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Firmus IPO could be the biggest in ASX history, says portfolio manager | The Business | ABC NEWS
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- Firmus IPO could be the biggest in ASX history, says portfolio manager | The Business | ABC NEWS
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- 4:41
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- 14 days ago
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- AI infrastructure company - Firmus Technologies - is courting investors ahead of a widely speculated IPO in October, with speculation rampant the listing could be the ASX's biggest ever.
Wilson Asset Management holds a stake in Firmus run by co-founders Tim Rosenfield and Oliver Curtis, the latter was jailed in 2016 for an insider trading conspiracy.
WAM's lead portfolio manager Oscar Oberg says Firmus has been hosting investor briefings in Australia and offshore ahead of releasing its formal prospectus.
"We think it (the IPO) is likely to happen towards the end of October," he says.
Mr Oberg says while there are reports the company is looking to raise $US7 billion, WAM's estimate of the likely market capitalisation of the company will be around $AUD 40 billion, "making it the largest IPO I think we've ever seen."
When asked whether the recent listing of Elon Musk's Space X should serve as a cautionary tale for investors...
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- Isaac Heeney 'extremely thankful' after addressing entire Swans club after suspension | ABC NEWS
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- 2:06
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- 14 days ago
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- The five banned Sydney Swans players have spoken to their teammates for the first time since their suspensions last month.
Isaac Heeney and his four teammates haven't been seen in public since they were stood down for breaching club standards after the Pullman Hotel scandal.
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- Queensland government defends holdout on Thriving Kids program | ABC NEWS
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- 2:10
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- 14 days ago
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- The Federal Government’s Thriving Kids program to assist children with autism and developmental delays is set to start in a week but the Queensland government isn’t signing up and wants more information about the deal.
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- Trump seeks to assert US power in combative UN assembly speech | ABC NEWS
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- 2:24
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- 14 days ago
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- The US president has used his address to the United Nations to assert American power, threatening to "annihilate" Iran.
Donald Trump also took aim at Cuba in his speech, prompting a walk-out by its delegation.
The combative address marked a pushback against growing criticism of the Trump administration's handling of foreign policy.
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- Oil price falls on rising hopes Strait of Hormuz might open soon | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
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- 2:04
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- 14 days ago
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- Department store chain Myer has reported a full-year loss of $276 million amid a "material downturn" in consumer sentiment and "weak" discretionary spending.
The ASX edged higher, led by mining stocks, with the energy sector lower on the back of falling oil prices.
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- Why some of Australia's most iconic stores are in trouble | The Business | ABC NEWS
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- 3:28
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- 14 days ago
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- Myer has recorded its second worst annual results in almost 126 years. Attempts to lure shoppers with discounts were not enough to offset the pullback in consumer spending. Myer dived to a loss of $276.5 million for the year to July 25, pulled down by impairments and other one-off costs of $319 million including writing down the value of some stores and brands.
But it's not all bad news according to Retail Doctor boss Brian Walker, with Myer's biggest shareholder, fashion heavyweight Solomon Lew, set to join the board.
Executive chair Olivia Wirth told shareholders that brands like Topshop and Gap were attracting young people to the business, bolstering hopes that the retailer can turn its fortunes around.
It follows department store icon David Jones posting its annual results six months late, which revealed a loss of $62.3 million.
And iconic women's label Cue and sister brand Veronika Maine recently collapsed into administrat...
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- Rift emerges between US and Australia over social media algorithms | ABC NEWS
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- 2:20
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- 14 days ago
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- Anthony Albanese has met with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations, but a rift is emerging between the US and Australia over how to deal with harmful social media algorithms.
The US president has also slapped down calls from more than a dozen countries, including Australia, for global AI safeguards.
National political lead David Speers explains.
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- Diesel rationing could come in weeks and prices could top $4/ltr, says Saul Kavonic | The Business
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- 7:25
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- 14 days ago
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- MST Marquee's head of energy research, Saul Kavonic says rationing could come into effect in Australia within weeks, and the price of diesel could skyrocket to $4 a litre, if US President Donald Trump follows through with threats to ban US diesel exports.
The price of diesel is close to $3 a litre at the moment. Energy minister Chris Bowen is travelling to Saudi Arabia and India this week to try to secure fuel supplies for Australia.
Mr Kavonic says this latest crisis comes a month after the Australian government announced it would disband its fuel supply taskforce.
