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• Live: Maynard avoids ban for umpire contact

  05-07-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Brayden Maynard and Touk Miller avoid bans for their part in a melee in yesterday's Collingwood-Gold Coast clash, but both players are slapped with fines. Follow live.
  
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• New nuclear clocks could become world's most accurate timekeepers

  07-10-2026 16:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The clocks are so accurate they could run for 30 million years and only lose a second of time.
  
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• 'One of the greats' signs off after fourth Roosters premiership

  07-10-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  High-flying winger Daniel Tupou retires from the NRL after winning his fourth grand final with the Sydney Roosters.
  
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• Woolworths freight fuel levy surcharge almost triples since Iran war

  07-10-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say consumers and suppliers will "ultimately pay" for Woolworths' increase in its freight fuel levy surcharge.
  
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• Marrickville Golf Club received closed non-competitive grants on five past occasions

  07-10-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor MPs nominated Marrickville Golf Club for closed, non-competitive grant funding on five previous occasions before it was promised $6 million at the 2025 election by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
  
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• Coffee prices at some cafes rise by 10pc after RBA card surcharge ban

  07-10-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on card surcharges has led some cafe owners to lift coffee prices. It's an unintended consequence of the Reserve Bank's card surcharge ban, which was intended to lower prices for consumers.
  
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• What Paramount's Warner Bros takeover means for what we watch

  07-10-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The Paramount Warner Bros mega-merger brings some of Hollywood's biggest film, television and news brands under one roof.
  
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• One media giant now owns Top Gun, Harry Potter and CNN. What does that mean?

  07-10-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The Paramount Warner Bros mega-merger brings some of Hollywood's biggest film, television and news brands under one roof.
  
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• 'Looking at Australia': Sidney Nolan in six definitive paintings

  07-10-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A new Sidney Nolan exhibition has opened at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, featuring all 27 paintings in his iconic Ned Kelly series.
  
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• Are Test cricket batters getting worse? The stats say yes

  07-10-2026 04:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Test batters are averaging less, scoring more quickly and getting out more often — and we have the charts to prove it.
  
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• Eva Marie Saint, last star of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died at 102

  07-10-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Eva Marie Saint was most known for her breakout roles in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, but her career was long and surprisingly varied, spanning everything from TV to children's animations to podcasts. 
  
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• Eva Marie Saint, last star of Hollywood's Golden Age, dies at 102

  07-10-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Eva Marie Saint was most known for her breakout roles in On the Waterfront and North by Northwest, but her career was long and surprisingly varied, spanning everything from TV to children's animations to podcasts. 
  
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• ATO convenes snap meeting over credit card ban

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's tax chief calls a snap meeting with business groups after the tax office faces backlash over its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• Live: Suspended Swans star may seek shock AFL trade

  06-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Reports suggest suspended Sydney star Nick Blakey could be talking to rival clubs about a shock trade. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Live: 'Retention mode': Brisbane set to play hardball on wantaway trio

  06-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The three-time reigning premiers say they are not looking to sell on the cheap despite having a playing list full of talent. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Live: Geelong lands Ridley in bumper deal as Blakey trade links persist

  06-10-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Essendon trades away a second wantaway veteran as Geelong looks to get its ducks in a row for a potential Nick Blakey bid. Follow all the news and debate from the AFL trade period in our live blog.
  
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• Live: Wall Street hits new record highs but ASX likely to open flat

  06-10-2026 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Euphoria over AI profits boost Wall Street's tech stocks, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new record highs. After rising for the past three days, the Australian share market is on track to start its day relatively flat. Follow live.
  
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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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• Live: ASX rises for fourth day, Wall Street hits record highs

  06-10-2026 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market rises for a fourth straight day and euphoria over AI profits boost Wall Street's tech stocks, driving the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to new record highs. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Taylor says 'vested interests' won't stop Coalition from cutting migration

  06-10-2026 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor has hit back at business sector criticism of the Coalition's plan to bring down net overseas migration. Follow live.
  
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• Geelong scores major coup with Matildas-Colombia clash

  06-10-2026 21:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Matildas will return to Victoria this year, with Geelong picked to host the second leg of a two-match series against Colombia
  
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• Chinese company to face Australian privacy probe over 'pervert' glasses

  06-10-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The privacy commissioner has launched a formal investigation into the Chinese software company behind an influx of cheap smart glasses to Australia.
  
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• What your favourite book says about you

  06-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The books we love can become tied to memory, taste, identity and belonging, which makes choosing just 10 favourites harder than it looks.
  
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• Taylor concedes aged care workers would be hit by migration plan

  06-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Angus Taylor acknowledges that some aged care workers would be affected by the Coalition's proposed migration changes as business and education groups warn of wider economic damage.
  
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• Patients hiding use of peptides or weight loss jabs face 'serious' surgery risk

  06-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Patients hiding the use of illegal peptides or weight loss jabs before surgery could face "serious" consequences, after a new study reveals an 11-fold risk of regurgitation or aspiration under anaesthetic.
  
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• Nobel Prize in Physics honours work on 'ghost messengers from space'

  06-10-2026 13:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Belgian physicist Francis Halzen wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on subatomic particles at the South Pole. 
  
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• Zach Merrett staying 'open-minded' after high-profile AFL move to Hawks

  06-10-2026 10:30 via abc.net.au
  
  With his long-awaited move to Hawthorn finally done, Zach Merrett says he has "no preconceived ideas" as to what role he will play for Sam Mitchell's Hawks.
  
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• Top OpenAI boss on hack apology tour 'can't explain' Australian AI distrust

  06-10-2026 10:02 via abc.net.au
  
  OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, made his first public appearance in Sydney since the hack, saying he could not explain why Australians distrust AI.
  
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• Here's how Labor, the Coalition and One Nation's migration cuts compare

  06-10-2026 08:22 via abc.net.au
  
  One Nation wants negative migration in its first years, the Coalition has promised to more than halve it, while Labor has announced measures to ensure migration actually falls to its target of 225,000. Here is what the parties want to do on migration, and how they propose to do it.
  
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• Women's stars call on Cricket Australia to fix scheduling

  06-10-2026 05:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Concerns are growing about the lack of women's cricket in school-friendly slots over summer, amid warnings the schedule will hurt the game's growth among girls. 
  
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