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• Bathla creditors' meeting hears company owes $3.4 billion

  04-09-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Bathla Group owes known creditors about $3.4 billion, including $3.08 billion to secured lenders, according to preliminary figures presented at the company's first creditors' meeting.
  
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• Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development

  07-09-2026 11:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Opponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
  
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• The supply crunch writing off cars early and jacking up insurance premiums

  07-09-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Independent mechanics say car brands are making it difficult to fix vehicles, pushing repairable cars to be written off and inflating insurance costs accordingly.
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears

  07-09-2026 09:53 via abc.net.au
  
  In the fallout of the bungled Spirit of Tasmania replacement project, ferry operator TT-Line has told a parliamentary committee it expects to stay in debt for an estimated 26 years.
  
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• Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report

  07-09-2026 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Landholders launch legal action in the NSW Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
  
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• Graziers under transmission line launch bid to quash energy zone

  07-09-2026 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Landholders launch legal action in the NSW Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
  
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• ‘Surge and stall’: What pilots think caused Qantas jet to shoot out flames

  07-09-2026 09:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Qantas captain David Evans said that from the video footage the “flames and ‘popping’ sounds heard indicate disrupted airflow through the jet engine”.
  
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• Flames and popping sounds: Experts explain Qantas engine incident

  07-09-2026 09:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Qantas captain David Evans said that from the video footage the “flames and ‘popping’ sounds heard indicate disrupted airflow through the jet engine”.
  
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• Manhattan bites into high-grade gold at Canadian Jaws target

  07-09-2026 08:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold has hit a hefty 15.24m intercept grading 5.35g/t, expanding its Jaws prospect in Canada to 588m of strike. Assays for another 14 holes are pending.
  
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• Crows fans priced out of semifinal as airfares go 'through the roof'

  07-09-2026 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Adelaide Crows fans looking to get to Brisbane for Saturday night's do-or-die semifinal are facing soaring airfares, with some saying the cost has proved prohibitive and they won't be making the trip.
  
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• Infini drill bit hunts 7.5% uranium source in Canada

  07-09-2026 08:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Infini Resources has kicked off a 5000m diamond drill program at its Portland Creek uranium play in Canada, targeting zones with previous high-grade surface results.
  
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• Forrestania cracks the two-million-ounce gold club

  07-09-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has boosted its total mineral resource to 2.1 million ounces of gold after bedding down its Edna May project acquisition in WA.
  
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• Why Ryan Stokes is following his billionaire father into the media

  07-09-2026 07:48 via smh.com.au
  
  The scion of the Stokes mining family was said to have little interest in the media. Now he’ll be overseeing the company that owns Seven, Triple M, and the West Australian.
  
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• Kaiser reloads Tassie gold inventory with fresh ounces

  07-09-2026 07:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Kaiser Reef has updated its Henty gold mine resource to 429,000 ounces and its reserve to 198,000 ounces, replacing depletion and maintaining a six-year mine life.
  
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• Larvotto strikes gold-antimony-tungsten riches in NSW

  07-09-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto Resources has hit 62.6g/t gold equivalent with significant tungsten at its Hillgrove mine in NSW, extending mineralisation at the Clarks Gully prospect.
  
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• Aureka snaps up Victorian mine and mill in bargain $8.9M deal

  07-09-2026 05:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka Ltd is set to become a Victorian gold producer, acquiring an operating mine and a strategically vital processing mill in a low-cash, scrip-heavy transaction.
  
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• Trump would plunge the US into crisis if he carried out his latest bizarre threat

  07-09-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump’s latest unhinged Truth Social post is a sign of the increased anxiety within the White House as the midterm elections loom.
  
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• The inside story of the downfall of a Trump-loving host at Fox News

  07-09-2026 03:35 via smh.com.au
  
  A dramatic sequence of events has led to the abrupt end to the on-air career of one of Donald Trump’s favourite personalities at Fox News.
  
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• Property developer on the brink suspends 60pc of workforce

  07-09-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The floundering property developer Bathla Group stands down 213 staff as it secures two weeks worth of additional funding to continue construction at some of its construction sites.
   
  
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• Breaking: Bathla stands down staff as it secures funding

  07-09-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The floundering property developer has secured a temporary lifeline as it stands down 200 staff.
  
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• Breaking: Bathla stands down staff as it faces collapse

  07-09-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The floundering Bathla Group has stood down 200 staff as it tries to find urgent funding.
  
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• Bathla stands down 213 staff, secures two-week funding extension

  07-09-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The floundering property developer Bathla Group stands down 213 staff as it secures two weeks worth of additional funding to continue construction at some of its construction sites.
   
  
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• Energy stocks boost ASX as oil rises

  07-09-2026 02:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has advanced at the open, led by energy stocks, after oil prices rose again as Middle East tensions escalated.
  
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• ASX inches higher as energy stocks and big miners rally

  07-09-2026 02:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket edged higher on Monday, led by the big miners and energy stocks, after oil prices rose again as Middle East tensions escalated.
  
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• ASX edges higher, Wall Street slips on jobs report

  07-09-2026 02:15 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has edged higher at the open after Wall Street fell and Treasury yields rose after the US government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs last month.
  
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• Billionaire Stokes family retakes control of Seven

  07-09-2026 02:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The Stokes family sold down their holding in Seven as part of a merger that led to Kerry stepping down as chair. Now his son has taken the position.
  
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• 'We're spending a lot of money here': True cost of keeping kids in sport

  07-09-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rockhampton parents Aaron and Paula Harmsworth know the cost of keeping three children involved in multiple sports, as research finds families are spending thousands more than just registration fees.
  
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• Kids sport costs families more than $4,500 a year, research finds

  07-09-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rockhampton parents Aaron and Paula Harmsworth know the cost of keeping three children involved in multiple sports, as research finds families are spending thousands more than just registration fees.
  
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• Kids sport costing families more than $4,500 a year for each child

  07-09-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Rockhampton parents Aaron and Paula Harmsworth know the cost of keeping three children involved in multiple sports, as research finds families are spending thousands more than just registration fees.
  
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• One Nation's early access super scheme panned as inflationary

  07-09-2026 01:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australians would be given the option to divert a portion of their superannuation into their take-home pay for up to three years, but one economist has warned it will increase the cost of living in the long term.
  
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