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• Energy stocks boost ASX as oil rises

  07-09-2026 02:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has advanced at the open, led by energy stocks, after oil prices rose again as Middle East tensions escalated.
  
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• Gigantic mechanical 'esky lid' is Brisbane's newest defence against flooding

  08-09-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  "The Esky Lid" is a mechanical contraption that will be able to seal off Brisbane's new underground tunnels from floodwaters. 
  
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• NT cattle station sells for $26m after carbon plan crashes

  08-09-2026 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Benmara Station in the NT has sold for $26 million after a complicated period of ownership and failed carbon dreams.
  
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• The Taxman v Trump: ATO opens new front in fight with Big Tech

  08-09-2026 07:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The ATO’s decision to seek billions in tax revenue from tech giants could further inflame tensions with Washington.
  
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• ‘Nothing to retire on’: Fired Qantas workers get $35 million payout

  08-09-2026 05:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Six years after the airline illegally sacked them, workers received about $2000 for each full year of service. The payment marks the beginning of the end of a long and distressing saga.
  
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• Alan Jones's former colleague quizzed over 'loyalty' promise

  08-09-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former radio staffer referred to a journalist investigating claims against Alan Jones as "low breed" and "pure evil", a court has heard today.
  
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• Fighting the bully: Canada throws a punch back at Trump

  08-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has shown he will not be pushed around by his neighbour. He is taking a big risk.
  
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• B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire

  08-09-2026 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire on the main highway between Sydney and Canberra in 70 days.
  
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• ASX slides as rising oil price fuels rate hike bets; Big four banks fall

  08-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket slumped to a six-week low on Tuesday, with investors bracing for higher interest rates as the Middle East conflict continues to push up fuel costs.
  
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• ASX slides as oil prices rise; Big four banks, tech and mining stocks fall

  08-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket slipped below the 9000-mark in early trade on Tuesday as stocks were weighed down by another jump in oil prices. 
  
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• Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

  08-09-2026 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
  
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• ASX closes at six-week low as Westpac predicts November rate hike — as it happened

  07-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed at a six-week low on Tuesday, while Westpac became the last of the big four banks to predict an interest rate hike by the RBA in November.
  
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• Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment

  07-09-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.
  
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• NT deputy chief minister's family link to $40b data centre company plans

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• $40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister's relative works

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• $40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister’s relative works

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• Bathla suspensions point to 'larger storm' coming in construction industry

  07-09-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Under voluntary administration and having stood down two-thirds its staff, embattled property developer Bathla Group leaves dozens of projects in limbo. 
  
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• Minor change to title costs worker her job

  07-09-2026 21:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The employee was fired after scrubbing the word “senior” from her job title in legal correspondence, showing the importance of a title.
  
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• Week with no passengers as Spirit of Tasmania tests new ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• Day sailings to end with new Spirit of Tasmania ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; Copper prices soar; $445m crypto hack

  07-09-2026 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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• ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; Copper prices soar

  07-09-2026 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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• ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; $A stronger

  07-09-2026 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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• Animal welfare claim launched against Tasmanian salmon industry

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
  
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• Animal cruelty claims lead to calls for salmon industry investigation

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
  
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• Labor's broken promise on plastic recycling

  07-09-2026 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say they were left blindsided by the federal government's decision to scrap mandatory standards for packaging. 
  
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• Government cites cost of living as reason to break its promise on recycling

  07-09-2026 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say they were left blindsided by the federal government's decision to scrap mandatory standards for packaging. 
  
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• What the price of gold tells us about Trump and the future

  07-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Gold has risen sharply due to the “Trump risk premium” and the Ukraine war.
  
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• Tears, sex toys and slurs: A month on the Kyle Sandilands show

  07-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The controversial broadcaster has escaped the reach of Australia’s media regulator, but a mainstream media company still gets a fifth of his revenue.
  
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• New Caledonia faces deepening debt crisis as 'economy has totally crashed'

  07-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  President Milakulo Tukumuli has travelled to France to secure fresh funding to prevent 40,000 New Caledonians from becoming "pensionless" within a few months. But the new assistance comes on the condition the territory would undertake "urgent reforms" to reduce spending.
  
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