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• 'Cheap and attractive' lights sold online fail Australian compliance tests

  26-08-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Testing of more than 130 lighting products available online found most failed to meet Australian standards.
   
  
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• Breaking: WA government to appeal landmark Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout

  26-08-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
  
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• Breaking: WA government to appeal $150m Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout

  26-08-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
  
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• Farmers frustrated as Coles ends arrangement in home of Big Banana

  26-08-2026 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket. 
  
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• Anger as Coles in home of the Big Banana to drop local bananas

  26-08-2026 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket. 
  
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• Rio2 gets green light for Peruvian copper expansion

  26-08-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has received the green light for a major expansion of its Condestable copper mine in Peru, allowing for increased production and a 10-year life extension.
  
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• Rio2 gets green light for Peru copper expansion

  26-08-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has received the green light for a major expansion of its Condestable copper mine in Peru, allowing for increased production and a 10-year life extension.
  
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• Price wars in perpetuity: Discounts (and Ooshies) usher in Woolies’ resurgence

  26-08-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  After years of being beaten up by politicians and targeted by the consumer regulator, the supermarket giants won’t be winning any popularity contests. But engaging in discounting one-upmanship is a good start.
  
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• TMK Energy secures driller for fresh Mongolian gas pilot well

  26-08-2026 07:19 via smh.com.au
  
  TMK Energy has signed up Major Drilling for a new pilot well and to rework three existing ones as it chases a major lift in gas flows from its Mongolian gas project.
  
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• Investigators probe two more close calls at Sydney Airport

  26-08-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Investigators have opened probes into two fresh incidents at Sydney Airport, following a run of recent problems at the major hub.
  
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• Investigators probe fresh taxiway incidents at Sydney Airport

  26-08-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Investigators have opened probes into two fresh incidents at Sydney Airport, adding to the tally of safety incidents at the major hub.
  
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• Investigators probe fresh runway incidents at Sydney Airport

  26-08-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Investigators have opened probes into two fresh runway incidents at Sydney Airport, adding to the tally of safety incidents at the major hub.
  
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• Police investigate theft of 400,000 oysters in NSW

  26-08-2026 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An oyster business on the New South Wales Mid North Coast estimates as much as $400,000 worth of its stock has been stolen.
  
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• Critica bolsters ranks for dual critical minerals push

  26-08-2026 06:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica has appointed an interim manager to progress dual scoping studies for its Mt Lindsay tin-tungsten and Jupiter rare earths projects, with both studies due in Q3 2026.
  
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• Commercial fishers frustrated with delays to compensation

  26-08-2026 06:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Nine months after their fishery was closed due to sustainability concerns, some commercial demersal fishers are still waiting for compensation payments from the WA government.  
  
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• 'Unfortunate kick in the guts' as inflation data increases RBA rate hike risk

  26-08-2026 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation is continuing to cool with the annual headline rate rising to 3.5 per cent in July, but some economists say it has increased the risk of another interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.
  
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• Nine signals TV not the main game any more after ‘transformative year’

  26-08-2026 04:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The company slashed the value of its television business by more than half in a sign of where its new priorities lie.
  
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• Lighting products sold on online marketplaces catch fire under testing

  26-08-2026 04:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Testing of more than 130 lighting products available online found most failed to meet Australian standards.
   
  
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• Gateway stretches WA gold discovery to whopping 4.5km

  26-08-2026 04:42 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has extended its new Cowza gold discovery near Wiluna in WA to 4.5km of strike and hit a high-grade 4m intercept grading 9.7g/t gold at its nearby Celia South prospect.
  
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• Court rules tropical island owner can be stripped of lease

  26-08-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite plans to build new facilities, the Queensland Land Court finds Brampton Island resort is "dilapidated to the point of falling down" with the owners in breach of lease conditions.
  
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• ASX retreats on inflation surprise; Woolies, Nine gain; oil stocks decline

  26-08-2026 03:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket pared early gains after the release of the latest inflation figures while investors digested another flurry of local corporate results.
  
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• ASX retreats on inflation surprise; Woolies, Nine gain; Domino’s, WiseTech dive

  26-08-2026 03:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket pared early gains after the release of the latest inflation figures while investors digested another flurry of local corporate results.
  
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• Woolworths doesn’t need Ooshies effect to beat Coles, says CEO

  26-08-2026 03:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Amanda Bardwell celebrated the success of its collectables campaign – but said it wasn’t the sole sales driver.
  
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• Trump is clutching at straws and the world knows it

  26-08-2026 03:35 via smh.com.au
  
  A desperate Donald Trump is searching for a way out of his pointless war and drawing out the agony for the US and the world.
  
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• Jaws bares its teeth with more high-grade Canadian gold for Manhattan

  26-08-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold has hit more broad gold at its Jaws target in Canada, with a top hit of 25.9m at 1.59g/t gold. Mineralisation at the project has stretched by 150m to the southwest.
  
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• ASX rises ahead of inflation numbers; Woolies, Nine gain; oil stocks decline

  26-08-2026 03:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket opened higher again amid another flurry of corporate results after a solid session on Wall Street.
  
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• ASX set to rise ahead of inflation numbers; Woolies gains on Ooshies craze

  26-08-2026 02:03 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is set to open higher again amid another flurry of corporate results after a solid session on Wall Street.
  
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• Nine signals focus shift away from traditional TV after ‘transformative year’

  26-08-2026 01:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Premium subscription services and outdoor advertising are increasingly important for the future of Nine.
  
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• Woolworths’ sales boosted by the Ooshies effect

  26-08-2026 01:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Amanda Bardwell said a focus on value, convenience and better execution had paid off for the supermarket giant.
  
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• Gulf trucking company halt could force remote grocery price surge

  26-08-2026 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Remote grocery prices could surge and more than 70 jobs are at risk after a major Gulf freight company was grounded for compliance and safety issues.
  
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