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      <image:caption>Michaela Boor, left, was crushed to death by bricks falling from a crane at a London website, right, a court has been told.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Michaela Boor: London mum, 29, fatally crushed by falling bricks while on school run, court told</news:title>
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      <news:title>Spain early election: Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls snap poll amid pressure over housing</news:title>
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      <news:title>Congo boat collision: At least 30 dead and dozens still missing after vessels collide</news:title>
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      <video:title>North Albury stabbing: Man attacked with knife dies in hospital a week later</video:title>
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      <news:title>North Albury stabbing: Man attacked with knife dies in hospital a week later</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/gypsy-rose-blanchard-campaigns-for-kenans-law-after-fiance-ken-urker-dies-suddenly-c-22971599</loc>
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      <image:caption>Gypsy Rose Blanchard pictured with her ex-fiancé Ken Urker.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T10:44:46.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Gypsy-Rose Blanchard campaigns for ‘Kenan’s Law’ after fiance Ken Urker dies suddenly</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/society/science/nobel-medicine-prize-goes-to-neuroscience-researchers-working-to-reveal-the-brains-mysteries-c-22971311</loc>
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      <image:caption>Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were announced Nobel winners at in Stockholm. (AP PHOTO)</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T10:44:34.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/costa-blanca-drowning-ukrainian-couple-die-at-beach-off-popular-spanish-holiday-hotspot-c-22971694</loc>
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      <video:title>Costa Blanca drowning: Ukrainian couple die at beach off popular Spanish holiday hotspot</video:title>
      <video:description>Australia recorded 313 drowning deaths in 2026, a decrease from the previous year&apos;s record high but still significantly above the decade average.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T10:12:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Costa Blanca drowning: Ukrainian couple die at beach off popular Spanish holiday hotspot</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/russian-plague-lab-worker-dies-from-pneumonic-illness-as-200-people-put-into-observation-c-22971442</loc>
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      <video:title>Russian plague: Lab worker dies from pneumonic illness as 200 people put into observation</video:title>
      <video:description>Queensland scientists have developed a breakthrough AI screening tool that uses cutting-edge spatial biology analysis to give pathologists enhanced capabilities in detecting cancers in patient tissue.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T09:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Russian plague: Lab worker dies from pneumonic illness as 200 people put into observation</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/editorial-inflation-spin-doing-labor-no-favours-c-22969811</loc>
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      <image:caption>Jim Chalmers’ net favourability dropped 9 points to minus 23 per cent in his weakest result on record.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T09:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EDITORIAL: Inflation spin doing Labor no favours</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/afl/georgie-parker-the-brisbane-lions-thrive-on-culture-and-respect-in-the-wake-of-premiership-three-peat-c-22970073</loc>
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      <image:caption>MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Levi Ashcroft and Will Ashcroft of the Lions celebrate with the Premiership Cup after the AFL Grand Final match between Fremantle Dockers and Brisbane Lions at Melbourne Cricket Ground, on September 26, 2026, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos/via Getty Images) Daniel Pockett/AFL Photos</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:52:36.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>GEORGIE PARKER: The Brisbane Lions thrive on culture and respect in the wake of premiership three-peat</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/nrl/mark-spudd-carroll-newcastle-knights-were-spent-emotionally-long-before-grand-final-loss-to-roosters-c-22970395</loc>
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      <image:caption>Fletcher Sharpe of the Knights looks dejected after a loss following the NRL Grand Final match between the Sydney Roosters and Newcastle Knights.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:46:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Newcastle Knights were spent emotionally long before Grand Final loss to Roosters</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/jet-disappearance-debris-found-after-medical-transport-plane-vanishes-en-route-from-bermuda-to-boston-c-22971261</loc>
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      <image:caption>The coast guard says a search for a Gulfstream G100 jet includes crews in the air and on the water.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:32:56.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Jet disappearance: Debris found after medical transport plane vanishes en route from Bermuda to Boston</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/andrew-greene-why-labor-fears-david-shoebridge-as-greens-shake-up-puts-albanese-governments-agenda-in-doubt-c-22969191</loc>
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      <image:caption>David Shoebridge is no fan of AUKUS.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:27:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>ANDREW GREENE: Why Labor fears David Shoebridge as Greens shake-up puts Albanese government’s agenda in doubt</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/daniels-law-pushback-over-legislation-identifying-sex-offenders-in-honour-of-late-daniel-morcombe-c-22970919</loc>
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      <image:caption>A parliamentary inquiry wants &quot;Daniel&apos;s Law&quot; redrafted, saying it has significant problems. (Dan Peled/AAP PHOTOS)</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T07:08:59.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘Daniel’s Law’: Pushback over legislation identifying sex offenders in honour of late Daniel Morcombe</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/taylors-hill-car-fires-teen-severely-burnt-after-alleged-crime-gang-firebombing-in-melbourne-c-22970471</loc>
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      <video:title>Taylors Hill car fires: Teen severely burnt after alleged organised crime gang firebombing in Melbourne</video:title>
