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• Council tries regulating smart glasses but experts say it needs a heavier touch

  05-09-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane City Council banned the use of smart glasses at public pools, but experts say the issue is beyond the power of local councils.
  
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• Australian cars stolen for parts to sell to Iran and Russia, insurers say

  09-09-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  With Melbourne the epicentre of car theft in Australia, insurers believe stolen vehicles are being dismantled for parts and sold in sanctioned Iran and Russia.
  
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• Anthropic researcher says some developers believe AI 'could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Anthropic researcher says people building AI believe 'it could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Trial told Alan Jones sent athlete weekly flowers, love declarations

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• Ex-politician didn't see Alan Jones kiss prominent athlete, trial hears

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• ASX dips as oil hovers near $US100; Austal jumps on $1.9b bid

  09-09-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Rising oil prices have worsened worries about the high inflation weighing on consumers and companies with the Reserve Bank under increasing pressure to raise rates.
  
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• Data centre builder's deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• Flagship ups copper stakes in Canada as red metal soars

  09-09-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Record copper prices, Canadian mining reforms and heavyweight neighbours have put Flagship Minerals’ billion-tonne-scale Whipsaw project in the spotlight.
  
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• Patriot locks up five-year access for massive Peruvian silver hunt

  09-09-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has secured a 5yr community deal in Peru to greenlight drilling at its Tassa silver project, host to a huge 559 to 774Moz silver-equivalent exploration target.
  
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• Why some employers are paying extra for ‘human’ skills

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Some companies are rating staff on their use of AI, while others say graduates lack “soft skills”. What are young jobseekers to do?
  
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• ‘The sites are ready’: Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plants

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The owner of the Yallourn power station in Victoria and the Mt Piper plant in NSW says retiring coal sites are the perfect fit for new data centres.
  
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• Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid

  09-09-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. 
  
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• Auric adds 102koz shovel-ready gold kicker to WA Coolgardie ambitions

  09-09-2026 06:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has snapped up its Union Jack gold project near Coolgardie, WA, in a cash-and-scrip deal to bolt on an extra 102,000 ounces of shovel-ready resources, just a stone’s throw from its Burbanks mill.
  
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• Golden Dragon breathes fire with high-grade WA gold hits

  09-09-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Golden Dragon has struck high-grade gold at its WA Behring Bore. A new lode landed 4m at 6.98g/t gold, with re-assays from nearby Coodardy hitting up to 59.2g/t gold.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's license

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's licence

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Forrestania inks gold purchase pacts for WA production hubs

  09-09-2026 04:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has locked in a major ore purchase agreement and key supply deals for its Lake Johnston and Edna May gold hubs as it marches towards production in WA.
  
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• Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament

  09-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
  
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• Gateway banks $45m to unleash monster WA gold drill-out

  09-09-2026 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has secured a huge $45m raise to fast-track drilling at its Yandal gold project in WA after a significant high-grade discovery at its emerging Cowza prospect.
  
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• Six new AI data centres proposed for Tasmania, but who by is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Unnamed companies are looking at setting up six data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• Six new AI data centre projects for Tasmania, but who from is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Six unnamed companies are looking at setting up data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• As Trump’s Iran war drags on, we’re facing the next oil crunch

  09-09-2026 04:11 via smh.com.au
  
  The US navy’s blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has allowed some oil to transit the crucial waterway, but not enough to stop oil prices rising.
  
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• Opal readers turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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• Opal readers to be turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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• Communities in Victoria's west push for the return of passenger trains

  09-09-2026 03:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Communities across western Victoria are pushing for the return of passenger trains along crucial routes ahead of November's state election.
  
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• Communities in Victoria's west push for return of passenger trains

  09-09-2026 03:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Communities across western Victoria are pushing for the return of passenger trains along crucial routes ahead of November's state election.
  
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• ASX dips as Wall Street drifts lower, oil hovers near $US100

  09-09-2026 02:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket swung into the red for a second day following losses on Wall Street and another rise in oil prices, which have rallied close to $US100 a barrel.
  
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• ASX gains in early trade even as Wall Street drifts, oil hovers near $US100

  09-09-2026 02:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket opened higher on Wednesday, shrugging off another rise in oil prices to bounce back from a six-month low in the previous session.
  
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