"The only real hypothetical scenarios - which might see us have to revisit rationing - was if passage of oil through the Red Sea started to be disrupted, or the US started to ban fuel exports. A month later, both of these things are now potentially happening at the same time ... if the US does go down this path ... I think we'll be looking at that in a matter of weeks."
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- Farmers raise alarm on cuts to country’s working holiday visa program | ABC NEWS
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- 2:24
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- 14 days ago
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- Backpackers, farmers and industry leaders say the Northern Territory's mango industry will be hit hard by the Federal Government's decision to reduce working holiday visas.
With the Coalition and One Nation vowing to keep backpacker numbers stable, the Northern Territory Opposition Leader is calling on her federal Labor colleagues to give the NT an exemption. George Nicoll filed this report.
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- Gus Lamont's parents make emotional plea as $1m reward announced | ABC NEWS
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- 1:44
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- 14 days ago
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- Authorities in South Australia are offering a $1 million reward for critical information related to the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont.
The missing boy's parents released their first direct statement to the public, making an emotional plea for anyone with information to come forward.
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- Fat Bear Week is back for 2026 | ABC NEWS
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- 1:35
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- 14 days ago
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- After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around.
Online voting has started for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the residents of Katmai National Park against each other for the coveted title.
The event this year features 16 bears facing off in a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament, with the winner declared September 29.
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- Mark Butler 'frustrated' Qld hasn't signed onto Thriving Kids, days out from launch | ABC NEWS
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- 4:42
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- 14 days ago
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- Health Minister Mark Butler said he was 'frustrated' with the Queensland state government over its refusal to sign up for the Thriving Kids program a week before its launch.
The NDIS alternative was established for children under nine with developmental delay or autism who have "low to moderate" support needs.
A Queensland government spokesperson told the ABC the state was concerned the Commonwealth was walking away from vulnerable Australians, without providing long-term funding support.
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- Angry Anderson dies aged 79 | ABC NEWS
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- 3:07
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- 14 days ago
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- Rock singer, actor, youth advocate and charity ambassador Angry Anderson has died.
As well as achieving international acclaim with his band Rose Tattoo, Anderson was known for his charity work and advocacy. He later courted controversy for his anti-refugee and anti-Islam views.
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- Emotional plea from missing boy Gus Lamont's parents | ABC NEWS
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- 1:01
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- 14 days ago
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- The parents of missing boy Gus Lamont have issued an emotional plea for information on his disappearance.
Josh and Jess released their first on-camera statement on Wednesday.
In the video, Jess says Gus's disappearance has been the "most devastating and inexplicable event we have ever experienced".
South Australia's premier has announced a $1 million reward for anyone who can provide critical information about Gus's disappearance.
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- Cost of raising a family up 134% over 20 years, Georgie Dent says | ABC NEWS
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- 1:16
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- 14 days ago
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- The cost of raising children has been treated as a private problem for individuals to navigate for far too long, with women supplying the majority of labour for free, says Georgie Dent, CEO of The Parenthood.
Ms Dent has told the National Press Club the true cost of raising a family has risen by 134 per cent over the past 20 years.
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- Trump admin's 'rare' and 'aggressive' intervention in Australian social media rules | ABC NEWS
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- 3:48
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- 14 days ago
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- The US Government has made a rare public submission to an inquiry into the Government's proposed 'digital duty of care' regulations of social media companies.
The submissions called for US social media companies to be excluded from plans to give users the option to opt into algorithmic recommendation feeds.
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- Trump weighs 'big decision' on Iran in UN speech | ABC NEWS
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- 1:41
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- 14 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has used a speech at the UN to portray "American power" as the solution to the world's problems, defending his ongoing war with Iran and declaring he now must decide whether to "annihilate" the Islamic Republic.
Mr Trump's address, delivered six weeks before the midterm elections in the US, amounted to a pushback against growing criticism that his administration's actions abroad were harming the US and creating a more destabilised and dangerous world.
"We're reasserting American power, including American military power, where necessary in our region and around the world, to create a safer future for all of us," he said.
Mr Trump later said US and Iranian officials held a "very good meeting" over several hours on the sidelines of the summit.
Previous peace talks between the two countries have failed to make meaningful progress since a preliminary agreement was signed by both nations in June.
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- Mother has healthy baby after chemo while pregnant | ABC NEWS
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- 0:55
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- 14 days ago
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- A Sunshine Coast mother who underwent intensive chemotherapy after being diagnosed with advanced blood cancer at 14 weeks pregnant has given birth to a healthy baby boy.
Three weeks after his birth in July, the family celebrated another milestone: the cancer was in remission.