      <video:description>A teenage arsonist is in critical condition after a firebombing attack went wrong in Taylors Hill, Melbourne.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T06:44:30.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Taylors Hill car fires: Teen severely burnt after alleged organised crime gang firebombing in Melbourne</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/business/myer-boss-olivia-wirth-puts-christmas-on-steroids-to-tempt-shoppers-to-open-their-wallets-c-22970951</loc>
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      <image:caption>Myer has launched its annual Christmas Giftorium pop-up at its flagship stores in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T06:34:47.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Myer boss Olivia Wirth puts Christmas on ‘steroids’ to tempt shoppers to open their wallets</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/royals/king-charles-plan-to-reunite-prince-william-and-prince-harry-revealed-c-22969374</loc>
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      <video:title>King Charles’ plan to reunite Prince William and Prince Harry revealed</video:title>
      <video:description>Prince Harry&apos;s children, Archie and Lilibet, have allegedly been stalked by European paparazzi at their new school.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T06:15:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>King Charles’ plan to reunite Prince William and Prince Harry revealed</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/battle-of-the-budget-anthony-albaneses-bribes-versus-the-jim-chalmers-axe--c-22968624</loc>
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      <image:caption>Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers at Parliament House, Canberra.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T06:02:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Battle of the Budget: Anthony Albanese’s bribes versus the Jim Chalmers’ axe </news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/police/barrack-heights-e-bike-crash-16yo-girl-in-critical-condition-after-she-was-allegedly-hit-by-drunk-rider-c-22970135</loc>
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      <image:caption>A 16-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after she was allegedly hit by an e-bike rider who was over the legal alcohol limit and had drugs in his system. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T05:54:36.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Barrack Heights e-bike crash: 16yo girl in critical condition after she was allegedly hit by drunk rider</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/nsw/nsw-police-shooting-man-allegedly-aimed-loaded-rifle-at-officer-before-being-shot-dead-near-yass-c-22968155</loc>
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      <image:caption>A man has been shot by police after allegedly aiming a rifle at officers as they tried to help him. (Ronnie Amini/AAP PHOTOS)</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T04:32:10.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>NSW Police shooting: Man allegedly aimed loaded rifle at officer before being shot dead near Yass</news:title>
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      <image:caption>The Albanese government has left Australia exposed to mounting economic risks.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T02:57:16.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newtown stabbing: Woman arrested after alleged stabbing rampage on King Street</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Treasurer Jim Chalmers has blamed massive AI data centre investment for an expected soaring of Commonwealth debt interest payments.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T02:42:23.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Treasurer Jim Chalmers blames AI boom for soaring Federal Government debt interest payments in Japan speech</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Christa Pike remains in critical condition, two days ‌after Tennessee failed to execute her. (AP PHOTO)</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T02:32:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Christa Pike: Lawyer reveals the convicted murderer ‘may not recover’ following botched execution attempt</news:title>
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    <news:news>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T02:31:19.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Digger sold itself on Tom Cruise and tanked, is the era of the movie star over?</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/afl/sydney-list-boss-chris-keane-rejects-nick-blakey-speculation-as-club-prepares-to-reintegrate-exiled-players-c-22969081</loc>
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      <image:caption>Sydney have rejected speculation star defender Nick Blakey could seek a trade. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication>
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        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T02:20:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Sydney list boss Chris Keane rejects Nick Blakey speculation as club prepares to reintegrate exiled players</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/business/nick-bruining-what-you-need-to-know-before-signing-aged-care-contracts-as-higher-everyday-living-fees-kick-in-c-22969041</loc>
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      <image:loc>https://images.thenightly.com.au/publication/C-22969041/c682c14af70d3a722ec93de52aab0c19e03b825b.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Thousands of aged care residents have started to receive new contracts, but they have been warned not to sign anything until they fully understand their rights and obligations.</image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T01:49:31.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>NICK BRUINING: What you need to know before signing aged care contracts as Higher Everyday Living Fees kick in</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T01:17:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Legal cigarette sales soar after black market crackdown</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/society/technology/ai-benefits-warrant-accepting-some-risks-sam-altman-c-22968472</loc>
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      <video:title>AI benefits warrant accepting some risks: Sam Altman</video:title>
      <video:description>OpenAI has apologised for a Medicare data breach caused by rogue AI agents and committed to funding enhanced digital data defences.</video:description>
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    <news:news>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T01:16:42.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>AI benefits warrant accepting some risks: Sam Altman</news:title>
      <news:keywords>technology</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/culture/sam-wood-fitness-personality-stood-down-by-his-own-nutrition-group-amid-domestic-violence-allegations-c-22968528</loc>
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      <video:title>Sam Wood: Fitness personality stood down by his own nutrition group amid domestic violence allegations</video:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T01:05:20.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Sam Wood: Fitness personality stood down by his own nutrition group amid domestic violence allegations</news:title>
