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Tonight on #abc730: For decades, an eccentric spiritual group called Holy Tantra Esoteric Buddhism has been not just accepted but celebrated in Hobart. Now an insider desperate to reach her son is describing the group as being like a cult. abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

What happens when one medical practitioner calls out another online? That's something a Melbourne doctor is finding out. He's being sued for defamation after his YouTube videos questioned the online advice of a doctor with millions of followers. @NormanHermant #abc730

Tonight on #abc730: The discovery of heavy metals in the blood and rainwater of those living near a gold mine in New South Wales has sent shock waves through the community and sparked a major investigation. @micaelahambrett @JoannaWoodburn abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

Tonight's FIFA Women's World Cup match between the Matildas and Denmark could be the most anticipated match in Australian women's football history. For the parents of the Matildas stars, it has been an amazing journey. @eliasclure #abc730

Some of the nation's biggest construction and transport projects are running tens of billions of dollars over budget. Why do so many of these large projects seem to follow the same pattern, overpromising on costs? @adharves #abc730

Federal politics has played out on the red soil of north-eastern Arnhem Land over the last few days with the annual Garma Festival in full swing, and the arguments over the Voice referendum dominating debate. @latingle reports. #abc730

In a dramatic turn of events, the ACT government has sought advice as to whether the former judge leading the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann breached the law when he leaked his final report to journalists last week. @FergusonNews speaks to @ABarrMLA. #abc730

"I think it has simply gone to fuel a further media circus. It has undermined, in the eyes of many, the process and in the eyes of some, from what I can see, some concern about the actual commentary within the report." - @ABarrMLA #abc730

"Whether it is a breach of the Act or not, it is ultimately the subject of a legal determination, but regardless, it certainly is a breach of faith and I think frankly a decision I can't quite comprehend." - @ABarrMLA #abc730

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Data analysis by 7.30 reveals Queensland Police shot more people last year than police in the rest of Australia combined. #abc730 abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

Update: The AFP has since corrected the record and has testified that in its meeting with Peter Dutton it didn’t brief the Minister about Mr Bhojani or his company. Editor’s Note in link.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he has requested a meeting with the head of the Australian Federal Police for "further detail" about a briefing the AFP says it gave him in 2018, but which Mr Dutton does not recall. #abc730 abc.net.au/news/2023-07-3…

Australia's space industry is warning the sector is "in limbo" and facing an uncertain future after the axing of several key space programs. #abc730 abc.net.au/news/2023-08-0…

When the US and Australian ministers met last weekend to discuss plans for further defence cooperation, it included a new deal on space. Despite this, there is anger in the domestic industry at the decision to scrap a string of space initiatives. @nadiasdaly #abc730

Watch @FergusonNews’s full interview with @LRCaldwell6. #abc730

"They're definitely going to have to prove that there was some corrupt intent in [Donald Trump's] mind when he engaged in the activities alleged in the indictment" - @LRCaldwell6. #abc730

"These are probably the most serious charges that could be brought in a court in the United States, it essentially alleges that the former President tried to essentially undermine the entire election function of the entire country" - @LRCaldwell6. #abc730

You may be familiar with the idea of carbon credits or offsets. There is also a similar mechanism for protecting Australia's biodiversity, but the scheme is facing resistance in parliament. @LaTingle #abc730