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• 'Rude to say no': All Blacks icon performs solo haka against current team

  12-08-2026 01:08 via abc.net.au
  
  After 103 matches in All Blacks colours, Ma'a Nonu faces his old teammates and decides to return serve during the pre-match haka.
  
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• Who wins your vote for the 2026 ABC Australian Insect of the Year?

  01-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts have nominated two butterflies, a pair of beetles, a signal fly and a glow-worm as 2026 ABC Insect of the Year finalists. Now you get to help decide the winner.
  
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• Carlton continues push for AFLW top four in win over Hawks

  01-10-2026 23:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Carlton have weathered wet and wild conditions to leap into the AFLW's top four with a 12-point win over Hawthorn.
  
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• Live: ASX to rise as US bond yields recede

  01-10-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to rebound after Wall Street recovered from early losses as US Treasury yields retreated from multi-decade highs. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Gaming giants told to 'lift their game' on child safety

  01-10-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The eSafety Commission says it has identified gaps in harmful content detection, repeat-offender prevention and information-sharing initiatives in some gaming platforms. Follow live.
  
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• Australia and India to kick off next year's Cricket World Cup

  01-10-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia will launch its defence of the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa next year with a blockbuster opener against India, the powerhouse it defeated to win the crown in 2023.
  
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• How to prepare for daylight saving time

  01-10-2026 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  This weekend, many Australians will experience a time warp, with their clocks jumping forward by an hour on Sunday morning. 
  
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• PNG's NRL franchise faces trademark fight over Chiefs name

  01-10-2026 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's intellectual property agency tells PNG's rugby league franchise that its chosen name, the Chiefs, risks being confused with the name of a Super Rugby club. 
  
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• Police investigating accused paedophile's links to celebrated charity

  01-10-2026 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian and Cambodian police are jointly investigating accused paedophile Mark Dennis's network and links to a celebrated Cambodian charity following his death after being charged with possessing child abuse material.
  
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• Howard-era minister voted to outlaw offshore casinos, then co-founded one

  01-10-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
  
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• Albanese jets off to talk climate, but interest rate pain is never far away

  01-10-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In ordinary people's day-to-day thinking the cost of living dominates, and never more than this week, when the Reserve Bank hiked rates to the highest level since 2011.
  
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• The 10 albums we couldn't stop playing last month

  01-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  New music from Beabadoobee, Tinashe, Beck, Julia Jacklin and Orville Peck leads a huge month of albums. Here are our 10 favourites. 
  
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• Labor will go after lawyers trying to 'game' the visa system

  01-10-2026 15:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor is moving against lawyers and migration agents accused of profiting from visa applications that have little prospect of success.
  
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• 'It's coming for everything': Eddie Perfect on AI and his new satire

  01-10-2026 11:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Writer and actor Eddie Perfect's next show is a black comedy based on Molière's Tartuffe that replaces the 17th-century play's quasi-religious charlatan with an AI hairdressing robot.
  
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• The last thing Albanese needed was free advice from his own side

  01-10-2026 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Under pressure from opponents after another interest rate hike and more bad inflation news, the last thing Anthony Albanese needed was free advice from his own side.
  
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• Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown

  01-10-2026 07:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do".
  
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• Labor MP accuses Greens leader of 'prejudice' over Jewish community comments

  01-10-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor MP Josh Burns accuses new Greens leader David Shoebridge of "prejudice" over comments about the party's relationship with Jewish Australians.
  
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• $7.55 million settlement awarded to students whose degrees were unaccredited

  01-10-2026 05:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The University of Newcastle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $7.55 million after 163 students alleged it had engaged in misleading conduct after their engineering degree was found to be unaccredited.
  
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• Putting off your tax return? You have a month to file

  01-10-2026 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  People who plan to file their tax returns themselves have until October 31 to get their paperwork in. 
  
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• How a breast cancer trial changed the lives of survivors

  01-10-2026 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Twenty-five years ago, Donna Rullo joined a trial for a little-known, targeted breast cancer drug that saved her life and transformed the care of women who came after her.
  
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• 'Cried and cried': How a breast cancer trial changed the lives of survivors

  01-10-2026 04:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Twenty-five years ago, Donna Rullo joined a trial for a little-known, targeted breast cancer drug that saved her life and transformed the care of women who came after her.
  
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• This 00s video game is Genesis Owusu's biggest influence

  01-10-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  He's an ARIA hoovering born performer, but Genesis Owusu credits his rule-breaking creativity to a gang of rollerblading Japanese graffiti artists.
  
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• RBA relaxed about housing downturn, deeply worried by AI and bonds

  01-10-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite Australia's rapid housing downturn, which threatens to be the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank believes the main threats to the nation's financial stability come from overseas.
  
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• Five things to know ahead of the NRL and NRLW grand finals

  01-10-2026 03:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The final day of the NRL and NRLW season is almost here, with the grand finals being held this Sunday. Here's everything you need to know.
  
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• Wallaby who overcame cystic fibrosis to play rugby diagnosed with MND

  01-10-2026 00:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who defied cystic fibrosis to play international rugby, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
  
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• Live: ASX to fall, price of oil surges

  30-09-2026 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX set to fall while the oil price stays stubbornly in the green. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX opens sharply lower, bond yields surge

  30-09-2026 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has fallen on early trade. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX falls as oil prices drop below $US100

  30-09-2026 23:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX falls on early trade as the price of oil drops below $US100 a barrel. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Shoebridge wants Greens members to directly elect party leaders by 2028

  30-09-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Greens leader David Shoebridge commits to having members directly elect the party's leadership by the next federal election. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Environment minister urges new Greens leader to be constructive with Labor

  30-09-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Murray Watt has urged new Greens leader David Shoebridge to be constructive with Labor in parliament. Follow live.
  
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