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abc. net. au > news > health > 2026-04-11 > double-bypass-patient-heart-surgery-50-years > 106498996

Heart bypass surgery was once daunting, now it is 'boringly routine"

59+ min ago  (1236+ words) ABC Health & Wellbeing In the 1970s, cardiac surgery was new and daunting to patients but is today considered standard procedure. (Supplied: St Vincent's Hospital) The year was 1975, the place Sydney. Steven Spielberg's Jaws was terrifying movie goers in cinemas, local rock…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-10 > the-abc-explores-the-burgeoning-cosplay-community > 106548054

The ABC explores the burgeoning cosplay community

13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (49+ words) VIDEO: The ABC explores the burgeoning cosplay community'Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: The ABC explores the burgeoning cosplay community The ABC's Iskhandar Razak explores the rules inside the burgeoning community of Australian cosplayers. More ABC News video Jess Hull and Claudia…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-11 > p-pop-groups-secure-gigs-at-major-us-festivals > 106537858

You have likely heard about 'K-pop'. But what about 'P-pop'?

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (916+ words) BINI, an eight-member girl group, can sing in Tagalog and English. (Supplied: BINI) As one of the world's largest music festivals gets underway this weekend, a pop group from the Philippines will make history. BINI will become the first Filipino…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-11 > debra-adelaide-books-when-i-am-sixty-four-gabrielle-carey > 106534768

'A trauma you learn to manage': On losing a best friend to suicide

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1667+ words) Debra Adelaide befriended Gabrielle Carey at Gymea High School in the 70s. (Supplied: Gregory Ferris/UQP) On the first day of high school, Debra Adelaide and Gabrielle Carey found themselves in a fix: They had both missed the bus home. On…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-11 > rules-of-cosplay-comic-con-supanova-conventions > 106486754

'Cosplay is not consent': The rules of dressing up for conventions

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1416+ words) Miss Twisted is an elf princess, leading a horde of warriors, pirates, sorceresses and other fantastical beings. This is the epicentre of a cosplay tournament in Melbourne. It's one of dozens nationwide, including the Supernova Comic Con and Gaming convention…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-10 > st-kilda-forward-lance-collard-guilty-homophobic-slur > 106553356

St Kilda's Lance Collard found guilty of using homophobic slur against opponent

10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (456+ words) The club says it will consider appealing the judgement and will support Collard "throughout this process". The AFL has pressed for a 10-week suspension for Collard, and a sanction hearing will be convened at a date and time to be…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-10 > dunsborough-primary-school-exorbitant-130k-water-bill > 106551350

Country primary school staggered by 'routine' $100k water bills

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (547+ words) The annual water bill at Dunsborough Primary School routinely tops $100, 000 (ABC South West WA: Neve Brissenden) Dunsborough Primary School's annual water bill is routinely exceeding $100, 000, more than $70, 000 above nearby schools. The school's board chair says meeting the large bill is…...

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abc. net. au > adelaide > get-ready-to-get-footloose- > 106553252

Get ready to get Footloose!

12+ hour, 1+ min ago  (164+ words) Australian Broadcasting Corporation If you are of a certain age you will remember fondly the smash-hit 1984 movie, Footloose, and its iconic chart-topping soundtrack. And now the "80s phenomenon has been recreated as a stage show musical and is touring Australia with…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-10 > molly-picklum-vs-isabella-nichols-in-bells-beach-semifinal > 106551962

Picklum and Nichols set for all-Australian semi at Bells Beach

15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (367+ words) Reigning WSL champion Molly Picklum is through to the semifinals at Bells Beach. (Getty Images: World Surf League/Cait Miers) There will be an Australian in the women's final of the World Surf League's season opener at Bells Beach. Reigning…...

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abc. net. au > news > 2026-04-10 > jason-day-among-early-masters-leaders-rory-mcilroy > 106549556

Day hunting Mc Ilroy after first round of Masters, Scott slips despite eagle

23+ hour, 26+ min ago  (1000+ words) Jason Day is trying to win his first major since the 2015 PGA Championship. (Getty Images: Jared C. Tilton) Jason Day is the only Australian under par after the first round of the Masters, finishing 3-under to sit two strokes behind defending…...