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• Neptune's moon system is bizarre. JWST data helps explain why

  30-07-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Neptune's strange moon and ring system has puzzled astronomers for decades, but data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) might help explain how it formed.
  
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• Australia's old friend wasn't at the Glasgow velodrome, but the old enemy was

  30-07-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  There are high hopes for a gold-plated track cycling program for Australia at the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, and it started near enough to perfectly at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome.
  
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• Record-smashing El Niño to deliver Australia a spring of droughts and fires

  30-07-2026 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.
  
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• El Niño on track to bring Australia's hottest spring on record

  30-07-2026 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.
  
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• Australia's Pacific climate meeting headed for 'disaster', officials warn

  30-07-2026 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Multiple sources say Australia has not yet succeeded in convincing world leaders and heads of government to attend a high-profile United Nations climate meeting in the Pacific.
  
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• Australian climate meeting in Pacific headed for 'disaster', officials warn

  30-07-2026 21:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Multiple sources say Australia has not yet succeeded in convincing world leaders and heads of government to attend a high-profile United Nations climate meeting in the Pacific.
  
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• Social media pushing young adults towards 'DIY dentistry'

  30-07-2026 21:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Young Australians are living with untreated dental issues as they’re also bombarded with dubious social media advice.
  
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• Albanese's absence looms large over Garma

  30-07-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The theme of this year's Garma Festival is "bukmak", a Yolŋu word meaning "everyone", but the prime minister's decision not to attend may indicate how high on the government's priority list Indigenous affairs sit.
  
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• Chinese e-commerce site selling Australian police gear

  30-07-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian police uniforms and badges are being sold on a major Chinese online shopping platform as authorities warn of a growing wave of impersonation scams.
  
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• A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD

  30-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  At last week's Labor conference, which was totally under the prime minister's thumb, only one issue was contested on the floor: support for the use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care.
  
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• Ease of chargebacks crippling small businesses as banks fail to take responsibility

  30-07-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite evidence proving a customer accidentally lodged a chargeback, the bank denied the dispute from a small business owner. It raises the question of what protections are in place for this modern type of fraud. 
  
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• This woman sued for pregnancy discrimination and won. Her case is rare

  30-07-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Research shows pregnant women and new mothers are routinely let go from their jobs, discriminated against, and, in one case, forced to pump breastmilk in a storeroom. We want to hear your stories.  
  
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• 'Selling false hope': How mums are getting lured into a shampoo business

  30-07-2026 20:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Sellers for this multi-level marketing company promise sisterhood, success and a more flexible life. But former insiders say the reality for most, is far from what’s being sold on social media.
  
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• Ex-MAFS star Ridge Barredo sticking to weightlifting despite ugly injury

  30-07-2026 16:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Ridge Barredo suffered an ugly knee injury in his third Commonwealth Games weightlifting campaign, but says he still prefers that to the "toxic environment" of Married At First Sight.
  
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• 'Try not to die': Why Glasgow's gales hit different for hurdlers

  30-07-2026 15:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke says she is jealous of her sprint compatriots who get to enjoy tailwinds, while she fears for her life when she feels a gale at her back.
  
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• A blessing for some, tailwinds feel like a near-death experience in hurdles

  30-07-2026 15:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke says she is jealous of her sprint compatriots who get to enjoy tailwinds, while she fears for her life when she feels a gale at her back.
  
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• Parents of Australian facing possible death penalty in Syria question confession

  30-07-2026 13:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of a Gold Coast man who has been charged with murder over the death of an Australian in Syria is frustrated by the lack of progress made by the federal government in the case.
  
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• Roosters put up 82 points for highest NRL score in 91 years

  30-07-2026 11:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Roosters have scored the third-most points ever seen in Australian rugby league and beaten the clock against a hapless North Queensland side. 
  
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• Live: Roosters put up 82 points for highest NRL score in 91 years

  30-07-2026 11:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Roosters have scored the third-most points ever seen in Australian rugby league and beaten the clock against a hapless North Queensland side. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Roosters 82 points for highest score in 91 years

  30-07-2026 11:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Roosters have scored the third-most points ever seen in Australian rugby league and beaten the clock against a hapless North Queensland side. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Cowboys and Roosters set for top eight battle

  30-07-2026 11:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The Roosters will look to stay in the minor premiership hunt as they face a Cowboys side locked in a top eight battle. Follow live.
  
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• Tomic continues resurgence, de Minaur sets up clash with Hewitt

  30-07-2026 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Born-again Bernard Tomic has continued his extraordinary renaissance with another stunning victory to surge into his first ATP quarterfinal in seven years.
  
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• Silent discos are drawing in crowds across Australia

  30-07-2026 09:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Silent disco participants could all be listening to different music in their soundproof headphones, but the joy of dancing unites them as one.
  
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• FIFA's controversial bid to sell the World Cup to a Trump associate

  30-07-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in FIFA's events and competitions arm to investors would grant them control over the World Cup and has drawn condemnation from the organising confederations.
  
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• A turbulent week in Victorian politics has Canberra on high alert

  30-07-2026 07:42 via abc.net.au
  
  With a new premier installed in Victoria, there are questions about what the state's electoral situation could mean federally, for all parties.
  
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• Final frontiers drive Hazlewood in twilight years

  30-07-2026 07:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Josh Hazlewood has more boxes to tick in a stellar career after returning to peak fitness following several injury impacted years.
  
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• 'My body is your worst nightmare': Loving your body in the GLP-1 era

  30-07-2026 07:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Body acceptance in a era when social media is awash with before-and-after weight-loss content and aggressive marketing from companies selling GLP-1 drugs can be hard. But these experts have some tips.   
  
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• 'My body is your worst nightmare': Loving your body in GLP-1 era

  30-07-2026 07:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Body acceptance in a era when social media is awash with before-and-after weight-loss content and aggressive marketing from companies selling GLP-1 drugs can be hard. But these experts have some tips.   
  
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• The Australian matches the Irish wake up at all hours to watch

  30-07-2026 06:03 via abc.net.au
  
  These Irish families get up at all hours of the night to watch AFLW and host viewing parties with 30-plus people for big games.
  
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• People across Ireland wake up at all hours to watch AFLW

  30-07-2026 06:03 via abc.net.au
  
  These Irish families get up at all hours of the night to watch AFLW and host viewing parties with 30-plus people for big games.
  
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