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• Coalition plans to strip climate from energy operator's objectives

  16-11-2025 05:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition would reduce emissions "year on year" considering the "real performance" of other developed countries and strip climate from the objectives of the nation's energy operator under a plan negotiated between the Liberals and Nationals.
  
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• Court told Dreaming story not withheld as 'trump card' to stop gold mine

  12-12-2025 08:48 via abc.net.au
  
  An elders' group has told a Federal Court in Sydney that the Blue Banded Bee Dreaming story was not being kept "up its sleeve" three years after a protection bid was first made to the Commonwealth.
  
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• Former ANZ CEO launches legal action against the bank

  12-12-2025 05:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Shayne Elliott says he has been left with "no alternative" but to launch legal action against the bank over its decision to slash $13.5 million from his bonus payments after he retired.
  
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• Long-term power deal being finalised to keep aluminium smelter open

  12-12-2025 04:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A deal is being finalised between Tomago Aluminium and the state and federal governments to keep the smelter open beyond 2028.
  
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• Dicky Bill salad farm's $10m debt shock as creditors try to claw back millions

  12-12-2025 03:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators for failed Australian salad farm company Dicky Bill reveal its business debts to hundreds of staff and suppliers could exceed $10 million. 
  
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• Hollywood director convicted of scamming $16.5m from Netflix

  12-12-2025 01:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Carl Erik Rinsch is convicted on charges that he scammed Netflix out of $US11 million for a show that never materialised, instead using the cash for purchases including luxury cars and homewares.
  
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• Electricity price blowout between city and country a 'dire situation'

  12-12-2025 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional ratepayers are shouldering higher energy bills than their city counterparts, and their councils have had enough.
  
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• Swan River ferry terminals approved amid community backlash

  11-12-2025 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's planning authorities approve the construction of two new ferry terminals at Applecross and Matilda Bay as part of the state government's expansion of Swan River ferry services.
  
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• Show of anger at public meeting fails to halt Swan River ferry terminals

  11-12-2025 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  WA's planning authorities approve the construction of two new ferry terminals at Applecross and Matilda Bay as part of the state government's expansion of Swan River ferry services.
  
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• US has more Venezuelan oil tankers in its sights, issues sanctions

  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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• 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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• Trump again says land strikes on Venezuela drug shipments coming soon

  11-12-2025 22:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump says the US will soon strike drug shipments making their way from Venezuela on land, amid a large-scale military build-up in the southern Caribbean to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
  
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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: Former ANZ boss sues bank over $13.5 million in lost bonuses

  11-12-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Former ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is suing the bank for stripping him of $13.5 million in bonuses. Local stocks are rallying after the Dow hit new records in a mixed session for Wall Street overnight. Follow live.
  
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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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• Live: ASX rallies, Oracle slump sparks AI sell-off

  11-12-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is on track to 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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• Former ANZ boss sues bank over $13.5 million in lost bonuses — as it happened

  11-12-2025 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Former ANZ chief executive Shayne Elliott is suing the bank for stripping him of $13.5 million in bonuses. Local stocks rallied on Friday after the Dow hit new records in a mixed session for Wall Street overnight.
  
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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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