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Daily Brief - 2026-10-07

The Brief · Oct 07

Australia wakes to a day of global disruption and domestic debate about barriers holding people back.

  1. Merchant ship sinks in Black Sea after drone strike off Bulgaria coast
  2. Andrew Denton calls for outdated voluntary dying restrictions to be scrapped
  3. Non-compete clauses cost 3m Australians $4,300 a year, ACTU claims
  4. Nepal floods expected to drive up child marriages as families lose homes
  5. Seven in ten Canberra GPs now access full patient health records
  6. Susan Orlean brings memoir tour to Australia after lung cancer recovery
  7. Cricket North clubs shuffle rosters as overseas signings face visa delays
  8. Dengue vaccine now approved for Australian travellers

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