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• What you should know about 'Bali belly' and how to avoid it

  13-12-2025 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Every year about 1.5 million Australians travel to Bali. Chances are either you or someone you know has caught a stomach bug after travelling to the popular Indonesian destination. So what can you do to avoid it?
  
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• Budget update to show $8.4b improvement to bottom line

  16-12-2025 12:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A combination of savings and higher tax takes have delivered an $8.4 billion improvement to the federal budget's bottom line, the mid-year update is expected to show when it is released on Wednesday. 
  
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• Coalition launches antisemitism taskforce after Bondi terror attack

  16-12-2025 11:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Sussan Ley will head the internal group aiming to intensify scrutiny of the federal government's response to antisemitism.
  
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• 'Man in purple top' praised as second Bondi hero

  16-12-2025 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A video circulating on a Chinese social media platform and verified by the ABC has revealed a second civilian confronting the Bondi Beach shooter.
  
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• Bondi couple praised as heroes identified as Boris and Sofia Gurman

  16-12-2025 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A video circulating on a Chinese social media platform and verified by the ABC has revealed a couple confronting the Bondi Beach shooter.
  
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• Trauma doesn't end 'when sirens stop': Influx of distress calls after Bondi shooting

  16-12-2025 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Crisis hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, with more than 4,300 calls made in 24 hours. 
  
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• Dramatic influx of calls to crisis hotlines after Bondi mass shooting

  16-12-2025 05:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Crisis hotline Lifeline has experienced its busiest day of the year in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, with more than 4,300 calls made in 24 hours. 
  
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• How Cummins beat the odds to set up Ashes return

  16-12-2025 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  It normally takes four months to come back from the injury that has sidelined Pat Cummins thus far during the Ashes, but the Australian skipper is set to return after just seven weeks.
  
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• Australian athletics in mourning after shock death of Paralympic medallist

  16-12-2025 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian Paralympic bronze medallist Nicholas Hum is mourned after his shock death aged 32.
  
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• John Howard calls push to tighten gun laws an 'attempted diversion'

  16-12-2025 01:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Former prime minister John Howard, whose gun reforms fundamentally reshaped Australia, says he would support further tightening, but it cannot be made into a distraction or an "excuse" not to tackle antisemitism. 
  
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• HelloFresh and Youfoodz sued by ACCC over allegedly misleading consumers

  16-12-2025 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing home meal delivery providers HelloFresh and Youfoodz for allegedly misleading consumers over subscriptions. 
  
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• Put away the Monopoly board: Best games to play and gift this summer

  16-12-2025 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Over the holiday period, the right game can make all the difference while spending time with friends and family.
  
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• Live: Wall Street's retreat continues and ASX to open lower

  15-12-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street is heading for another losing session after Friday's sharp session. The ASX is poised to lose a bit more ground on opening. 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 higher despite Wall Street's continued retreat

  15-12-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has ignored Wall Street's slip to open in positive territory. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Bondi community members return to shooting site to offer support

  15-12-2025 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  On their own, with their dogs, in groups big and small, Bondi residents gathered calmly on Monday near the place where chaos erupted the night before.
  
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• Bondi attack caused by 'cascading hate' left unchecked, critics say

  15-12-2025 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  A report that has sat on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's desk for months is being raised by critics as key evidence that the federal government has done too little, too late to respond to the rising tide of antisemitism since the October 7 terror attack in Israel.
  
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• Multiple rate hikes next year? First look across the Tasman

  15-12-2025 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA's interest rate cutting cycle is at an end and now a hardcore handful of critics say they shouldn't have cut rates in the first place. Conveniently, you only need to look across the ditch to see what could've happened if we'd followed that path.
  
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• ABC timeline quiz: Guess what came first?

  15-12-2025 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Guess which event happened in the correct order to nail our new timeline quiz, where all questions are not created equal.
  
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• Live: Vigils take place across the world in memory of Bondi Beach terror victims

  15-12-2025 17:18 via abc.net.au
  It follows Sydney Opera House being illuminated with a Hannukah menorah and thousands gathering in the city on Monday to remember those killed 24 hours earlier. 
  
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• McLeod's Daughters star Rachael Carpani dies aged 45

  15-12-2025 14:57 via abc.net.au
  
  The actress had recently appeared on long-running Australian soap Home and Away and frequently spoke out on a range of issues, including on the need to address domestic violence.
  
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• Why Nathan Lyon believes he has nothing to prove on Test return

  15-12-2025 07:30 via abc.net.au
  
  For the first time in an age Nathan Lyon is not an automatic selection in the Test side but the returning off spinner insists he has nothing to prove ahead of the upcoming clash with England in Adelaide.
  
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• Shares in stock exchange operator ASX fall after damning inquiry

  15-12-2025 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX bosses say they are committed to reform after the corporate regulator lashes the operator's failings in a report, saying it underestimates long-term problems, is insular and defensive with deficiencies in culture and leadership.
  
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• Bondi's antisemitic massacre highlights global political challenge

  15-12-2025 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Israeli politicians have blamed Anthony Albanese for the devastating massacre in Bondi.
  
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• Three independent directors of the Walkley Foundation resign over reform stoush

  15-12-2025 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  ABC journalist Adele Ferguson is among three directors who have resigned from the board of Australia's most prestigious journalism awards over governance issues. 
  
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• Three independent directors of the Walkely Foundation resign over reform stoush

  15-12-2025 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  ABC journalist Adele Ferguson is among three directors who have resigned from the board of Australia's most prestigious journalism awards over governance issues. 
  
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• Breaking: Albanese proposes tougher gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

  15-12-2025 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he will take a proposal for tougher gun laws, including limits on the number of firearms a person can hold, to National Cabinet when it meets on Monday. 
  
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• Albanese proposes tougher gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attack

  15-12-2025 04:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he will take a proposal for tougher gun laws, including limits on the number of firearms a person can hold, to National Cabinet when it meets today. 
  
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• PM's first duty is to lead. His second is to explain

  15-12-2025 02:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese's first responsibility after the horrific Bondi terror attack is to lead a grieving nation. His next will be to explain how this happened.
  
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• Albanese's first responsibility is to lead. His second is to explain

  15-12-2025 02:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese's first responsibility after the horrific Bondi terror attack is to lead a grieving nation, his next will be to explain how this happened.
  
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• Sussan Ley accuses Albanese of failing to keep Jewish Australians safe

  14-12-2025 23:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition Leader Sussan Ley says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has allowed antisemitism to "fester" and failed to keep Jewish Australians safe in the wake of yesterday's "evil" terror attack on the shores of Bondi.
  
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