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• Breaking: RBA keeps rates on hold in December at 3.6pc

  09-12-2025 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank of Australia keeps rates on hold in December at 3.6pc
  
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• US has more Venezuelan oil tankers in its sights

  11-12-2025 22:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The US is undertaking a large-scale military build-up in the southern Caribbean to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and is planning to intercept more ships, according to sources.
  
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• Fishing industry 'drowning' in emotional toll of state government ban

  11-12-2025 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  WA fishers are raising concerns about a lack of mental health support as the commercial industry comes to terms with a ban on demersal fishing.
  
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• Independent wholesaler cautiously welcomes food subsidy scheme review

  11-12-2025 21:55 via abc.net.au
  
  A wholesaler hopes a review of a controversial outback food subsidy scheme will be independent and transparent.
  
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• Live: ASX set to rally, Oracle slump sparks AI sell-off

  11-12-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX could post a weekly gain, after the Dow rallied on Wall St amid a rotation out of tech stocks. A slump for cloud firm Oracle reignited fears about whether huge AI-related spending would pay off. Follow live.
  
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• Accountant facing longer prison sentence after $950,000 client fraud

  11-12-2025 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Philip Shugg, a prominent accountant from Victoria's north-west, is facing an even lengthier prison sentence after pleading guilty to defrauding his clients.
  
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• First Australian rare earth processing facility under construction

  11-12-2025 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The processing market is dominated by China, but Australia is building its capabilities in an attempt to boost the domestic industry.
  
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• New rebate scheme to pay Qld landlords to install rooftop solar

  11-12-2025 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The $26 million pre-election commitment from the LNP is estimated by the government to save 6,500 households around $700 on energy bills, with applications opening on Friday morning.
  
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• Landlords to be paid for installing rooftop solar on rentals in Queensland

  11-12-2025 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The $26 million pre-election commitment from the LNP is estimated by the government to save 6,500 households around $700 on energy bills, with applications opening on Friday morning.
  
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• Landlords to be paid for installing rooftop solar on rentals in Qld

  11-12-2025 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The $26 million pre-election commitment from the LNP is estimated by the government to save 6,500 households around $700 on energy bills, with applications opening on Friday morning.
  
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• The day the buck really did stop here

  11-12-2025 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  It was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, forever changing the way we were governed and the way in which we interacted with the rest of the world.
  
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• On a Friday afternoon in December, the buck really did stop here

  11-12-2025 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  It was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, forever changing the way we were governed and the way in which we interacted with the rest of the world.
  
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• Gas company clears final hurdle for fracking in the Beetaloo Basin

  11-12-2025 09:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Major global oil and gas companies are expressing "serious interest" in the Beetaloo Basin for the first time, one analyst says, now that Beetaloo Energy has reached a final investment decision and committed to developing its fracking project.
  
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• 'First I have heard': Regulator, salmon company at odds over antibiotics, emails show

  11-12-2025 09:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A salmon company gave Tasmanian authorities a week's notice before it planned to start using a new antibiotic in the state's waterways to combat a disease outbreak, sparking a strong rebuke from the industry regulator.
  
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• Bookkeeper given suspended sentence for stealing $160k from employer

  11-12-2025 09:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Albany Magistrates Court heard the woman had transferred the money to her personal account in smaller amounts over 15 months. 
  
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• Antibiotic rollout in public waterways sparks spat between salmon company, regulator

  11-12-2025 09:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A salmon company gave Tasmanian authorities a week's notice before it planned to start using a new antibiotic in the state's waterways to combat a disease outbreak, sparking a strong rebuke from the industry regulator.
  
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• Court hears sensitive Dreaming story led to halt of billion-dollar mine

  11-12-2025 09:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Lawyers for former federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek have defended the Commonwealth's acceptance of the Blue Banded Bee Dreaming to protect part of a gold mine site from development.
  
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• AOC offers cash incentives to keep Olympian mums in sport

  11-12-2025 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Olympic Committee hopes to keep more athletes in sport by offering cash incentives for women who return after having children, and tens of thousands of dollars for retiring Olympians.
  
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• Victoria green-lights new gas exploration in Gippsland and the Otways

  11-12-2025 06:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government calls for tenders after it approved exploration licenses for two new gas projects in the Otway and Gippsland basins.
  
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• Video shows moment skydiver cuts himself free from tangled parachute

  11-12-2025 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia’s transport safety regulator has released video footage of a skydiver cutting himself free from his parachute after it became snagged on a plane wing in mid-air.
  
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• Mould, food safety complaints spark investigation into Queensland mining camp

  11-12-2025 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Isaac Regional Council says it is looking into multiple claims about a fly-in, fly-out camp capable of housing more than 3,000 workers.
  
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• BOM website receives first major update since launch

  11-12-2025 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bureau of Meteorology has updated the rain radar, temperature information and warning displays on its new website in response to public feedback.
  
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• Rita and James built an architecturally designed house for $320k. Here's how

  11-12-2025 01:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Bespoke architectural builds on small budgets may seem like an impossible housing dream, but James and Rita managed to turn their vision into a reality — without breaking the bank.
  
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• In the depths of a housing crisis, James and Rita built their home for $320k

  11-12-2025 01:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Bespoke architectural builds on small budgets may seem like an impossible housing dream, but James and Rita managed to turn their vision into a reality — without breaking the bank.
  
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• Unemployment rate steady but employment falls in 'nasty' jobs report

  11-12-2025 01:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November, but the underemployment rate jumps to 12-month high.
  
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• Breaking: Australia's unemployment rate remains at 4.3 per cent, but underemployment surges

  11-12-2025 01:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November, but the underemployment rate jumps to 12-month high.
  
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• Breaking: Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November

  11-12-2025 01:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November, but the underemployment rate jumps.
  
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• Australia's unemployment rate remains at 4.3 per cent, but underemployment surges

  11-12-2025 01:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate holds steady at 4.3 per cent in November, but the underemployment rate jumps to 12-month high.
  
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• Competition watchdog opposes sale of WA's biggest insurer to east-coast giant

  11-12-2025 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission finds IAG's proposed acquisition of RAC WA would "eliminate the significant competition" between the two major insurance companies and likely result in higher premiums.
  
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• SA courts close amid escalating dispute over prison staff pay

  11-12-2025 01:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Strike action involving prison officers has again escalated, forcing the closure of SA's major courts and causing disruptions to case hearings, which will now be rescheduled.
  
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