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- IN FULL: AFP arrest Melbourne man they allege pledged allegiance to Islamic State | ABC NEWS
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- 11:20
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- 14 days ago
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- Counter-terrorism police have arrested a Melbourne man who they allege spread violent material as an online propagandist for the Islamic State (IS) terror group.
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- Liberals deny talks with One Nation over deal for minority government | ABC NEWS
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- 3:51
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- 15 days ago
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- Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson's says any One Nation discussions with the Liberal Party over confidence and supply in a future minority government are a figment of Barnaby Joyce's imagination.
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- Trump uses UN address as midterms campaign speech: expert | ABC NEWS
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- 4:36
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- 15 days ago
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- Karim Soumana from Global Order and Peacemaking, at the International Crisis Group says Donald Trump used the UNGA platform to speak to domestic audiences and re-ignite his base ahead of the November midterm elections. He says the language he used around Iran was directed at justifying the war at home, rather than speaking to the Iranian delegation and other world leaders.
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- Typhoon Dujuan death toll rises in Japan after landslides destroy homes | ABC NEWS
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- 3:57
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- 15 days ago
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- Several people have been found buried under mud in Japan after Typhoon Dujuan triggered deadly landslides and torrential rain in central Japan.
Tens of thousands of households are still without power in the Kanto region as water has not fully receded from flooded areas in Kanagawa and Chiba prefectures.
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces have been deployed to aid in flood relief efforts.
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- Trump's address 'more detached from reality' than previous speeches: Tingle | ABC NEWS
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- 5:51
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- 15 days ago
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- Global Affairs Editor Laura Tingle says Donald Trump's speech to the UN General Assembly is more detached from reality than his previous addresses.
She says, while other leaders are 'politely' making arrangements that aren't reliant on America, Donald Trump is maintaining that the world will be determined by US power.
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- Earl Spencer apologises for mistake in Diana memoir as Piers Morgan threatens lawsuit | ABC NEWS
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- 2:24
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- 15 days ago
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- The late princess Diana’s brother Charles Spencer has apologised for a factual error in his book about his sister.
Former editor of the Sunday Mirror, Pier Morgans is threatening legal action against the earl and demanding the memoir be withdrawn from shelves due to wrongful claims he was in charge when the tabloid published covert photos of Diana in 1993.
Earl Spencer has accused Buckingham Palace of 'gaslighting' in its statement in response to his description of an alleged phone call with King Charles.
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- Albanese 'proud' of Australia's stance on social media, AI despite US criticism | ABC NEWS
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- 5:16
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- 15 days ago
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- During a press conference in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Anthony Albanese has vowed to 'stand up for Australia's national interests' despite Trump brushing off fears about AI. Albanese says he is 'proud' of Australia's digital duty of care policy which pushes tech companies to make their platforms safer, despite criticism from the United States.
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- US-Iran meeting 'positive news' despite Trump’s annihilation threat: Lyons | ABC NEWS
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- 2:05
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- 15 days ago
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- Donald Trump has used his address at the United Nations to say he was considering 'annihilating' Iran.
A three-hour meeting between US negotiators led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and an Iranian delegation took place after the US president's remarks.
Americas Editor John Lyons says an ‘uneasy ceasefire’ will continue for at least another six weeks until the end of the US mid-term elections.
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- Denials that 'Dance Monkey' at the centre of NRL, Tones and I drama | ABC NEWS
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- 3:52
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- 15 days ago
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- The NRL Grand Final could be without an entertainment act, after negotiations with artist Tones and I broke down. The artist's management claims a tight schedule was the reason she would forego the show.
Chairman of the Rugby League Commission Peter V'landys says the money — some $1 million — will be better spent on the youth game.
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- 'Looksmaxxer' Clavicular faces rape and drugging charges | ABC NEWS
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- 2:14
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- 15 days ago
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- Male beauty influencer Clavicular has been charged with serious offences including rape and drugging someone for sexual intercourse.
The man, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, rose to fame by promoting controversial and extreme methods to enhance male looks known as ‘looksmaxxing’.
It is unclear whether the new charges relate to earlier allegations that he plied a 20-year-old with alcohol and had non-consensual sex with her.
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- Trump wants to rebrand AI as 'super intelligence' | ABC NEWS
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- 2:17
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- 15 days ago
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- Donald Trump has used a UN General Assembly speech to level dire threats against Iran and to continue to brush off fears about the rapid development of AI.
Trump says he could 'annihilate' the Islamic Republic if a deal isn't made. He also announced that he wants to rebrand Artificial Intelligence (AI) as Super Intelligence (SI).
