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• Live: Swans close gap on Crows at wet SCG

  17-07-2026 11:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The Swans take on the Crows in a Friday night blockbuster at the SCG in what could be a preview of this year's qualifying final. Follow live.
  
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• Pauline Hanson 'not backing away' from controversial far-right interview

  19-07-2026 16:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation leader was a guest on the podcast of controversial far-right UK figure Tommy Robinson, where she lamented the end of the White Australia policy.
  
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• Rules to tighten on AI use in decision-making by government departments

  19-07-2026 13:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Agencies like Centrelink and Services Australia will have to follow a framework to ensure decision-making is "fair and accurate" if they use AI.  
  
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• Asylum seekers sent to Nauru by Australia say they are going hungry

  19-07-2026 13:58 via abc.net.au
  
  According to a survey of 78 asylum seekers on Nauru, 99 per cent said they were regularly skipping meals because they could not buy enough food with their fortnightly allowance, while more than three quarters said they rarely had access to free, clean drinking water.
  
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• 'Why do you care how I choose to dress?': Boxer on critics of her hijab

  19-07-2026 07:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Ahead of her professional debut, Tina Rahimi sat down for a lengthy interview about representation, the Islamophobia she encounters, and re-learning her identity after an Olympics heartbreak. 
  
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• Punching, praying and fighting in the face of Islamophobia

  19-07-2026 07:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Ahead of her professional debut, Tina Rahimi sat down for a lengthy interview about representation, the Islamophobia she encounters, and re-learning her identity after an Olympics heartbreak. 
  
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• Breaking: Terence Donovan dies aged 90

  19-07-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The actor's death was announced by his son, Jason Donovan, in a post on Instagram.
  
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• Actor Terence Donovan remembered by son Jason as 'larger than life'

  19-07-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Jason Donovan has paid tribute to his father who has died at the age of 90 after decades on Australian screens.
  
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• Live: Tigers, Hawks kick off Sunday AFL triple-header

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Richmond hosts premiership contenders Hawthorn at the MCG to kick off three games of Sunday AFL football. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Tigers decimated by Hawks, Suns finals hopes on the line against Dogs

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Nick Watson and Mitch Lewis put Richmond to the sword at the MCG as Gold Coast hosts the Western Bulldogs at Carrara Stadium. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Suns and Dogs locked in tense battle as Hawks skipper lashes umpiring

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold Coast and the Western Bulldogs go blow-for-blow as James Sicily is left seething in Hawthorn's win over Richmond. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Richmond decimated by Hawthorn in nightmare half as forwards run riot

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Richmond hosts premiership contenders Hawthorn at the MCG to kick off three games of Sunday AFL football. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hinkley tipped to coach Devils, Bombers' Caddy sidelined by illness

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Ken Hinkley is linked with the Devils' head coaching role, as Dons star Nate Caddy leaves the field in the first quarter against the Giants. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hinkley set to coach Devils, Caddy taken to hospital over heart issue

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Ken Hinkley is linked with the Devils' head coaching role, as Dons star Nate Caddy leaves the field in the first quarter against the Giants. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hinkley set to coach Devils, Caddy taken to hospital as Dons end drought

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Ken Hinkley is linked with the Devils' head coaching role, as Dons star Nate Caddy leaves the field in the first quarter against the Giants. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Hawks off to fast start as comedy of errors leaves Tigers goalless

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Richmond hosts premiership contenders Hawthorn at the MCG to kick off three games of Sunday AFL football. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Bulldogs take control against Suns as mystery illness sidelines Caddy

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The Western Bulldogs kick away in the third quarter against the Suns as Dons star Nate Caddy leaves the field in the first quarter against the Giants. Follow live.
  
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• Hinkley set to coach Devils, Caddy taken to hospital as Dons end drought

  19-07-2026 04:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania prepares to unveil Ken Hinkley as its inaugural AFL coach as Essendon snaps a 12-game losing streak despite losing Nate Caddy early.
  
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• Love story: Why these best friends plan on being buried side by side

  19-07-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tania Differding and Ella Crofts met as teenagers and have been inseparable since. The best friends, now aged 43, are planning the rest of their lives around one another.
  
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• Love story: Inseparable since meeting, these besties are planning retirement together

  19-07-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tania Differding and Ella Crofts met as teenagers and have been inseparable since. The best friends, now aged 43, are planning the rest of their lives around one another.
  
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• Senior Liberal rubbishes Abbott's 'failed' multiculturalism claim

  19-07-2026 03:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Senator Andrew Bragg says he "strongly" disagrees with the recently elected Liberal Party president, who claims diversity is "not a strength". 
  
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• Australia's Herbert makes miracle shot but falls to fourth at The Open

  18-07-2026 22:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's Lucas Herbert makes one of the shots of The Open, but loses his day two lead to fall to fourth.
  
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• How brighter, safer headlights may cause problems for other drivers

  18-07-2026 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Bright LED headlights improve visibility for motorists and make them significantly safer at night, but what about the driver coming the other way?
  
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• Sara Albrecht voted for Trump three times. Then she took on his tariffs

  18-07-2026 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  When a law centre decided to fight Donald Trump's self-dubbed "liberation day" tariffs, its chairperson was acutely conscious of possible "retaliation" from a Republican president who takes matters "personally".
  
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• Sara Albrecht took on Trump's tariffs. She got 'violent' calls

  18-07-2026 21:10 via abc.net.au
  
  When a law centre decided to fight Donald Trump's self-dubbed "liberation day" tariffs, its chairperson was acutely conscious of possible "retaliation" from a Republican president who takes matters "personally".
  
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• The anti-aging industry promises to extend life. Here's the reality 

  18-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The fear of aging is driving a wave of biohacking businesses promising to help restore youth and fight disease. Four Corners investigates the race to reverse the aging process.
  
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• Hanson faces rough political seas beyond the Mediterranean

  18-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Many voters are unhappy with the hand they feel successive governments have dealt them and no one has tapped into that better than Pauline Hanson.
  
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• A new tech revolution promises to reverse aging. Here's the reality

  18-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The fear of aging is driving a wave of biohacking businesses promising to help restore youth and fight disease. Four Corners investigates the race to reverse the aging process.
  
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• Quiet change to Nauru policing powers could thwart legal challenges

  18-07-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates question the timing of law changes that coincide with mounting federal court challenges from individuals fighting deportation.
  
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• Oops!... We did a music quiz again

  18-07-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Your spelling and general trivia skills are useless here. Settle into some pop culture nostalgia.
  
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