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• Aureka adds gold processing firepower to Victorian push

  24-09-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka Ltd has nominated a 30-year veteran metallurgist to its board ahead of a pivotal, low-cash deal that will deliver a producing Victorian gold mine and mill.
  
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• We don’t need more babies - and not just because we have migrants

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  We shouldn’t be aiming for more children, but it might be a side-effect of focusing on the right thing as we face an ageing population.
  
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• Pickle Pepsis, Dragonberry Energisers: Is the humble Coke still fun enough for fast food?

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s biggest fast food giants are leaning hard into the trend of brightly coloured, wacky-flavoured soft drinks.
  
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• News24 merch sold using the face of pro-migrant influencer

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A Brazilian-Latvian influencer who has spoken out about racism is the inadvertent face of T-shirts for the conservative news and opinion outlet.
  
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• Is it a good idea to mix business with pleasure?

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A romantic relationship with a colleague might cause genuine problems but if you’re just inviting them to a barbecue, there is room to manoeuvre.
  
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• Dusty Martin faces property haircut as he sells down $20m real estate portfolio

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Brownlow medallist is likely to get less than the $3 million he paid for a building in the Melbourne suburb of Abbotsford.
  
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• Australia’s oldest lending library lists historic CBD tower for $40m

  24-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts is selling its building at 280 Pitt Street.
  
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• 'Forced down our throats': Most of us never chose an AI world. Yet here we are

  24-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians are the most sceptical in the world about AI. Overseas, it's a different story. 
  
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• Australia vows AI guardrails after unprecedented OpenAI breach

  24-09-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  OpenAI's delayed reporting of an autonomous agent breaching a government website has strengthened Australia's push for tougher AI safety and disclosure rules. 
  
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• Trump hails ‘great friendship’ with Xi as Chinese leader visits White House

  24-09-2026 18:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The three-day summit is likely to be more about spectacle than substance despite Donald Trump saying he would be discussing "pressing" issues, including AI.
  
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• ‘A more affordable Bentley’: Luxury carmaker unveils its first electric vehicle

  24-09-2026 11:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Bentley is betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the luxury design for which it is renowned.
  
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• ‘A more affordable Bentley’: Luxury carmaker unveils $325,000 electric vehicle

  24-09-2026 11:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Bentley is betting that wealthy buyers want zero-emission motoring without sacrificing the luxury design for which it is renowned.
  
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• Collapsed caravan company referred to ASIC amid $9 million debt

  24-09-2026 09:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A creditors' meeting for Australian Off Road, which collapsed last week, reveals the caravan maker owes about $9 million.
  
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• Rio2 launches major drill assault at Peruvian copper mine

  24-09-2026 09:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 has launched a 33,870m drilling assault at its burgeoning Condestable copper mine in Peru, with plans to drill its emerging Canadian tungsten asset locked and loaded for early next year.
  
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• Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sites

  24-09-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Building work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.
  
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• Breaking: Lenders pull out of Bathla group as construction work halts across sites

  24-09-2026 08:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Building work has stopped at sites and company is down to skeleton staff.
  
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• Auric hits high-grade gold beyond WA Munda pit shell

  24-09-2026 08:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has hit 4m at 10.49g/t gold in drilling west of its planned WA Munda pit, alongside grade control drilling, which jagged15m at 5.56g/t gold near surface.
  
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• What lazy Roman elites can teach us about the AI in the workplace

  24-09-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  An ancient Roman philosopher wrote about a wealthy and lazy man who desired to appear worldly and educated, without wanting to do the hard work of studying.
  
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• How McDonald’s is grappling with the Ozempic boom

  24-09-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The company synonymous with super-sized everything is revamping its menu for an era of slimming waist lines.
  
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• Sarytogan nails 452m of continuous copper in Kazakhstan

  24-09-2026 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Sarytogan Graphite has bored a massive 452m copper intercept from surface at its Ilksan prospect in Kazakhstan, confirming a large-scale porphyry system at the project.
  
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• Manhattan opens up 1.25km Canadian gold corridor at Jaws

  24-09-2026 05:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold has hit 21.34m at 1.72g/t gold from a step-out hole in Canada, extending the strike at its Jaws prospect to 1.25km, with results for 10 holes remaining.
  
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• Another setback for beleaguered Cape du Couedic wave buoy

  24-09-2026 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to redeploy a wave buoy that has only been operational for 10 months since August 2024 face new delays.
  
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• 'Who wouldn't slap you': Jones's ex-butler's comments outside court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Jones's butler comments outside court after 'slap on the bottom' evidence

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Jones greeted athlete with 'slap on the bottom', ex-butler tells court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Macau hotel puts ClearVue solar glass tech to the test

  24-09-2026 05:06 via smh.com.au
  
  ClearVue has launched the first real-world trial of its new power-generating window in Macau to test the tech’s energy and thermal benefits in a subtropical climate.
  
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• Sydney Airport's warning for passengers amid two separate staff strikes

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• 'Quite disruptive': Passengers react to workers' strikes at Sydney Airport

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• Coal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to state

  24-09-2026 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.
  
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• ASX slumps as bond yields spike; Unemployment hits 5-year high

  24-09-2026 04:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as oil prices rallied back over the $US100-a-barrel mark overnight and bond yields turned sharply higher.
  
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