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- Why can’t we stop the DV crisis? | ABC News Daily podcast
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- 15:37
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- 15 days ago
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- Another string of suspected domestic violence attacks across a single weekend has once again seen the number of women and children killed this year climb.
And, once again, their deaths have turned up the volume of calls for governments to do more to prevent domestic, family and sexual violence.
Today, ABC political reporter Claudia Long on why, despite decades of effort, federal and state governments are still struggling with how to stop these tragic outcomes.
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- Trump renames AI and threatens to 'annihilate' Iran in UN speech | ABC NEWS
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- 3:30
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- 15 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has used his address to the UN General Assembly to lay further threats against Iran and reject international calls to rein in artificial intelligence.
The US leader said he was considering whether to 'annihilate' Iran as US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with an Iranian delegation for three hours.
Donald Trump also watered down concerns raised by AI companies and announced the renaming of artificial intelligence to ‘super intelligence’ in official US documents.
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- Members of Imran Khan's family detained in Pakistan | The World | ABC NEWS
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- 9:00
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- 15 days ago
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- Human rights groups have condemned the Pakistani government for detaining multiple members for former prime minister Imran Khan's family along with several other activists. International human rights lawyer Jared Genser tells The World Western countries must intervene on the matter.
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- UN calls for AI transparent safety protocols | The World | ABC NEWS
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- 6:52
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- 15 days ago
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- Australia has joined other nations at the UN General Assembly in calling for global AI guardrails. Dr. Sue Keay, who directs the University of New South Wales' AI Institute, tells The World fears surrounding AI's potential risk to the world's safety and security are warranted.
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- Thousands turn out for fan day for Brisbane Lions | ABC NEWS
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- 1:54
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- 15 days ago
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- Crowds came out to show support for the Brisbane Lions for the team’s only training run before heading to Melbourne to try to win three straight premierships when they face up against Fremantle at the MCG.
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- Man charged and boy fights for life after being shot in the face | ABC NEWS
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- 1:57
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- 15 days ago
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- NSW Police are investigating whether the men who were present at the time an 11yo boy was shot in the head in Sydney's north west on Monday had links to organised crime.
The boy remains in a critical condition and detectives say some witnesses are not co-operating.
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- Fertility rates to fall 'further and faster' | ABC NEWS Loop
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- 2:11
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- 15 days ago
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- Australia's latest Intergenerational Report has laid out how an aging population and falling birth rate would reshape Australia's economy in the next 40 years.
Fertility is expected to fall to just 1.34 children per woman by 2065.
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- Child allegedly suffers memory issues after Indonesian free school meals | ABC NEWS
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- 1:45
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- 15 days ago
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- Indonesia’s flagship free school meals program is facing growing criticism after more food poisoning cases, prompting calls for legal action and greater accountability.
The family of a 16-year-old student says she has experienced memory problems since the poisoning in August. A recent medical assessment, however, reportedly found no abnormalities and described her memory as “very good.”
Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has also visited affected families and apologised to them in person.
*Editor's note (24/9/2026): This post has been updated to include results of a recent medical assessment for 16-year-old student Febiola Purba. Further information has been added to clarify that Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka apologised to affected families in person.*
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- The only way to build more homes is to get Australians to want to build homes, says Metricon boss
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- 4:48
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Australia's largest residential homebuilder, Metricon's chief executive, Brad Duggan says the solution to getting more young people the keys to their first home is restoring confidence.
He says young people are starting to give up hope to build a home, and global uncertainty is a factor in that.
Mr Duggan says while Metricon has enough work to keep them busy for the next 12 months, he has seen a 'significant evaporation' of demand in the market. He blames higher interest rates, the federal government tax changes, and the war in the Middle East.
To solve the housing crisis, he says, housing supply needs to be addressed. He thinks the tax changes will eventually drive investment into new homes.
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- Double murder-accused Beau Lamarre-Condon acted in 'self-defence', court told | ABC NEWS
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- 2:13
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- 15 days ago
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- Beau Lamarre-Condon will argue in court that he acted in self-defence on the day he is accused of murdering Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
The 31-year-old former police officer has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and one of aggravated break and enter.
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- RBA governor warns people may need to lose jobs to get inflation down | The Business | ABC NEWS
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- 3:11
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- 15 days ago
- Description
- Speaking at a Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in Sydney, the RBA governor said Australia's jobs market was probably still a bit too tight and putting upwards pressure on wages, business costs and inflation more generally.
