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Sep 9, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Andrew Hastie escalates 'traitor' accusation | ABC News Top Stories (opens the original)

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    Pauline Hanson says she will not remove a One Nation cartoon labelling Liberal MP Andrew Hastie a "traitor", despite his demand that she either stand by the accusation or delete the video. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to writer and biographer Blanche d'Alpuget following her death at the age of 82. Israel has closed the British Consulate in East Jerusalem after the UK joined other nations in backing sanctions against Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. For more news at

  2. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Can LIV Golf survive without Saudi backing? (opens the original)

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    LIV Golf promised to revolutionise professional golf when it launched with billions of dollars in Saudi backing. Now, just four years later, the competition has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States. So what went wrong, what happens next, and what does it mean for the future of its Adelaide tournament?

  3. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    What's behind American football's push into Australia? (opens the original)

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    One of the biggest sporting events on the planet is about to land in Melbourne. American football's opening weekend is coming to Australia for the first time, with tens of thousands of fans expected at the MCG.

  4. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    The degenerative brain disease CTE and rugby league explained (opens the original)

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    New research on the degenerative brain disease CTE, has revealed its prevalence in former rugby league players. The Australian Sports Brain Bank can now confirm that 31 players both professional and amateur had the condition when they died. That result came from studying the 51 brains that have been donated so far. The wife of one late rugby league footballer is calling for more players to agree to donate their brains to research.

  5. Episode · Sep 7, 2026

    What do we know about the murders of Jake and Callum Robinson? (opens the original)

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    A trial is underway in Mexico over the murders of two young Australians two years ago. Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad were murdered while on a surfing holiday in Baja in April 2024. So what do we know about what happened to them?

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