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• Raw sewage headache continues six months after spill

  19-01-2026 04:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Six months on from a major sewage spill in Perth's south, one resident whose house was substantially damaged still has not been able to get the repairs he needs to move back in, blaming both the Water Corp and his insurance company for the delay.
  
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• Perth's median house price surges through $1 million mark

  19-01-2026 04:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Domain's latest quarterly house price report has found the cost to buy a home increased by 9.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2025, to a median of $1,087,762.
  
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• Oxfam says super rich should be taxed to tackle inequality

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia now has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, according to a new report from Oxfam. 
  
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• Calls to tax super-rich more as number of global billionaires hits record

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average.
  
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• Australia's 48 billionaires wealthier than bottom 40pc combined, Oxfam finds

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average.
  
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• Mining city where buying explosives was once 'as complicated as ordering a burger'

  19-01-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A recent gelignite discovery during a Kalgoorlie renovation has brought back memories of a time when explosives were "freely available" in the mining city. 
  
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• Old tyres could help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• Can old tyres help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate?

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• Can old types help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate?

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• ASX-listed company on brink of collapse buries whistleblower complaint

  18-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into whistleblower allegations finds senior managers at a NSW coal mine were involved in a decision by the mine to award their own companies multi-million-dollar contracts.
  
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• ASX-listed coal mining company buries whistleblower complaint

  18-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into whistleblower allegations finds senior managers at a NSW coal mine were involved in a decision by the mine to award their own companies multi-million-dollar contracts.
  
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• What you need to know about new Sydney Fish Market that opens today

  18-01-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  It is perhaps the most expensive seafood centre of its kind, but just what can visitors expect from the new $800 million Sydney Fish Market?
  
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• Celebrity chef among the new faces at $800m Sydney Fish Market

  18-01-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  It is perhaps the most expensive seafood centre of its kind, but just what can visitors expect from the new $800 million Sydney Fish Market?
  
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• Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• How Melbourne became the country's most affordable major capital

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• Gap between Melbourne and Sydney property prices at widest point in decades

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• Australian company battles illegal trade to crack Chinese seahorse market

  18-01-2026 19:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A seahorse farm in Tasmania thought it was onto a sure thing; exporting dried seahorses to the Chinese market — it turned out not to be as easy as hoped.
  
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• NATO allies warn Trump of 'dangerous downward spiral' over Greenland threats

  18-01-2026 15:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The US president says European countries will be hit with tariffs until a deal is struck that would see the Danish territory become an American possession.
  
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• Hundreds gather to protest fishing ban as premier defends 'tough decisions'

  18-01-2026 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Around 200 disgruntled fishers have journeyed through the streets of Perth to protest against the state government's decision to ban demersal fishing, as the WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed he planned to meet with the industry.
  
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• Dozens gather to protest fishing ban as premier defends 'tough decisions'

  18-01-2026 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of disgruntled fishers have journeyed through the streets of Perth to protest against the state government's decision to ban demersal fishing, as the WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed he planned to meet with the industry.
  
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• Return of the flying fish lures tourists to seafood capital

  18-01-2026 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Port Lincoln's world-famous Tunarama Festival has returned to the South Australian event calendar, with thousands of people lining the streets to celebrate the seafood industry.
  
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• How trailblazing strikers jumped out of windows to oppose government control

  17-01-2026 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Fed up with restrictions over what they earned and where they could go, pearl boat workers embarked on nine months of industrial action that would change the face of their communities forever. Ninety years on, their legacy is still felt across the Torres Strait.
  
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• Trump vows tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland stand-off

  17-01-2026 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump announces the escalating tariffs for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland as a row over Greenland continues.
  
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• Breaking: Trump vows tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland stand-off

  17-01-2026 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump announces the escalating tariffs as a row over Greenland continues.
  
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• Demersal ban could see fishers flock to this popular stretch of WA coast

  17-01-2026 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Fishing stocks have rebounded in WA's Gascoyne with authorities hoping it will model recovery efforts statewide. But that success could be undone by fishers fleeing restrictions.
  
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• Coastal region fears overfishing as rest of WA hit with demersal ban

  17-01-2026 02:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Fishing stocks have rebounded in WA's Gascoyne with authorities hoping it will model recovery efforts statewide. But that success could be undone by fishers fleeing restrictions.
  
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• Developer's bid to demolish 140-year-old flour mill walls faces backlash

  17-01-2026 00:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As the wrecking ball looms, a community battle is brewing over whether historic flour mill walls need to fall to make way for development.  
  
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• Midwife banned from working unsupervised handed $1.1m NT government contract

  16-01-2026 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Darwin midwife Claire Marks, who has been placed under a number of conditions by Australia's medical regulator, will continue to run the Northern Territory government's new private practice midwifery service, it's been confirmed.
  
