy Cameron will return in time to play a part in their premiership push after suffering a brutal shoulder injury.
  
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• Pay deal rejection sparks A-League men's and women's uncertainty

  13-07-2026 09:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A-Leagues' athletes and the competition's bosses are at loggerheads over a new pay deal after players voted against the latest proposal.
  
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• Remembering our 'honorary Aussie' Sam Neill

  13-07-2026 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Sam Neill might have officially been a Kiwi but he did some of his best work in Australian film and television. At home on either side of the ditch, this is Sam Neill's story.
  
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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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• 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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• 'I won't backflip': Samoa star Payne Haas reveals plan for World Cup

  13-07-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Payne Haas has cleared the air about his World Cup plans and says there is a "great chance" Samoa can lift the trophy for the first time.
  
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• Government urged to 'bite the bullet' and mandate mobile phone roaming

  13-07-2026 03:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Already available to international tourists, consumer advocates want to see mobile roaming mandated for domestic customers too.
  
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• Government urged to 'bite the bullet' and mandate mobile-phone roaming

  13-07-2026 03:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Already available to international tourists, consumer advocates want to see mobile roaming mandated for domestic customers too.
  
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• Agonising finish sees Lee denied another Scottish Open title

  13-07-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Min Woo Lee comes close to emulating his feats from 2021 but is denied by a bogey-free run-in from eventual winner Tom Kim.
  
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• FIFA boss hints at World Cup expansion talks, defends hydration breaks

  13-07-2026 02:06 via abc.net.au
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino believes this year's World Cup is proof that expanding the tournament was the right move.
  
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• Slow Read exhibition asks us to ditch doom-scrolling for art

  13-07-2026 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A new show at Hawthorn Arts Centre offers a range of immersive artworks made from books and paper that demand, and reward, our full attention.
  
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• New exhibition challenges visitors to slow down and put their phones away

  13-07-2026 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A new show at Hawthorn Arts Centre offers a range of immersive artworks made from books and paper that demand, and reward, our full attention.
  
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• 'What were you doing?' The viral clip this AFLW star can't get away from

  13-07-2026 00:15 via abc.net.au
  
  AFLW star Zarlie Goldsworthy used to carry the losses as GWS languished down the bottom of the ladder. She's learnt to let them go and stay motived.  
  
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