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• One Nation, Coalition bank on cheap cigarettes being uncool

  05-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition and One Nation will have to prove they believe a generation that has grown up thinking cigarettes are both uncool and expensive will continue to resist when the last of those barriers disappears. 
  
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• Australia breaks from international pack on Israeli sanctions

  09-09-2026 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  After joining other countries in recognising the state of Palestine, Australia has broken from the pack of other nations in not adopting trade sanctions against West Bank businesses.
  
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• Major state fears cricket will be worse off with private investment

  09-09-2026 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The decision to introduce private investment into the Big Bash leagues risks leaving cricket in Australia "strategically and financially worse off", according to Cricket NSW.
  
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• FBI involved in locating bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico, court hears

  09-09-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The bodies of two Australian men and their American friend who were shot dead while on a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024 were found through the United States FBI, a murder trial hears.
  
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• FBI found bodies of Jake and Callum Robinson in Mexico, court hears

  09-09-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States FBI found the bodies of two Australian men, who were shot dead while on a surfing trip in Mexico in 2024, a murder trial hears. 
  
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• Revisiting Chopper Read reveals a time when the manosphere was on TV

  09-09-2026 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  If we go back a few decades earlier to the 1990s and early 2000s we find something much worse than the manosphere: the manosphere writ large as national culture.
  
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• Look beyond the moustache: Revisiting Chopper Read today is eye-opening

  09-09-2026 04:25 via abc.net.au
  
  If we go back a few decades earlier to the 1990s and early 2000s we find something much worse than the manosphere: the manosphere writ large as national culture.
  
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• Socceroo Cristian Volpato's fate uncertain after failed cocaine test

  09-09-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Cristian Volpato's immediate availability for the Socceroos rests in the hands of Football Australia after NSW Police confirmed the World Cup star had tested positive for cocaine on a secondary test.
  
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• Australians sleep at Heathrow after UK air traffic control failure

  09-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The fault has now been fixed but Australian travellers are among those facing delays and cancellations as airlines clear a major backlog. 
  
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• Australians face night at London's Heathrow Airport after flight cancellation

  09-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers have been left stranded at one of the world's busiest airports after an air traffic control failure led to flight cancellations across the United Kingdom.
  
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• Voters want greater say over national policy as dismay with major parties grows

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• Voters want a greater say over national policy as dismay with major parties grows

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• From AUKUS to AI: Why Australians are demanding a greater say in policy

  09-09-2026 01:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians still believe in the ideals of their democracy and government, but their declining faith in politicians and the political system is putting that trust at "profound risk".
  
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• New map could reshape the way you see the world

  09-09-2026 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  For centuries, our understanding of nations across the globe has been laid out by a single map projection of the world. The United Nations just voted to change that.
  
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• Returning Rams superstar to miss MCG NFL clash with 49ers

  09-09-2026 00:56 via abc.net.au
  
  After two years in the wilderness, LA Rams defensive superstar Aaron Donald's return will be delayed a few more weeks as he opts not to travel to Australia for the season opener against the 49ers.
  
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• Live: ASX to recover from six-week low, Middle East flare-up drives oil towards $US100

  08-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is on track to rise slightly this morning, after dropping to a six-week low on Tuesday. That's despite reports that Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi energy facilities, setting oil installations ablaze. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to recover from six-week low, Middle East flare-up drives oil price higher

  08-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is on track to rise slightly this morning, after dropping to a six-week low on Tuesday. That's despite reports that Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi energy facilities, setting oil installations ablaze. Follow live.
  
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• Live: ASX to recover from six-week low as Middle East flare-up drives oil price higher

  08-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is on track to rise slightly this morning, after dropping to a six-week low on Tuesday. That's despite reports that Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen attacked Saudi energy facilities, setting oil installations ablaze. Follow live.
  
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• Live: PM denies knowledge of honorary membership at golf club granted $6m

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he was given an honorary membership to the golf club in his electorate "15 years ago", but does not have a membership card nor attends the club. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Invite-only grant scheme 'pork-barrelling by design': Haines

  08-09-2026 23:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent MP Helen Haines has taken aim at an invitation-only grants scheme, calling it "pork-barrelling by design". Follow live. 
  
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• Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network targets Australian politicians

  08-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
  
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• Foreign 'AI slopaganda' network deepfakes dozens of Australian politicians

  08-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of Australian politicians have been deepfaked by a "foreign influence" network operating on Facebook, and researchers say there are many more just like it.
  
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• Anthony Albanese held undeclared honorary membership to golf club awarded $6 million

  08-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese held an honorary membership to the Marrickville Golf Club in his seat, which was promised $6 million at the 2025 election through an invite-only scheme, and which Mr Albanese has not declared.
  
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• Will your feed be boring without the algorithm? Instagram gives us a hint

  08-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The government wants to give social media users more control over their feeds. But what steps already exist for users to curate what they see online? 
  
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• What could your social media feeds look like without the algorithm?

  08-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The government wants to give social media users more control over their feeds. But what steps already exist for users to curate what they see online? 
  
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• Government to stop super being drained through fraud

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems.
  
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• Student visa refusals hit 10-year high, shattering dreams

  08-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's student visa refusal rate hits a 10-year high, with countries such as Nepal and India facing rejections of more than 40 per cent.
  
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• 'Battery cowboys' accused of gaming taxpayer-funded scheme

  08-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 100 whistleblower tip-offs claim dodgy operators are rorting a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded solar battery program by mocking up installs, forging signatures and using unlicensed tradies for cash jobs.
  
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• Quiz: We're taking you around the world in 10 questions

  08-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Where would you find the Big Penguin? And Vientiane is the capital of which South-East Asian country?
  
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• Colin from Accounts star leads new thriller set in bushranger country

  08-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian actor has spent the year wrapping up the show he co-created and starring in The Devil Wears Prada 2. Now, he leads a local thriller.
  
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