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• 'Relief' as world's biggest electric ferry starts sea trials

  16-01-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  It is a world first — and years in the making — and when the massive electric ferry moved out into open water in Hobart for testing, there was a "big sigh of relief".
  
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• People First Bank branch closures spark concern and confusion

  16-01-2026 22:31 via abc.net.au
  
  People First Bank announces it will shut 18 sites, saying customers are choosing digital services, but for some regional Australians, in‑person banking remains essential.
  
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• He didn't love country music, but Barry became the boss of Tamworth

  16-01-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  After 54 years coordinating the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Barry Harley explains it wasn't the drawling tunes that hooked him — but the 'family' he made along the way.
  
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• Trump threatens tariffs on countries who oppose US Greenland takeover

  16-01-2026 17:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The US president insists America needs to acquire the territory of NATO partner Denmark for national security reasons. 
  
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• Trump threatens tariffs on countries that oppose US Greenland takeover

  16-01-2026 17:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The US president insists America needs to acquire the territory of NATO partner Denmark for national security reasons. 
  
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• Jim Chalmers defends Fed boss Jerome Powell as Trump attacks

  16-01-2026 06:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers defends US central bank boss Jerome Powell as professional and diligent after the Trump administration launched a criminal investigation into the Federal Reserve chair.
  
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• Redclaw farmer expands to meet restaurant demand as industry production falls

  16-01-2026 01:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The freshwater crayfish is becoming more popular in restaurants across Australia, but the industry faces challenges boosting production as more farmers retire. 
  
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• Red claw farmer expands to meet restaurant demand as industry production falls

  16-01-2026 01:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Red claw is becoming more popular in restaurants across Australia, but the industry faces challenges with boosting production as more farmers retire. 
  
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• US lawsuit results in mystery cheque from Amazon in woman's mailbox

  16-01-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian woman Laura Wells was confused to find an "official-looking letter" from the US with a $51 reimbursement, but it turns out it was legitimate.
  
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• Live: Wall Street rallies on Taiwan chips, Aussie dollar closes in on 70 US cents

  15-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Taiwan and the US have also struck a semiconductor deal. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar nudges 70 US cents, Wall Street up on 'massive' AI chips deal

  15-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar jumps again on potentially more dovish policy from the US Federal Reserve, while Taiwan and the US have struck a major semiconductor deal. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar nudges 67 US cents, Wall Street up on 'massive' AI chips deal

  15-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar jumps again on potentially more dovish policy from the US Federal Reserve, while Taiwan and the US have struck a major semiconductor deal. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Aussie dollar closes in on 70 US cents, Wall Street rallies on AI chips

  15-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar jumps again on potentially more dovish policy from the US Federal Reserve, while Taiwan and the US have struck a major semiconductor deal. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Chalmers backs Bullock, global markets up on 'massive' AI chips deal — as it happened

  15-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has come out in support of Michele Bullock after the Reserve Bank governor signed a joint statement in solidarity with Mr Powell, who is facing criminal prosecution driven by US President Donald Trump. 
  
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• Vendor, rower flag concerns with Sydney Fish Market design and transport

  15-01-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Six years behind schedule and more than $600 million over budget, the Sydney Fish Market will open its doors, but traders and visitors are being warned to prepare for teething issues.
  
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• Battery fire at tip could burn for weeks

  15-01-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  People are being urged to dispose of their batteries properly, after a series of fires at landfills across New South Wales.  
  
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• Former Whyalla steelworks' owner's royalties debt revealed

  15-01-2026 20:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The former owner of the Whyalla steelworks, Sanjeev Gupta's OneSteel Manufacturing, owed $18.5 million in royalties when it was forced into administration last year, the ABC can reveal.
  
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• Households 'paid to switch off' as extreme weather stalks power grid

  15-01-2026 19:49 via abc.net.au
  
  In a move labelled a sign of the times, energy firm AGL was last week offering customers money to cut use during a heatwave.
  
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• Households 'paid to pare back' demand when power grid strains

  15-01-2026 19:49 via abc.net.au
  
  In a move labelled a sign of the times, energy firm AGL was last week offering customers money to cut use during a heatwave.
  
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• Wikipedia is 25, but some old fights are still going

  15-01-2026 09:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Wikipedia is celebrating 25 years of the online encyclopedia and the enormous impact its had, while looking forward to its future. But some controversies from the past refuse to die.
  
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• Workers lose pay, super as NDIS provider collapses

  15-01-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Up to 500 workers are fighting to recoup pay, super and entitlements after the collapse of a large disability support provider operating in New South Wales. 
  
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• United Employment collapse leaves disability workers $6 million short in missing entitlements

  15-01-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Up to 500 workers are fighting to recoup pay, super and entitlements after the collapse of a large disability support provider operating in New South Wales. 
  
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