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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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• Sharks hand Dragons NRLW wooden spoon and Eels down Cowboys

  12-09-2026 12:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Sharks have handed the Dragons the wooden spoon with a 16-8 win, while Parramatta has scored a thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Cowboys in the final round of NRLW action.
  
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• Trindall returns from shoulder dislocation to lead Sharks in finals win

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Four weeks after dislocating his shoulder, Braydon Trindall has returned to lead the Cronulla Sharks to a 26-16 win, advancing to the second week of the NRL finals while knocking out the North Queensland Cowboys.
  
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• Live: Warriors suffer injury blow before kick-off, NRL backs under-fire bunker

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand Warriors narrowly missed out on the NRL minor premiership but today they host a qualifying final against the Dolphins in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Warriors and Dolphins meet for chance to host NRL prelim final

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand Warriors narrowly missed out on the NRL minor premiership but today they host a qualifying final against the Dolphins in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Three sent to sin bin, tempers flare in drama-filled NRL finals clash

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Warriors hold a narrow four-point lead over the Dolphins in a dram-filled first half of their NRL qualifying final, with three players sent to the sin bin. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Nail-biting NRL finals finish after three sin-binned in first half

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Warriors hold a narrow four-point lead over the Dolphins in a dram-filled first half of their NRL qualifying final, with three players sent to the sin bin. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Key Dolphin knocked out of NRL final, Warriors suffer first-half sin bin

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand Warriors narrowly missed out on the NRL minor premiership but today they host a qualifying final against the Dolphins in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Katoa double puts Sharks on brink of eliminating Cowboys from NRL finals

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dolphins are into the NRL preliminary finals after winning a thrilling and fiery clash against the Warriors 26-16 in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Katoa double helps Sharks eliminate Cowboys from NRL finals

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks are through to the second week of the NRL finals, eliminating the North Queensland Cowboys in a tense knock-out final. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Finals heavyweights clash, NRL backs bunker calls after Bennett spray

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand Warriors narrowly missed out on the NRL minor premiership but today they host a qualifying final against the Dolphins in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Finals heavyweights clash, NRL backs bunker after Bennett call out

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The New Zealand Warriors narrowly missed out on the NRL minor premiership but today they host a qualifying final against the Dolphins in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Dolphins stun Warriors to book historic home prelim final

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dolphins are into the NRL preliminary finals after winning a thrilling and fiery clash against the Warriors 26-16 in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Dolphins claim historic finals win, Sharks and Cowboys play for survival

  12-09-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Dolphins are into the NRL preliminary finals after winning a thrilling and fiery clash against the Warriors 26-16 in Auckland. Follow live.
  
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• London tourist tax on accommodation will be capped at 5pc, mayor says

  12-09-2026 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Legislation unveiled by the government this week will allow local authorities to charge a flat fee or percentage of an overnight stay for domestic and international guests in London accommodations.  
  
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• We asked teens what they thought of sweeping changes to child protection laws

  12-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Culture and knowledge have been passed down across generations. But some young people worry their loved ones could soon be left behind.
  
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• These girls fears new child protection laws will lead to 'lost generations'

  12-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Culture and knowledge have been passed down across generations. But some young people worry their loved ones could soon be left behind.
  
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• These girls fear new child protection laws will lead to 'lost generations'

  12-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Culture and knowledge have been passed down across generations. But some young people worry their loved ones could soon be left behind.
  
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• What a lifetime investigating serial killers has done to this true crime author

  11-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Debi Marshall can't stop investigating true crime, despite her family begging her to stop and the toll she says it's taken on her life.
  
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• The true crime writer fighting to solve decades-old Adelaide murders

  11-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Debi Marhsall can't stop investigating true crime, despite her family begging her to stop and the toll she says it's taken on her life.
  
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• Hastie emerges as genuine conviction politician

  11-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  People who lead us in public life can often sound like one of those dead-eyed "large language models" many are so worried about.
  
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• Germany's election and the UK's sanctions signals political warfare

  11-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Two significant shifts this week showed political warfare is on full display in Europe.
  
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• Could Australia's 'family murders' finally be solved? This writer thinks so

  11-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Debi Marshall can't stop investigating true crime, despite her family begging her to stop and the toll she says it's taken on her life.
  
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• What 165 years of data tells us about our recent migration boom

  11-09-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The story of Australia is a story of migration, and the country's immigration system is once more at the centre of heated political debate.
  
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• BookTok influences what you read, even if you aren't on social media

  11-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  BookTok is said to have cut out the step between author and reader. But what does that mean through the filter of a social media algorithm?
  
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• Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change

  11-09-2026 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
  
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• Former China ambassador warns Beijing is becoming 'smug' and closed

  11-09-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A former ambassador to China has sharply critiqued elements of the Morrison government's response to Beijing's coercion, saying some in the Coalition "almost delighted" in being targeted and "paraded" the famous list of 14 grievances handed over by Chinese diplomats.
  
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• Why Singapore ministers are paid so much — and why it's going up

  11-09-2026 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Moves to increase the pay of Singapore's famously well-paid political appointment holders will see the prime minister's package increase to $S3.6 million, including bonuses. So why are Singapore's pollies on such a good wicket?
  
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• Singapore's ministers get a bump to already world-leading salaries

  11-09-2026 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Moves to increase the pay of Singapore's famously well-paid political appointment holders will see the prime minister's package increase to $S3.6 million, including bonuses. So why are Singapore's pollies on such a good wicket?
  
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• Analyst warns of 'late-stage bubble' as rates and oil prices surge

  11-09-2026 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Global interest rate hikes are predicted as oil prices spark inflation fears.
  
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