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• Dateline soars on Washington support for gold-rare earths restart

  28-09-2026 05:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Dateline Resources has surged after securing heavyweight US Government backing in a legal push to restart work at its Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California.
  
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• Former head of ABC news Peter Manning dies aged 81

  29-09-2026 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  His daughter, Thea Burke, said Peter Manning died on Monday morning at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after an illness.
  
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• Accelerate grabs full control of Pilbara manganese play

  29-09-2026 06:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources has taken 100 per cent ownership of its Woodie Woodie North manganese project in WA, issuing shares to remove all future milestone payments and royalties.
  
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• RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years

  29-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to 4.6 per cent in its fourth rate rise this year.
  
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• Breaking: RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years

  29-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to 4.6 per cent in its fourth rate rise this year.
  
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• Mortgage calculator: Here’s how much extra your repayments will be

  29-09-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The RBA has increased interest rates to 4.60 per cent. Use our calculator to see how much extra your mortgage repayments will be.
  
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• Japan could redraw the global oil map

  29-09-2026 06:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Importing almost all of its fuel, Japan springs into action after every major energy shock to reassess its supply sources, making it a bellwether of global trends. Its direction this time? Run away from the Middle East.
  
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• Orbit drill bit bites into thick NSW polymetallic sulphide zones

  29-09-2026 05:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Orbit Resources, formerly Godolphin Resources, has hit a 12.9m zone of semi-massive sulphides, as it looks to expand a 1.7Moz gold-equivalent Lewis Ponds resource in NSW.
  
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• US-China tariff cuts include emus, robots, whales and soccer balls

  29-09-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and toys.
  
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• Emus, robots, whales and balls to have lower tariffs under US-China deal

  29-09-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and soccer balls.
  
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• Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

  29-09-2026 04:08 via smh.com.au
  
  If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further than a chart of the gold price.
  
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• AI’s hidden $4.3 trillion bill could wreck world economy, warns Big Short investor

  29-09-2026 03:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Michael Burry, the hedge-fund manager famous for his bet against the US subprime mortgage bubble that sparked the GFC, has targeted the gargantuan data centre bill he says AL companies are hiding.
  
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• Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms

  29-09-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the takeover of the cannabis farm north of Hobart, the chief executive of Tasmanian Botanics says it is "business as usual" for staff and customers.
  
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• OpenAI halts powerful new AI model over fears it could go rogue

  29-09-2026 01:51 via smh.com.au
  
  News of OpenAI’s decision came as the giant chipmaker Nvidia announced a new tool it claimed would ensure bots stayed within their instructions.
  
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• ASX to open flat ahead of RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  28-09-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is set for a cautious start on RBA day, with investors looking to the Reserve Bank’s press conference after its expected rise in interest rates for clues on whether a follow-up hike will be needed. 
  
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• ASX edges higher ahead of RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  28-09-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was moderately higher in early trade as investors hold their breath for an expected rate rise and clues on whether a follow-up hike will be needed. 
  
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• Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

  28-09-2026 22:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The AI chip giant has unveiled a new security platform that it claims “sets boundaries” for AI agents. It also announced what it said was the biggest share buyback in history to cash in on a global race to dominate artificial intelligence.
  
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• Spoonfuls of sugar: $280,000 nannies for the ultra-rich are in high demand

  28-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  High pay for long hours on a rota is common on oil platforms, in mines and on container ships. It is increasingly so in another field: caring for the children of the super-rich.
  
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• Crown sues insurer refusing to help it cover mammoth class action payout

  28-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Casino operator is suing a multinational insurer, which has declined to pay out a policy the gambling giant expects to help it fund a $72 million class action.
  
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• Australian fuel prices near six-month highs on US-Iran peace deal impasse

  28-09-2026 09:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Average petrol prices climbed 10¢ a litre and diesel rose 14¢ last week to hit their highest levels since the second month of the Iran war.
  
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• Australian fuel prices hit six-month highs on US-Iran peace deal impasse

  28-09-2026 09:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Average petrol prices climbed 10¢ a litre and diesel rose 14¢ last week to hit their highest levels since the second month of the Iran war.
  
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• Red Metal expands Qld footprint in hunt for copper elephants

  28-09-2026 08:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Red Metal Ltd has swooped in on ground near its two projects in QLD, lodging 17 additional tenement applications for prospective iron oxide-copper-gold deposits.
  
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• TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes

  28-09-2026 07:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The ads, many of which have since been pulled, helped to fuel a mammoth black market that has spawned firebombings and crime around the country.
  
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• A 175-year-old golden rule in markets is starting to break

  28-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Gold has effectively always cost much more than silver, and nickel more than copper. But the age of electricity is starting to wreak havoc on accepted wisdom.
  
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• Track work postponed to give Knights fans a smooth ride to grand final

  28-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Planned train track works will not go ahead on the day of the NRL grand final after hundreds of Newcastle Knights fans were stranded at stations following a freight service breakdown ahead of the preliminary final.
  
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• Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV VMAs showdown

  28-09-2026 05:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Madonna emerges as the big winner at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Taylor Swift still broke records.
  
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• Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV awards showdown

  28-09-2026 05:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Madonna emerges as the big winner at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Taylor Swift still broke records.
  
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• Critical Resources doubles down on South American gold grab

  28-09-2026 05:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has continued its push into the South American nation of Suriname, grabbing a second gold project in the tiny, gold-rich country.
  
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• Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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• Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could the bond rout end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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