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• Live: ASX primed for a record close as Wall Street ends the week higher ahead of the Fed's rate cut

  15-09-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has given the ASX a positive lead this morning with futures pricing in a 0.2% rise, just enough for a new record close. 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 0.4pc higher in record territory as Wall Street ends the week strongly ahead of Fed's rate cut

  15-09-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has opened 0.4pc higher and is on track for a record close after Wall Street's positive lead as investors ponder the start of a new cycle of rate cuts from the US Fed. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX gains 0.4pc into record territory as Wall Street ends week strongly

  15-09-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 gains 0.4pc and is on track for a record close after Wall Street's positive lead as investors ponder the start of a new cycle of rate cuts from the US Fed. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX gains 0.3pc to close at new record high of 8,122 points

  15-09-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX200 has risen 0.3 per cent to close at a new record high of 8,122 points, 8.9 points above the previous high mark set in August. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX gains 0.3pc to close at record high of 8,122 points — as it happened

  15-09-2024 23:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX200 has risen 0.3 per cent to close at a record high of 8,122 points, 8.9 points above the previous high mark set in August. Look back at the day's events.
  
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• How Manly brought an end to Canterbury's season of sound and fury

  15-09-2024 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bulldogs have roared back to life in 2024 but a rollicking Sea Eagles comeback silenced the blue and white army and knocked the resurrected club out of the NRL finals. 
  
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• Struggling with sleep apnoea? An expensive CPAP machine might not be your only option

  15-09-2024 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common disorder that can have serious impacts, but most people don't even know they've got it. Here's a guide to getting help.
  
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• Do you snore and wake up feeling unrefreshed? You might have sleep apnoea

  15-09-2024 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common disorder that can have serious impacts, but most people don't even know they've got it. Here's a guide to getting help.
  
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• Australia 'used to be good at providing housing for workers'. What went wrong?

  15-09-2024 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  In popular tourist areas far from major cities, a lack of affordable accommodation for workers has seen staff jammed into unsuitable housing. But a new investment model for worker housing hopes to fix the problem. 
  
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• David's father lost $1 million to an overseas scam. Months earlier, banks were told to block it

  15-09-2024 21:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In 2015, ASIC warned Australia's banks to watch out for an overseas investment scam and take action to prevent people falling victim to it. Months later, David Sweeney's father lost $1 million to the very same scheme.
  
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• There's one question from the US debate that could prove dangerous in Australia's next election

  15-09-2024 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Last week the prime minister finally sounded like he was setting the agenda rather than constantly dodging hits, but a question from the US presidential debate could prove dangerous closer to the election.
  
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• What is revenge travel? New data shows Aussies have made a habit of it

  15-09-2024 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Recent data shows a 32 per cent rise in outbound travel in the year to June, compared to the previous year, with Australians taking more than 11 million trips.
  
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• As the world's attention focuses on a regional war, Iran's women are fighting a 'quiet revolution'

  15-09-2024 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  While the world is focused on other parts of the Middle East, the Iranian people are fighting their own battles against a harsh government crackdown on women who unveil, and a ramp up in arrests and use of the death penalty. 
  
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• Here is the full list of Emmy nominees, which we will update with winners as they are announced

  15-09-2024 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bear has notched up a record number of nominations for a comedy, but it still trails Shōgun. Australians are also in the mix to pick up the world's top television award.
  
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• Thousands of social homes get government green light but Senate set to reject first home buyer help

  15-09-2024 14:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Grants have been approved for the first 13,700 social and affordable homes under a government housing fund set up one year ago.
   
  
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• Can the government win against Silicon Valley's billionaires?

  15-09-2024 08:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The government's attempts to crackdown on misinformation online will make it powerful enemies in Silicon Valley. Is it ready for the fight?
  
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• Manly come back to stun 'self destructing' Bulldogs in elimination final thriller

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Manly Sea Eagles have progressed through to the NRL semifinals, coming from behind to defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs 24-22.
  
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• Live: Manly comeback to 'self destructing' Bulldogs in elimination final thriller

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Manly Sea Eagles have progressed through to the NRL semifinals, coming from behind to defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs 24-22. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Manly comeback to beat 'self destructing' Bulldogs in elimination final thriller

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Manly Sea Eagles have progressed through to the NRL semifinals, coming from behind to defeat the Canterbury Bulldogs 24-22. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Elimination final going down to the wire as Manly punish Canterbury's ill-discipline

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Canterbury have been physically dominant over Manly, but a late Sea Eagles try before half-time has blown the elimination final wide open. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Bulldogs look to put off-field dramas behind them in first finals match since 2016

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Canterbury's first finals campaign since 2016 has been overshadowed by winger Josh Addo-Carr's positive drug test, but they must overcome this drama to defeat Manly. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Brutal Bulldogs lead but opportunistic Sea Eagles keep elimination final in the balance

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Canterbury have been physically dominant over Manly, but a late Sea Eagles try before half-time has blown the elimination final wide open. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Brutal Bulldogs hammering Sea Eagles in sudden-death final

  15-09-2024 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Canterbury's first finals campaign since 2016 has been overshadowed by winger Josh Addo-Carr's positive drug test, but they must overcome this drama to defeat Manly. Follow live.
  
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• Coalition walks back in-principle support for restructuring RBA board

  15-09-2024 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has confirmed it will walk away entirely from the key recommendation of an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
  
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• Fraser-McGurk can be three-format Aussie cricket star, says Ponting

  15-09-2024 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Jake Fraser-McGurk is already a big-hitting T20 superstar — but Ricky Ponting believes the youngster can be a whole lot more than that for Australia.
  
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• Sri Lanka supplies most of Australia's tea, but its industry is now at a crossroad

  15-09-2024 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Sri Lanka's tea industry grapples with a steep wage hike, but some estate owners embrace new approaches to balance worker welfare and productivity in a bid to save the sector. 
  
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