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Headlines
Israel launches more strikes on Beirut as six people reported dead from earlier attack
Middle East crisis live  
Israel launches more strikes on Beirut as six people reported dead from earlier attack
Blasts heard in Lebanese capital after air attack earlier on Friday, reportedly targeting Hezbollah leader, left more than 90 people injured
Daylight saving  
What day does it start and what time do clocks go forward?
Film  
Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89
What goes up must come down: lesson for Labor as negative gearing balloon goes adrift
ABC  
Broadcaster rejects Russian claim two journalists involved in ‘illegal’ border crossing
Housing  
How the most affluent disproportionately benefit from negative gearing
The rural network
Victorian Farmers Federation splits from national body over Keep the Sheep rally
Victoria  
Victorian Farmers Federation splits from national body over Keep the Sheep rally
VFF chair Emma Germano says the National Farmers’ Federation is conducting ‘policy by press release’ and no longer represents Victorian farmers
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Could ditching negative gearing be the bold move Albanese needs? – Full Story podcast
Could ditching negative gearing be the bold move Albanese needs? – Full Story podcast
Sport
AFL  
Sydney slingshot or Brisbane blitz: where the grand final will be won and lost
Sydney slingshot or Brisbane blitz: where the grand final will be won and lost
NRL  
Hughes scores hat-trick as Storm crush Roosters to reach grand final
Cricket  
Potts bowls England to big win against Australia after Livingstone onslaught
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Culture
Stream team  
‘Of course we’d come back’: the voices of Daria on its legacy – and future
‘Of course we’d come back’: the voices of Daria on its legacy – and future
Culture  
Life amid the carcasses and droppings: what I learned from watching Melbourne’s peregrines on webcam
Art  
Angelica Mesiti’s The Rites of When: a ravishing, immersive work that approaches the sublime
Opinion
What’s next for internet darling Moo Deng?
What’s next for internet darling Moo Deng?
Claims that international students are the ‘modern version of the boat arrivals’ are inflammatory and unhelpful
Once thought to be extinct, the mysterious night parrot is back in the news! Is it saved?
Lifestyle
Taste test  
Australian supermarket pre-popped popcorn: ‘Very addictive … I wouldn’t eat these publicly’
Australian supermarket pre-popped popcorn: ‘Very addictive … I wouldn’t eat these publicly’
Sexual healing  
I cheated on my partner – and haven’t told him. How can I forgive myself?
Technology
Artificial intelligence  
OpenAI shift to for-profit company may lead it to cut corners, says whistleblower
OpenAI shift to for-profit company may lead it to cut corners, says whistleblower
Science
Coronavirus  
Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus
Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus
Environment
Australian climate and environment in focus  
Bottom-breathing turtle among Queensland endangered species under threat from invasive fish
Bottom-breathing turtle among Queensland endangered species under threat from invasive fish
Change by degrees  
In the bag: six ways to reduce your environmental impact at the grocery store
Video
Putin's use of veto 'the act of a coward', Australia's Penny Wong tells UN security council – video
Putin's use of veto 'the act of a coward', Australia's Penny Wong tells UN security council – video
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