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• Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration

  15-09-2026 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
  
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• Victoria's power on the line as data centres boom

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• Supply crunch hits Australian fuel distributors at east-coast ports

  16-09-2026 21:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Independent fuel distributors are struggling to access their usual volumes of petrol and diesel at key east-coast terminals, adding pressure to small service stations.
  
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• ASX set to slump, Wall Street falls as Warsh speaks after Fed raises rates

  16-09-2026 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market has pared some early gains after the Federal Reserve showed it’s trying to get the nation’s high inflation under control by hiking interest rates for the first time in three years.
  
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• US Fed hikes interests rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• The private credit cockroaches eating our rich-listers

  16-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Some of Australia’s rich-listers are getting burnt as private creditors get roasted by the failures of publicans and property developers. But that won’t be where the pain stops.
  
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• ASX set to slide, Wall Street steady as Fed raises rates, signals one more hike this year

  16-09-2026 20:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market has pared some early gains after the Federal Reserve showed it’s trying to get the nation’s high inflation under control by hiking interest rates for the first time in three years.
  
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• Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis fire back, further widening Middle East war

  16-09-2026 18:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Iran-backed rebels in Yemen launch drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
  
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• ‘Mum will be sad’: Did the casualisation of workwear kill Cue?

  16-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The company rose alongside a generation of female Australian professionals who loved its mod fashion, power suits and department store concessions. But times have changed.
  
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• $42b fund manager Cathie Wood sees interest rates topping 7pc on AI boom

  16-09-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The artificial intelligence boom could push the global economy into "good deflation" as economic growth surges, but that could result in interest rates exceeding 7 per cent, according to a major technology investor.
  
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• ASX finishes higher ahead of Fed rate call as oil prices ease

  16-09-2026 09:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket took a breather on Wednesday as the rally in oil prices paused and investors treaded lightly ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
  
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• News Corp starts generating local news stories with AI ‘assistance’

  16-09-2026 09:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The Herald Sun has expanded its use of artificial intelligence to deliver reports of local council meetings in areas where News Corp has shuttered dedicated local newspapers.
  
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• Victoria's construction sector royal commission to open next week

  16-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The inquiry into corruption on major Victorian infrastructure projects will hold an opening hearing next Wednesday, two months out from the state election.
  
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• Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town

  16-09-2026 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.
  
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• Major AI company Anthropic signs deal to use $32b Queensland data centre

  16-09-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.
  
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• Anthropic inks Queensland data centre deal worth five times Olympics budget

  16-09-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic. 
  
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• The rise of the One Nation-curious CEO

  16-09-2026 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  ANZ Chief Executive Nuno Matos’ comments on migration reflect a change in the mood among Australia’s business leaders.
  
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• People like me are being cut out of the workplace even though we’re brilliant at avoiding brain rot

  16-09-2026 07:50 via smh.com.au
  
  We are experts at office banter, one-on-one communication and talking to actual humans on the phone. And we can do our jobs using a fraction of the brain power.
  
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• In a crowded lift, I was asked if I’d considered Botox. Bosses keep backing the wrong horse

  16-09-2026 07:50 via smh.com.au
  
  We are experts at office banter, one-on-one communication and talking to actual humans on the phone. And we can do our jobs using a fraction of the brain power required by our greener counterparts.
  
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• In a crowded lift, I was asked if I’d consider Botox. Bosses keep backing the wrong horse

  16-09-2026 07:50 via smh.com.au
  
  We are experts at office banter, one-on-one communication and talking to actual humans on the phone. And we can do our jobs using a fraction of the brain power required by our greener counterparts.
  
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• Record gold grades for Aguia at Colombian mining play

  16-09-2026 07:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Aguia Resources has hit record gold production and grade at its Santa Barbara project in Colombia, with August output more than doubling its previous best performance.
  
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• Auric pockets bargain hardware to fast-track WA Burbanks plant

  16-09-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has picked up a bargain, locking in key components for its 600ktpa WA gold plant rebuild for just $1.2M, a fraction of the estimated $15M-$20M replacement cost.
  
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• Barkly jags rich rare earths across 23km in NT

  16-09-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Barkly Rare Earths has landed rich rare earths in all 28 holes assayed in the NT, with mineralisation spanning 23km and showing high-grade hits up to 6064ppm TREO.
  
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• The 31-year-old who might end up as the world’s most educated person

  16-09-2026 05:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way. In his spare time, he founded a company worth $840 million.
  
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• Key SA wave buoy to be redeployed a third time after lightning damage

  16-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, but replacement parts have been secured following its most outage and it's expected to be transmitting data again this week.
  
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• Kenilworth Dairies offers lifeline to Queensland dairy farm facing closure

  16-09-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland family that feared 80 years of dairying would end after a contract was not renewed has been offered a last-minute lifeline.
  
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• Third appeal lodged against Australian-record $150m native title payout

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Andrew Forrest's Fortescue appeals $150m native title compensation

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Website crashes due to demand for Spirit of Tasmania bookings

  16-09-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Additional capacity for the long-awaited new Spirit of Tasmania ferries was released this morning, with high demand crashing the website.
  
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