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• Social media platforms to be forced to offer algorithm opt-out

  06-09-2026 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Social media companies would be required to give users a choice to turn off their algorithm through pop-up messages, under draft laws to be unveiled by the government later this week.
  
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• Landmark study exposes scale of brain injury crisis in rugby league

  08-09-2026 07:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A study finds 31 former rugby league players have been diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
  
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• Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment to Big Bash

  08-09-2026 06:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment into the Big Bash League, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades.
  
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• Breaking: Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment to Big Bash

  08-09-2026 06:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Cricket Australia agrees to bring private investment into the Big Bash League, starting with the sale of the Melbourne Renegades.
  
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• Lion turns down monster offer from rival, Saint demands trade

  08-09-2026 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane Lions premiership hero Zac Bailey re-signs with the reigning premiers, ending a long-running saga about whether he would move to Adelaide.
  
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• Lion turns down monster offer from rival as Saint demands trade

  08-09-2026 05:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane Lions premiership hero Zac Bailey re-signs with the reigning premiers, ending a long-running saga about whether he would move to Adelaide.
  
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• Why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?

  08-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
  
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• Australia has a housing shortage but builders are still collapsing. Why?

  08-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
  
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• Live: Waitlists, distance, or no bulk billing: Have your say on healthcare barriers

  08-09-2026 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Whether you are battling high costs, long distances or stretching waitlists, many Australians have told us that accessing health care is becoming harder than ever.
  
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• Live: Are you struggling to access basic health care? Have your say

  08-09-2026 03:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Whether you are battling high costs, long distances or stretching waitlists, many Australians have told us that accessing health care is becoming harder than ever.
  
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• Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

  08-09-2026 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
  
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• Live: Building company collapse exposes private credit issues

  07-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bathla Group collapse exposes private credit issues and oil is up on Middle East tensions. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX down, building company collapse exposes private credit issues

  07-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market has fallen as oil prices jump to seven-week high after flare-up in US-Iran tensions. The Bathla Group collapse exposes private credit issues and oil is up on Middle East tensions. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Super for housing under review: Bragg

  07-09-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Andrew Bragg says the Coalition is continuing to look at ways people could use their superannuation to help them afford a home. Follow live. 
  
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• Live: Lambie fires up, demands a 'leash' be put around big tech

  07-09-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A fired-up Jacqui Lambie has demanded the government "put a leash around" big tech and legislate an opt-in scheme for social media algorithms. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Joyce says Australians who 'have a brain' won't take from super unless needed

  07-09-2026 23:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Barnaby Joyce has defended One Nation's superannuation plan, saying "people are not stupid" and won't take money from their funds unless they really need it. Follow live.
  
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• Gas crisis divides industry amid claims culprit getting away 'scot-free'

  07-09-2026 21:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Cracks are appearing in the facade of the gas industry's solidarity and all fingers are pointing towards one player.
  
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• 'Serious pork-barrelling': Fears Labor may have misused millions last election

  07-09-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The Centre for Public Integrity warns that the federal government appears to have pork-barrelled a $560 million "invitation-only" fund, directing the vast majority to safe Labor seats and marginal seats it wanted to win.
  
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• Fears Labor may have misused millions last election

  07-09-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The Centre for Public Integrity warns that the federal government appears to have pork-barrelled a $560 million "invitation-only" fund, directing the vast majority to safe Labor seats and marginal seats it wanted to win.
  
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• Global economy on a financial crisis 'trajectory' as bond markets dive

  07-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  If inflation remains stubbornly high in Australia, we can expect interest rates to rise and asset prices to go down. But it's that exact scenario that risks putting the global economy on the trajectory of another financial crisis.
  
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• Bond market rout puts global economy on financial crisis trajectory

  07-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  If inflation remains stubbornly high in Australia, we can expect interest rates to rise and asset prices to go down. But it's that exact scenario that risks putting the global economy on the trajectory of another financial crisis.
  
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• Bond market rout puts global economy on financial crisis 'trajectory'

  07-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  If inflation remains stubbornly high in Australia, we can expect interest rates to rise and asset prices to go down. But it's that exact scenario that risks putting the global economy on the trajectory of another financial crisis.
  
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• A year after $32m government investment, Aussie startup pivots to US

  07-09-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Harrison.ai is laying off staff and pivoting to a new US business model, a year after receiving a $32 million investment from the federal government to keep the company in Australia.
  
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• Quiz: Is 'thingamijig' older than 'whatchamacallit'?

  07-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  It turns out we've been forgetting the names of things for quite a long time. Just ask … what's-his-face, who had that … doodad.
  
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• Search continues for hundreds trapped in hydro-plant after Nepal floods

  07-09-2026 16:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Four 'miracle' rescues in the aftermath of the Nepal-Tibet floods, have renewed hopes for more than 900 missing from a hydro-plant. 
  
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• Cricket Australia green lights BBL privatisation, defying power states

  07-09-2026 11:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Big Bash League is set to look like it never has before as Cricket Australia prepares to welcome private ownership to the competition.
  
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• Leaked text reveals Australia's $980 million commitment to Solomon Islands

  07-09-2026 11:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia and the Solomon Islands have reached an in-principle agreement over a new treaty, with a leaked text message from a high-ranking official outlining the lengths Canberra will go to to get the deal done.
  
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• A Clockwork Orange to come to stage in eerily prescient adaptation

  07-09-2026 11:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A fire wiped out Belvoir St Theatre's warehouse and workshop in June. Now the company is in the rebuild phase as it launches its 2027 season.
  
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• V'landys accuses NRL players of 'not telling truth' on rule confusion

  07-09-2026 09:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As multiple players around the NRL call out the confusion about rule changes, Peter V'landys says there is no problem.
  
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• Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home

  07-09-2026 09:16 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian trapped in Jakarta due to a volcanic eruption says there is ash falling from the sky and updates from Qantas about flights have stopped.
  
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