      <news:keywords>culture</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/usa/girl-12-killed-during-argument-over-car-parking-space-at-junior-football-game-c-22968514</loc>
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      <video:title>Girl, 12, killed during argument over car parking space at junior football game</video:title>
      <video:description>A teenage boy suffered serious burns to his entire body after a firebombing in Taylors Hill, Melbourne&apos;s northwest, where three cars were set alight in a residential driveway and street.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T00:59:56.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Girl, 12, killed during argument over car parking space at junior football game</news:title>
      <news:keywords>usa</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/nsw/newcastle-knights-crash-chris-clancy-speaks-from-hospital-as-he-recovers-from-broken-collarbone-injured-foot-c-22968340</loc>
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      <image:caption>A Newcastle Knights fan has spoken from his hospital bed after a P-Plater allegedly ploughed into supporters gathered to farewell the NRL team ahead of the grand final.</image:caption>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T00:56:55.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Newcastle Knights crash: Chris Clancy speaks from hospital as he recovers from broken collarbone, injured foot</news:title>
      <news:keywords>nsw, australia</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/nsw/why-are-there-so-many-moths-funny-videos-and-memes-go-viral-as-bogong-moths-swarm-nsw-c-22961035</loc>
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      <video:title>How long will Bogong moths stay in NSW homes? Why are there so many moths? Funny videos and memes go viral</video:title>
      <video:description>Bogong moths have taken over parts of NSW, with videos of the huge swarms going viral as the endangered insects make their annual migration.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T00:26:21.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>How long will Bogong moths stay in NSW homes? Why are there so many moths? Funny videos and memes go viral</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/latika-m-bourke-anthony-albanese-is-the-one-nation-prime-minister-and-jim-chalmers-is-his-enabler-c-22968493</loc>
    <video:video>
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      <video:title>LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese is the One Nation Prime Minister and Jim Chalmers is his enabler</video:title>
      <video:description>Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced plans to find budget savings in the government&apos;s December mid-year update as economists pressure Labor to reduce spending amid ongoing inflation concerns.</video:description>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-05T00:23:51.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>LATIKA M BOURKE: Anthony Albanese is the One Nation Prime Minister and Jim Chalmers is his enabler</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/executives-from-worlds-leading-ai-companies-to-clash-with-australias-creatives-at-parliamentary-inquiry-c-22968520</loc>
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      <image:caption>AI firms will be grilled in an upcoming parliamentary inquiry</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T23:55:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Executives from world’s leading AI companies to clash with Australia’s creatives at parliamentary inquiry</news:title>
      <news:keywords>politics, technology</news:keywords>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/chris-bowen-describes-pre-cop31-as-a-pretty-pedestrian-affair-amid-questions-on-lacklustre-guestlist-c-22968483</loc>
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      <video:title>Anthony Albanese arrives in Fiji as Chris Bowen calls Pre-COP31 ‘pretty pedestrian affair’</video:title>
      <video:description>Treasurer Jim Chalmers has announced plans to find budget savings in the government&apos;s December mid-year update as economists pressure Labor to reduce spending amid ongoing inflation concerns.</video:description>
      <video:player_loc>https://players.brightcove.net/4761797480001/S1MnmGqp_default/index.html?videoId=6406221390112</video:player_loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T23:36:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Anthony Albanese arrives in Fiji as Chris Bowen calls Pre-COP31 ‘pretty pedestrian affair’</news:title>
      <news:keywords>politics</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/sam-wood-and-wife-snezana-release-statement-after-former-bachelor-star-charged-over-alleged-dv-offences-c-22968423</loc>
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      <video:title>Sam Wood and wife Snezana release statement after former Bachelor star charged over alleged DV offences</video:title>
      <video:description>Sam Wood, a 46-year-old Brighton-based fitness expert who appeared as The Bachelor in 2015, has been arrested and charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting following an alleged incident on Hastings Street in</video:description>
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      <video:category>australia</video:category>
      <video:duration>53</video:duration>
      <video:publication_date>2026-10-04T23:05:28.000Z</video:publication_date>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T23:05:28.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Sam Wood and wife Snezana release statement after former Bachelor star charged over alleged DV offences</news:title>
      <news:keywords>australia</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-ex-prince-launches-legal-action-against-police-over-epstein-files-related-arrest-c-22968181</loc>
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      <image:caption>Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has launched legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest as part of an investigation linked to material in the Epstein files. </image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T22:22:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Ex-prince launches legal action against police over Epstein files related arrest</news:title>
      <news:keywords>royals, uk, world</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/business/nick-bruining-centrelink-supplement-payments-to-go-for-age-pensioners-on-extended-trips-or-living-overseas-c-22968137</loc>
    <image:image>
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      <image:caption>From September 20, someone overseas will continue to get the full pension supplement for 12 weeks — an increase of six weeks — but after that time it will cut out entirely. </image:caption>
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    <news:news>
      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
        <news:language>en</news:language>
      </news:publication>
      <news:publication_date>2026-10-04T20:51:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>NICK BRUINING: Centrelink supplement payments to go for age pensioners on extended trips or living overseas</news:title>
      <news:keywords>business</news:keywords>
    </news:news>
  </url>
  <url>
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