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• Former vineyard turned into sanctuary for endangered birds

  27-09-2026 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional property previously home to wine grapevines has been transformed into a sanctuary for the endangered regent parrot in South Australia's Riverland.
  
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• Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• $15b data centre next to tip could be among Australia's largest

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• ASX set for a slow start ahead of inflation data; stocks slip on Wall Street

  29-09-2026 23:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is poised to open little changed on Wednesday, as traders digest the Reserve Bank’s move to lift interest rates to a 15-year high and await inflation figures for clues on whether there’s more rate hikes to come.
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear train carriages

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear carriages on these Sydney trains

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Tangara carriages locked down over 'train surfing' and break-in fears

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Trump rejects AI laws after tech titans agree to ‘self-police’ AI development

  29-09-2026 22:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president shot down the idea of new regulations for AI, but signed an accord with top tech executives setting a “morally binding” set of voluntary safety commitments.
  
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• Four years since retail laws passed, but no help for cafe owner

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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• Cafe owner faces costly legal battle as retail laws gather dust

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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• Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms

  29-09-2026 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
  
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• Anthropic warns investors its AI could pose ‘existential risks to humanity’

  29-09-2026 21:40 via smh.com.au
  
  In the prospectus for its planned $2.8 trillion sharemarket float, the company uses 80 pages to outline its AI models’ dangers, including unpredictable behaviours such as attempts to “resist shutdown” and “conceal or manipulate information.”
  
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• Battery customers feeling 'ripped off' after solar company collapses

  29-09-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A Sydney solar company has collapsed, leaving large numbers of customers furious after they paid hefty deposits for battery systems under a multi-billion-dollar federal government scheme.
  
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• 10 years on, Geelong and Broadmeadows count the cost of Ford's departure

  29-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  While the Geelong and Broadmeadows economies have bounced back from Ford factory closures in 2016, former workers say their journeys have been tough.
  
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• Pilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, study finds

  29-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed.
  
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• Pilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, study

  29-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed.
  
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• Asking for free dental care is like pulling teeth. But we still need to do it

  29-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  I’m far from the only one delaying treatment. Like my wisdom tooth, though, the cost of keeping dental care unaffordable will probably only grow.
  
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• RBA hopes it 'will all be worth it' as Australians face highest rates in 15 years

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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• Doing the sums as fourth rate hike adds hundreds to repayments

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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• Borrowers do the sums after rate hikes add hundreds to repayments

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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• Rate hike puts pressure on Labor over inflation

  29-09-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Another interest rate rise has turned attention to government spending, weak productivity and other domestic pressures contributing to inflation.
  
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• Pay, rosters and future jobs at heart of WA's latest coal strike

  29-09-2026 12:07 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 100 mine workers have gathered in Collie, accusing Chinese-owned Premier Coal and the WA government of failing to heed their concerns over pay and their future employment prospects.
  
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• From fear to greed and back again: AI is taking Wall Street to extremes

  29-09-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Artificial intelligence could wipe us all out. Or it might just kill our unwanted subscriptions. Those are the scenarios sharemarkets have swung between over the past two weeks.
  
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• ASX edges higher after RBA boss tempers Cup day rate hike fears

  29-09-2026 09:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian market was initially down in the mid-afternoon, when the central bank flagged it was willing to inflict more pain on home owners if needed.
  
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• Rio2 gold ramp-up rebounds from Chilean winter blast

  29-09-2026 08:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has resumed gold production ramp-up at its Fenix Gold mine in Chile after winter storms halted progress, with commercial production still on track for the fourth quarter.
  
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• Second brick plant no quick fix for WA housing shortage

  29-09-2026 08:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.
  
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• Brick shortage prompts $4 million sweetener to get factory reopened

  29-09-2026 08:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.
  
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• Working holiday visa changes driving backpackers away, employers say

  29-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry leaders say backpackers are already leaving sectors that are heavily reliant on them because of federal government's planned changes to the working holiday visa.
  
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• ASX edges lower after RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  29-09-2026 08:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian market was down slightly after the central bank flagged it was willing to inflict more pain on home owners if needed.
  
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• Critica surges after unveiling $1.4B tin-tungsten prize in Tasmania

  29-09-2026 08:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Ltd surged after a scoping study at its Tasmanian tin-tungsten project delivered a $1.42B pre-tax NPV, 65% IRR and 1.9-year payback from a proposed underground mine.
  
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