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Elias Clure
Elias Clure is a reporter for ABC's 7.30 programme and is based in Melbourne. Since joining the ABC, Elias has worked as a multiplatform reporter in the ABC's Melbourne, Darwin and Canberra Parliament House news bureaux. He has also spent time at Four Corners and Radio Current Affairs. Prior to joining the ABC, Elias worked as a producer in commercial radio.
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'I’m so nervous I can't eat': Parents of Matildas stars nervously awaiting tonight's Denmark clash
The parents of Matildas stars are reflecting on their children's successes as they await a knock-out clash against Denmark in the Women's World Cup.
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Victorian government ignored plan to host a cheaper Commonwealth Games
A proposal to host a regional Commonwealth Games at almost half the cost of the eventual government plan was provided to senior bureaucrats in 2021.
Wife of AFL legend Danny Frawley says ignoring concussion risks will 'hurt the game more'
While continuing to grieve the loss of her husband, Anita Frawley began to learn more about the disease and sought to raise awareness of CTE.
'Highly significant': First professional female athlete diagnosed with CTE in landmark case
Adelaide premiership player Heather Anderson is the first known professional female athlete to be diagnosed with the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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Inside the controversial centre where clients 'shoot up'
7.30 goes inside Melbourne's supervised drug injecting room, which experts say is helping keep drugs off the street, while some locals say it's made things worse.
The South Sudanese community's mental health crisis is spiralling 'out of control', leaders say
Depression and mental illness are having fatal consequences in Melbourne's South Sudanese community – and leaders say the issue is worsening.
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Federal government pledges to recycle all plastics by 2040
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says despite the collapse of a major soft plastics recycling scheme, the federal government has set a target to recycle or reuse 100 per cent of plastic waste by 2040.
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The wildly contrasting histories of a fatal outback police shooting inside a cave at Uluru
The death of an Anangu man in the 1930s is at the centre of an outback tragedy involving race, murder and injustice. Almost a century later, his remains have been returned to country.
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'I want to live better than the bare minimum': Single mum Tessa works 'side hustles' to get ahead
Despite a slight uptick, the unemployment rate in Australia is still at record lows. But for many, one job simply isn't enough to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Landmark brain study stalls due to AFL's lack of support, researcher says
A million-dollar study hopes to lead to a diagnostic for brain diseases including Alzheimer's and CTE, but researchers say it's now at an impasse due to a lack of support from the AFL.
Shane Tuck's sister says brain disease, not mental ill-health, was the cause of her brother's death
Several past AFL players have been diagnosed with the deadly brain injury CTE, including Richmond footballer Shane Tuck. His family is now committed to raising awareness and helping other families affected by the disease.
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'Good times are over': Property investor says landlords getting a raw deal
Andrew Duggan says "the good times for landlords are over" and he's considering selling up and getting out of the property game.
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'It's ridiculous': Calls for better government assistance amid booming rental market
Leading housing experts have called for a major overhaul of the government's rent assistance program, describing the payments to low-income households as "inadequate" while rental costs continue to skyrocket.
'I have not had a day off': Anthony Albanese defends string of overseas trips after election win
By political reporter Elias Clure
As the federal opposition claims the new Prime Minister's international travel is neglecting his domestic duties, Anthony Albanese says his trips are necessary and that what happens overseas affects Australians at home.
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analysis:The Greens' success at the federal election saw them steal votes from unlikely places
By political reporter Elias Clure
Labor analysis of the Greens' votes, seen by the ABC, shows that although the party did successfully convince some ALP voters to switch, they were equally — if not more — successful with affluent voters who had previously voted Liberal.
'I apologise for my mistake': Governor-General sorry for appearing in builders' video
By political reporter Elias Clure
David and Linda Hurley appear in a video praising the work of a builder who renovated their private home. The Governor-General says he's since asked for the video to be taken down.
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Q+A panellists back Labor's grand plan on rewiring the energy grid but warn 'it won't be easy'
By political reporter Elias Clure
Thursday's Q+A panel was unanimous in its support for Labor's elaborate plan on re-wiring the energy grid and hoped the current crisis would create political will for a massive shift in how the country's energy market works.
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Airport mask mandate can go, health chiefs say
By political reporter Elias Clure
The AHPPC considers that it is no longer proportionate to mandate mask use in airport terminals. Individual states can now drop the mandate as early as midnight on Friday.
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Kim Klomp was a legendary Australian Rules football player in South Australia. Now he's living with a serious brain injury
Kim Klomp competed in one of the nation's top football leagues in the 1980s and 1990s but, after he retired, he began suffering from depression and suspected something was wrong with his brain.
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'This is a tragedy': PM confirms Australian killed in Ukraine conflict
By political reporter Elias Clure
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese expresses his condolences to the family of 48-year-old Michael O'Neill, who has been killed in Ukraine while believed to be helping the country with humanitarian aid.
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Federal election a turning point for cultural representation in parliament
By political reporter Elias Clure
The 47th Parliament of Australia is a new high-water mark for diversity in federal politics. Here are some of the new faces set to enter parliament.
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Renters competing 'Hunger Games-style' as number of rental properties dwindles
Thousands of Australians who have already given up on buying a home are also facing the prospect of being priced out of the rental market, leading experts have warned.
People left homeless by floods say they've 'fallen through the cracks'
Lauren De Groot is staying in a borrowed caravan after her home in Lismore was flooded and deemed unlivable. Just last year she lost her house in a bushfire.
Tanya and Dion moved to Lismore six months ago. Now they're without a home for the second time in a month
Lismore's weary residents are finding it hard to stay optimistic amid the chaos of another natural disaster.
Family of Stuart Bock, who died in the Lismore floods, pay tribute to a man with a 'heart of gold'
Crystal Bock and her sister Amanda had not heard from their father Stuart since Sunday and were fearing the worst. On Wednesday, their worst fears were realised when his body was recovered from Lismore's floodwaters.