Politics
Albanese does not deny or apologise for document about Helen Haines circulated by his office
Two media groups have reported on the document. The Prime Minister praised Ms Haines as a good local member.
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Senator David Pocock calls for a 5 per cent tax on big data centres
The independent wants the tax on super intelligence (SI) data centres' local revenue from 1 January 2027. Budget experts say it could raise about $400 million in three years.
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Business
Reserve Bank deputy says inflation outlook is "materially worse"
Andrew Hauser says oil is about a third dearer than the bank assumed. Markets now see a higher chance of a rate rise next month.
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NextDC shares crash 41.7 per cent after power delays at a Melbourne data centre
About $3 billion was wiped off the company's value. Work to power its M3 site has stopped until at least February.
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Sports
Australia follow on in second Test as Steve Smith's neck is checked
Australia were all out for 99 and are 4/156, still 170 behind South Africa. Smith did not bat in the second innings.
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Point Of Law wins the Geelong Cup and a spot in the Melbourne Cup
The gelding is now favourite for the race that stops the nation. Two of Joseph O'Brien's horses ran second and third.
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Entertainment
BioWare, the studio behind Mass Effect and Dragon Age, is closing
The Electronic Arts (EA) studio says early work on the next Mass Effect game is also ending. It says its focus is on its team.
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SBS names Kathryn Fink its Chief Content Officer in a new top team
Fink will oversee TV, sport, NITV, audio, digital and marketing. Matthew Hancock becomes Director of Digital.
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Lifestyle
Almost 300 NSW GPs can now diagnose and treat ADHD
Another 300 family doctors start training in November. The NSW Government says it will make care easier to reach.
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Sydney researchers find a "body clock" type of depression
The study of 11,380 Australians found about 23 per cent had this type. People in this group reported less benefit from common antidepressants.
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Technology
Update now: serious security flaws found in PHP, which runs many websites
Patches are out for supported versions. Australia's cyber agency says it is not aware of the flaws being used in attacks.
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Optus says it now gets key data in hours, not days
An Optus manager told a tech event the telco streams 400 data tables in near real time. The claim comes from one trade report.
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