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• Facial recognition technology 'scope creep' is upon us, experts warn

  31-08-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say the move to facial scans in supermarkets is about safety, but analysts say that once the technology is installed, its "scope creep" paves the way for options like discriminatory pricing.
  
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• True North expands Qld copper hunt with new 300m wide zone

  02-09-2026 07:44 via smh.com.au
  
  True North Copper has extended its Mt Oxide mineralised trend to 2.3km after drilling defining a 300m-wide mineralised system at the company’s new Chidna zone.
  
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• Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

  02-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Another online delivery order, another fail. How much food needs to be nicked before the major supermarkets make their online service more reliable?
  
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• PLC reloads drill rig to chase WA Murchison gold extension

  02-09-2026 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  PLC Resources is set to conduct follow-up drilling at its WA Rochefort prospect, after the company says its first-pass drilling clipped the edges of a potential gold system.
  
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• Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• 'A miss on our side': Telstra outage caused by known issue

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• Auric banks whopping $28m profit from WA gold sales

  02-09-2026 05:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has banked a stunning $28 million half-year pre-tax profit, driven by strong production from its Munda gold mine and a robust balance sheet.
  
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• ZhongNuo, Chariot kick off fieldwork in Nigerian lithium hunt

  02-09-2026 05:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Chariot Resources’ partner, ZhongNuo, has begun fieldwork at the Iganna lithium project in Nigeria, kicking off a partner-funded deal with a Chinese Fortune 500-linked group.
  
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• Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

  02-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump’s oil grab has all the trademarks of a Trump deal. Bold, aggressive and a lot of self-interest.
  
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• Gateway lands new high-grade hard-rock gold discovery near Wiluna, WA

  02-09-2026 03:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has confirmed a significant high-grade gold discovery in fresh rock at its Cowza prospect in its Yandal gold project, 85km northeast of Wiluna in WA.
  
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• Breaking: Australia's economy grows faster than expected in June quarter

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter and 2.1 per cent over the past year, both faster than most economists were expecting.
  
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• Breaking: Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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• Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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• ASX slumps as miners, banks fall; Oil prices jump

  02-09-2026 02:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Another round of US military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation and sparking a sharp drop on the ASX after the open.
  
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• Tasmania's Mount Lyell copper mine to reopen in boost for west coast

  02-09-2026 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
  
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• Mine considered 'beating heart' of small Tasmanian town to reopen

  02-09-2026 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
  
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• Breaking: Tasmania's Mount Lyell copper mine to reopen in boost for west coast

  02-09-2026 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
  
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• ASX suffers heavy falls after Wall Street retreats on higher oil prices, yields

  02-09-2026 02:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Stocks closed broadly lower as another round of US military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
  
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• Breaking: AFP raid Melbourne home of former CFMEU official

  02-09-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal police officers have raided the home of a former senior official of the militant construction union as part of their probe into corruption in the building industry.
  
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• AFP raid Melbourne home of former CFMEU official

  02-09-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal police officers have raided the home of a former senior official of the militant construction union as part of their probe into corruption in the building industry.
  
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• Amateur drone pilots put races and aircraft at risk, authorities say

  02-09-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking through her shots from an outback camel race, a photographer notices she snapped a drone where it should not have been.
  
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• Rare photos found in attic shed light on Indigenous rights movement

  02-09-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.
  
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• Hidden in an attic for decades, rare photos shed new light on Pilbara strike camps

  02-09-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.
  
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• Box of photos hidden in an attic sheds new light on historic struggle

  02-09-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.
  
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• NSW premier 'serious' about Indian airline joining Western Sydney Airport

  01-09-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Chris Minns met Air India representatives in New Delhi on Tuesday night, however no formal agreement has been reached.
  
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• Indian airline agreement with Western Sydney Airport still up in the air

  01-09-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Chris Minns met Air India representatives in New Delhi on Tuesday night, however no formal agreement has been reached.
  
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• Regulator hits utility with big fine for 'over-priced' battery power

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain, but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Midnight power raid by big batteries in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Big batteries' midnight power raid now in regulator's crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Big batteries’ midnight power raid now in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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