Michele Bullock says she thinks a jobless rate of 4.5 to 5 per cent will probably take enough heat out of the labour market that it'll ease pressure on inflation.
Ahead of the next interest rate decision on Tuesday, September 29, she said "the Middle East conflict has gone on for much longer than people thought it would. Oil prices are still elevated ...There still seems to be excess demand in the economy."
"Here are some of the risks that we think might be materializing, which are going to be important for considering whether to raise rates", she says.
Several RBA officials have spoken publicly in the past few weeks, warning that inflation's still running too hot.
All fou...
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- PM joins world leaders signing declaration for AI safeguards | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 3:55
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Anthony Albanese has joined scores of world leaders signing a joint plea for global safeguards to manage the safety and security risks posed by AI.
The issue is shaping up as a key theme at this year's United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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- 'Zero skill required': Ultra-cheap smart glasses risk data exposure | ABC NEWS
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- 2:05
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Independent testing conducted for the ABC has revealed a new wave of ultra-cheap smart glasses sold in Australia can be easily accessed by a nearby attacker without a password, using only Bluetooth.
The serious security flaws leave personal data, images and videos exposed to hackers.
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- What's at stake for US and China as Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping | The Business | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 18:07
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Former Australian ambassador to the US, and former treasurer, Joe Hockey says the meeting of US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping in Washington will focus more on trade and tariffs than the AI race.
Even so, warnings on AI are coming thick and fast ahead of Thursday's summit. It comes as Australia's Prime Minister joins the leaders of 19 other nations to call for safeguards on AI, and to make sure it remains under human control.
On the US midterm elections. Mr Hockey says it's "perfectly feasible" that the Republicans will lose both the House and the Senate.
And the now-president of Bondi Partners says that could accelerate some of Donald Trump's decision-making, including being "extremely aggressive towards companies that are in any way acting contrary to the interests of the American people."
In this wide-ranging interview, Joe Hockey also touches on domestic issues including the federal budget implications of...
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- Big four banks now unanimous the RBA will lift rates next week | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- The AI boom and the sharp increase in spending on data centre construction is "adding" to Australia's demand-driven inflation problem, Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says.
The Australian share market closed slightly higher after Wall Street's AI stocks surged, pushing the tech-heavy Nasdaq index to a record high.
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- Losing pre-match headliner a 'miniscule blow' for NRL, expert says | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 5:39
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- The NRL has announced it is prepared to have no pre-match entertainment at its grand final this year after talks broke down with Australian artist Tones And I.
Sports management lecturer Hunter Fujack says the loss of the headliner is a "miniscule blow" for the NRL in terms of the final's TV ratings and attendance.
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- Darwin council could permanently move pre-cyclone clean-up to May | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 2:07
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Darwin City Council says its annual hard rubbish clean-up, usually scheduled to take place before wet season, could be permanently moved to the beginning of the dry.
The move has prompted backlash from ratepayers and politicians who say the timing of the hard rubbish clean-up is essential. Joseph Hathaway-Wilson has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.
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- Key details in the Beau Lamarre-Condon double-murder trial | Ep #01 | The Case Of…
- Runtime
- 28:24
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- An Uber delivery disguise, a fake cancer claim and jealousy – the prosecution has revealed the claims in its case for the alleged murders of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
In the first episode of The Case of Jesse and Luke, Stocky and ABC legal affairs reporter Jamie McKinnell unpack the opening day of Beau Lamarre-Condon's murder trial, including the Crown's allegations of jealousy, obsession and what unfolded inside Jesse's Sydney home.
If you have any questions you’d like Jamie and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au (mailto:thecaseof@abc.net.au) .
The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.
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- Police update on shooting of 11yo in Norwest home | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 1:30
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- NSW Police have provided an update on the shooting of an 11-year-old boy in Sydney's north-west on Monday.
The child remains in a critical condition, and an 18-year-old inside the home at the time has been charged with concealing an offence.
Police say at this stage, the shooting has not been directly connected to Sydney's current gangland war.
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- US TV networks band together to halt coverage of Donald Trump | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 1:56
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- Three American media outlets are suing the Trump administration after they were labelled 'fake news' and banned from the White House.
They say it's an assault on press freedom, and in response, other TV networks have banded together to halt their coverage of the president.
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- Backlash following Trump's 'fake news' ban | ABC NEWS
- Runtime
- 2:43
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
- Description
- CNN, Politico and MS Now have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in response to being banned from the White House press pool last week.
By North America correspondent Lauren Day
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