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• Live: ASX struggles for direction, Wall Street hits record highs

  06-10-2026 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite a solid start, the Australian share market dipped into negative territory within the first hour of trading. Euphoria over AI profits boosted Wall Street's tech stocks, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new record highs. Follow live.
  
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• Dropped Aussie opener out of Sheffield Shield match with concussion

  08-10-2026 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Jake Weatherald's wretched run has continued, with the discarded Test opener forced out of the start of the domestic cricket season with concussion.
  
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• 'Live on forever': Brock inspires Bathurst 20 years on

  08-10-2026 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Just as he does every year, Craig Lowndes is drawing on memories of Australian motorsport legend Peter Brock to fuel yet another attempt at the Bathurst 1000.
  
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• Female rage inspires new adaptation of classic novel Little Women

  08-10-2026 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  As creative and technical arts degrees and school subjects dwindle around the country, Queensland Theatre Company is thinking deeply about how to support the local ecosystem. 
  
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• NZ Rugby launches court bid to protect 'Chiefs' name from PNG league franchise

  08-10-2026 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand Rugby has sought interim and final injunctions before the NRL's Papua New Guinea team is officially launched later this month.
  
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• Breaking: NZ Rugby launches court bid to protect 'Chiefs' name from PNG league franchise

  08-10-2026 05:43 via abc.net.au
  
  New Zealand Rugby has sought interim and final injunctions before the NRL's Papua New Guinea team is officially launched later this month.
  
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• Amateur players' chance to win $1m against pros returns to Australian Open

  08-10-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Open's 1 Point Slam will again draw star power in January with Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Jannik Sinner among the players set to compete against pros and amateur qualifiers for a $1 million prize.
  
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• Major share market float of Firmus in trouble as interest wanes

  08-10-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The company is reportedly having to price its shares lower as it closed its books to potential investors abruptly overnight.
  
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• Wallabies resist urge to shift Suaalii from wing for Bledisloe Cup Test

  08-10-2026 04:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The Wallabies have kept Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii on the wing for Saturday night's Bledisloe Cup Test at Auckland's Eden Park, with Isaac Henry named in the centres.
  
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• Labor split on ATO credit card ban as businesses call for leadership

  08-10-2026 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing growing pressure over the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills.
  
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• Government under pressure to intervene over ATO credit card ban

  08-10-2026 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is facing growing pressure over the Australian Taxation Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills.
  
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• Australia wants to regulate AI like banks and airlines

  08-10-2026 04:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is looking to banking and aviation regulation as it develops laws that would make AI companies demonstrate they can identify and manage risks.
  
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• Roosters lose fifth player after winning NRL premiership

  08-10-2026 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Spencer Leniu has joined the exodus of Sydney Roosters premiership stars with the prop becoming the fifth player to confirm their departure from the grand final side.
  
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• How Vika and Linda made leap from backing singers to hall of famers

  08-10-2026 00:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Singing in church and being intimidated by Paul Kelly helped Vika and Linda Bull find their own stories. Four decades later, they are more confident than ever. 
  
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• Live: Swans blindsided by Blakey's meetings with rivals as Cats land Marshall

  07-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The prospect of a Nick Blakey trade suddenly looks very real, with clubs ready to pounce for the suspended Sydney star. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Live: Blakey chase intensifies as Hawks youngster seeks move to Suns

  07-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The prospect of a Nick Blakey trade suddenly looks very real, with clubs ready to pounce for the suspended Sydney star. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Live: Blakey chase intensifies as blockbuster AFL trade looms

  07-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The prospect of a Nick Blakey trade suddenly looks very real, with clubs ready to pounce for the suspended Sydney star. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Data shows rental tenants have hit breaking point

  07-10-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  New data from Domain shows despite severe rental shortages, landlords are struggling to increase rental prices due to tenants hitting their affordability limit.
  
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• Alarming data shows rental tenants have hit breaking point

  07-10-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  New data from Domain shows that despite severe rental shortages, landlords aren't having much luck increasing rent as tenants hit affordability limits.
  
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• Live: ASX set to fall, day after Wall St hit record highs

  07-10-2026 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to fall after its US counterparts also slightly dropped overnight, a day after Wall Street reached record highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• CA 'actively' looking at women's schedule as Aussie stars raise concerns

  07-10-2026 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Frustrated players speak with Cricket Australia over the lack of elite women's matches at home in the peak of summer.
  
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• Live: Labor has 'real concerns' about ATO's credit card payments decision

  07-10-2026 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Clare O'Neil says the federal government has "real concerns" about the Australian Tax Office's decision to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills. Follow live. 
  
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• Bathurst 1000: How to watch, race start time and weather forecast

  07-10-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Here is what you need to know about this weekend's Bathurst 1000, including when the race begins and how you can follow the action.
  
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• Was pre-COP a flop? Questions loom over the Australian government

  07-10-2026 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The Pacific Islands climate summit held ahead of the official COP31 in Türkiye had its disappointments from the start, but the blame for falling short of climate targets rests with many.
  
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• Former RBA board member says another rate hike this year 'plausible'

  07-10-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Another interest rate hike this year is "plausible", but not necessarily likely, according to economist Ian Harper, who only left the RBA Monetary Policy Board in August. 
  
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• Former RBA board member says another rate hike 'plausible' this year

  07-10-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Another interest rate hike this year is "plausible", but not necessarily likely, according to economist Ian Harper, who only left the RBA Monetary Policy Board in August. 
  
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• Will you really get 'left behind' if you don't use AI?

  07-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Whether it was from the mouth of a tech leader or celebrity, you've probably heard that "if you don't use AI, you'll be left behind." I went to three AI academics to ask if that's true.
  
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• Quiz: Think you know vinyl, CDs and cassettes? Prove it

  07-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Vinyl sales keep climbing, cassettes are creeping back and CDs are having a second life. But how much do you actually know about the formats that refuse to die? 
  
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• Aaron Sorkin takes on Facebook again, and this time he's furious

  07-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The "spiritual sequel" to The Social Network delves into the 2021 scandal that revealed how far Facebook will go to keep users on platform.
  
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• What Singapore really thinks of Australian solar power export plan

  07-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  It has unrivalled ambition and is backed by a tech billionaire, but Sun Cable's plans to export solar power to Singapore are floundering. 
  
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