ABC News Top Stories

ABC News Top Stories delivers the biggest breaking news and headlines from Australia and around the world, updated throughout the day. Get fast, trusted coverage of politics, business, extreme weather, and major national events from the ABC's newsroom direct to your podcast feed. Whether you're catching up on the morning's top headlines or need a quick update between meetings, ABC News Top Stories gives you the essential news of the day. You can also hear the biggest stories of the day explained in-depth in just a few minutes. Follow now for daily Australian news briefings from the ABC, Australia's most trusted news source.

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  AFL Players Association labels Swans allegations 'very serious' | ABC News Top Stories

  Aug 19, 20262 min

  Michael Black with the top stories. The AFL Players Association says it will continue to support the Sydney Swans players connected to a sexual assault investigation, but has labelled the allegations 'very serious'. World Central Kitchen has condemned the findings of an internal Israeli military investigation into the killing of seven of its staff in Gaza, including Australian Zomi Frankcom. An experimental drug based on the same technology behind COVID-19 vaccines is showing promising signs of being able to prevent deadly skin cancers from returning. For more news at any time you can follow the ABC News Top Stories podcast.

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  Aug 19, 20262 min

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  What Sydney Swans players did to deserve a ban

  Aug 19, 20264 min

  Five Sydney Swans players have now been stood down for the rest of the season for breaching behavioural standards over their late night drinking and bringing women back to their hotel. At the same time, an investigation by Victoria police continues into a report of sexual assault at the hotel where the Swans were staying. It is not suggested that any of the banned players are being accused, and the club says none of them have been formally interviewed by police.

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  New details emerge in Hayden Panettiere's shock death

  Aug 18, 20263 min

  There's been intense speculation surrounding the shock death of US actor Hayden Panettiere on Sunday. Her on-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach were at the South Carolina apartment where she died suddenly aged 36, according to a police report. Who was Hayden Panettiere and what is known about her death?

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  Sydney Swans offer 'sincere apology' after players breach standards | ABC News Top Stories

  Aug 18, 20262 min

  The chairman of Sydney Swans Andrew Pridham has apologised after the club found five players involved in an incident breached the club's expected standards. The Swans board met last night and decided on a sanction that involved the banning of Riley Bice, Nick Blakey, Isaac Heeney, James Jordon and Chad Warner for the rest of the 2026 season. Lawyers for triple murderer Erin Patterson say media reports suggest there may have been contact between members of the jury and prosecutors during deliberations. She's in the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction for murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another by serving them individual beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous mushrooms. And the prime minister says the government's news bargaining incentive legislation is "world leading". The legislation aims to ensure media outlets are paid if their content is used on platforms like Google and Facebook. Press the 'Follow' or '+' button on this show page to add us to your playlist, so you never miss an episode. For more news, politics and current affairs podcasts go to ABC listen.

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