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• Thanasi Kokkinakis unable to repeat US Open heroics at Laver Cup as Aussie icon makes rare appearance

  20-09-2024 23:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian scored one of the big upsets of the tournament when he knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas, but this time the Greek star had the last laugh.
  
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• The weird ways female animals evolved ways to pick the father of their babies

  20-09-2024 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite forced copulation being common in nature, females of some species have evolved ways that give them ultimate control over who fertilises her eggs.
  
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• How picky females made the natural world more beautiful

  20-09-2024 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite forced copulation being common in nature, females of some species have evolved ways that give them ultimate control over who fertilises her eggs.
  
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• Arnold and Gustavsson's legacies will be defined by what Australian football does next

  20-09-2024 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The head coaches of the Socceroos and Matildas have departed within months of each other, leaving mixed legacies and plenty of questions in their wake.
  
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• Inoka wanted to be a better parent for her daughter. She is among many Australians signing up for parenting courses  

  20-09-2024 22:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Parenting programs are available throughout the country, but experts say a lack of awareness, societal expectations and stigmas might be stopping more people from signing up. 
  
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• Inside 'Project Harmony', Rupert Murdoch's desperate plan to keep control from beyond the grave

  20-09-2024 21:43 via abc.net.au
  
  If the latest instalment in the Murdoch family saga tells us anything, it is that while the patriarch no longer jokes about immortality, he's at least retained his dark sense of humour.
  
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• Rare September soaking for all Australian states this week could break rain records and signal wet spring and summer

  20-09-2024 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  A near-nationwide soaking will drench every Australian state and territory this week, including potential record heavy falls in the north-west tropics.
  
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• The world is on the cusp of pushing emissions into decline. The driving force? Simple economics

  20-09-2024 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Renewable technologies are gathering speed, putting the world within reach of falling greenhouse gas emissions. Climate experts say they "struggle to wrap their heads around" the sheer size, scale and speed of the current transition.
  
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• Fixing Australia's housing crisis requires a reset of the poisonous debate that's clogged up politics

  20-09-2024 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's housing crisis is a perfect storm of issues that requires a reset of the housing debate which so far has not been able to happen in the poisonous political competition of 2024.
  
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• ASIO referred every Palestinian visa holder, testing Coalition's claims of lax screening

  20-09-2024 12:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Heavily redacted government briefing documents made public reveal ASIO checked all Palestinian visa holders in March, with "no adverse information identified".
  
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• ABC announces independent review into story which featured 'editing error' in helmet cam footage of commandos

  20-09-2024 11:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC's managing director David Anderson has announced there will be an independent review into a 2022 story which included an "editing error in the audio" of helmet cam footage captured by commandos.
  
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• ABC announces independent review into story that featured 'editing error' in helmet cam footage of commandos

  20-09-2024 11:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC's managing director David Anderson has announced there will be an independent review into a 2022 story that included an "editing error in the audio" of helmet cam footage captured by commandos.
  
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• Trindall rises to the occasion as Sharks hold of Cowboys in NRL semifinal

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Braydon Trindall has come of age to help Cronulla end their finals drought, sending North Queensland packing with a 26-18 win at the Sydney Football Stadium.
  
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• Live: Sharks through to NRL preliminary final holding off Cowboys in Sydney

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks are into a preliminary final, breaking a streak of seven straight finals losses. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Sharks take big half-time lead as they punish wasteful Cowboys

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks have a 24-point lead at half-time in their semifinal against the North Queensland Cowboys. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Sharks make late changes ahead of semifinal against Cowboys

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks have their second chance after defeat last week to Melbourne. Tonight they face a Cowboys team full of confidence. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Sharks and Cowboys meet in Sydney for a spot in the final four of the NRL

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks have their second chance after defeat last week to Melbourne. Tonight they face a Cowboys team full of confidence. Follow live.
  
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• Live: Early drama as Cronulla take lead with a penalty try against North Queensland in semifinal

  20-09-2024 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Cronulla Sharks have their second chance after defeat last week to Melbourne. Tonight they face a Cowboys team full of confidence. Follow live.
  
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• A new COVID variant called XEC is spreading fast. Here's what we know

  20-09-2024 08:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. 
  
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• University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott apologises to Jewish students over Students for Palestine encampment

  20-09-2024 07:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The head of the University of Sydney has apologised to Jewish students and staff, admitting he "failed them" in his handling of an eight-week pro-Palestinian student encampment.
  
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• Shohei Ohtani is the world's most expensive athlete, and now he has delivered a baseball first

  20-09-2024 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than a year after signing the richest contract in sports history, Shohei Ohtani has done something no one has ever achieved. Explaining what exactly his '50-50' night means.
  
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• In a void of detail, two reports attempt to spell the challenge for Peter Dutton to go nuclear

  20-09-2024 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Two reports that suggest nuclear power would push up power bills by hundreds of dollars and leave as much as half of Australia's energy demands unmet are being used by the government to tighten the screws on the Coalition over its nuclear proposal.
  
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• 'My gut has told me it's time': Graham Arnold quits as Socceroos head coach

  20-09-2024 03:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Having led the team since 2018, Arnold is standing down after poor performances in recent World Cup qualifiers. 
  
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• Graham Arnold quits as Socceroos head coach

  20-09-2024 03:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Having led the team since 2018, Arnold is standing down after poor performances in recent World Cup qualifiers. 
  
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• Ajla Tomljanovic hampered by service issues as Korea Open campaign ends in straight sets loss

  20-09-2024 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Ajla Tomljanovic's hopes of adding another trophy were dashed in Korea as Brazilian No.3 Beatriz Haddad Maia claimed the pair's Round of 16 clash. 
  
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• Monique Conti dominates as Richmond holds Carlton to record low in AFLW clash

  20-09-2024 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Monique Conti shows exactly why she is the reigning AFLW best and fairest winner with a sensational performance as Richmond thrashed Carlton.
  
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