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• Hacking this BYD was too easy. It didn't even have a password

  20-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  To test the risks of surveillance and sabotage, Four Corners asked a hacker to show what China's top EV brand could see and do remotely.
  
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• ASX set to rise as Wall Street surges; Oil prices fall; Road clears for Paramount-Warner Bros deal

  21-09-2026 21:10 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are climbing with markets worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market gave back some of their jumps from last week.
  
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• ASX set to rise as Wall Street surges; Oil prices fall; Road clears for $154b Paramount-Warner Bros merger

  21-09-2026 21:10 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are climbing with markets worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market gave back some of their jumps from last week.
  
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• Why younger Australians are facing a tough economic future

  21-09-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  In 40 years, with an estimated population of 40 million, Australia will be more indebted and face what increasingly appears to be a permanent budget deficit.
  
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• BYD cuts references to 'China' and 'surveillance' from its privacy policy

  21-09-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The original policy gave the company almost unlimited powers to collect data on its Australian vehicle owners and broad discretion on how this could be disclosed. 
  
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• The new generation of ultra-cheap smart glasses is shockingly hackable

  21-09-2026 20:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Independent testing found cheap smart glasses could be accessed by an attacker without a password, allowing them to gain control of the glasses and stored images.
  
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• In Pattaya, the death of a teenage girl has exposed a party city's dark underbelly

  21-09-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  It's a holiday hotspot drawing millions of tourists a year but the death of a teenage girl has highlighted the dangers of Pattaya's sex industry.
  
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• 'Clock is ticking' as ASIC warns private credit sector investors could bail

  21-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC commissioner Simone Constant has fired a shot across the bow of Australian private credit, warning the clock is ticking on poor lending practices.
  
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• Xi under fire as cracks widen in China

  21-09-2026 10:15 via smh.com.au
  
  China’s economy is in its worst shape in decades and Xi Jinping is facing criticism for what he is focusing on.
  
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• Inside the crackdown on a $23 billion black market

  21-09-2026 09:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities across Australia's east coast are cracking down on the fishing black market, conducting raids, issuing large fines and crushing boats soon after they seize them.
  
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• The secret relationship, the $40m legal fight and the corporate cop’s latest case

  21-09-2026 09:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty had just started a new high-profile gig when ASIC came knocking.
  
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• The secret relationship, the $40 million legal fight and the corporate cop’s latest case

  21-09-2026 09:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Former Super Retail Group boss Anthony Heraghty had just started a new high-profile gig when ASIC came knocking.
  
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• Platina reshuffles hand for high-stakes WA gold hunt

  21-09-2026 09:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Platina has turned a US$14m scandium exit into a well-funded WA gold hunt, zeroing in on scale across a trio of gold projects in WA’s prolific Laverton district.
  
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• Footy fans filthy as airfares soar ahead of grand final

  21-09-2026 08:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Return airfares to Melbourne have hit $6,000 ahead of Saturday's AFL Grand Final as Fremantle and Brisbane fans scramble for seats.
  
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• Broken Hill lifts SA gold resource as deeper sulphides beckon

  21-09-2026 08:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Broken Hill Gold has lifted Vertigo’s indicated oxide ounces 160% to 24,300 ounces, firming up its SA White Dam restart case as drilling targets a gold-copper sulphide prize.
  
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• Another indecent assault charge dropped against Alan Jones, amid trial

  21-09-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Prosecutors told the court on Monday they would no longer press one count of indecent assault in relation to a reporter who alleged Alan Jones touched him indecently in public.
  
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• Statistic in Intergenerational Report spells challenge for Australia as it ages

  21-09-2026 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.
  
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• Australia to join Japan, Italy in deaths outpacing births

  21-09-2026 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is getting much older, and it is getting older faster than previously thought. But the major political parties are currently in a race to cut the greatest source of resilience against that trend: migration.
  
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• Dalaroo cracks geological code to Greenland rare earths

  21-09-2026 06:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Dalaroo Metals has mapped the key structural controls at its Blue Lagoon rare earths project in Greenland, noting similarities to a nearby REE discovery.
  
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• Triple Zero should be taken out of private hands, Senate inquiry recommends

  21-09-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A long-running Senate inquiry into the Triple Zero emergency call crisis has made 11 recommendations to overhaul the system.
  
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• Senate inquiry urges sweeping reforms to Triple Zero outage crises

  21-09-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A long-running Senate inquiry into the Triple Zero emergency call crisis has made 11 recommendations to overhaul the system.
  
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• Senate inquiry urges sweeping reforms after Triple Zero outage crises

  21-09-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A long-running Senate inquiry into the Triple Zero emergency call crisis has made 11 recommendations to overhaul the system.
  
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• Larvotto rolls out first concentrate from NSW antimony-gold mine

  21-09-2026 05:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto Resources has produced a maiden antimony-gold concentrate from its Hillgrove operation in NSW, with offtake deals already locked in with Wogen and Glencore.
  
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• ASX treads water as interest rate fears loom over markets

  21-09-2026 05:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The sharemarket has had a flat start to the week as interest rate concerns, soaring bond yields and stubborn oil prices keep investors on the back foot.
  
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• Forrestania bolts on strategic WA gold ground

  21-09-2026 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has acquired four WA gold licences, bolstering its Westonia Hub strategy ahead of a 2027 production restart at its 402,800-ounce Edna May project.
  
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• Trump’s war is strangling the world

  21-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s no surprise Fed chair Kevin Warsh avoided direct references to the war in the Middle East last week. But the consequences of Trump’s misguided adventure are impossible to ignore.
  
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• Drill blitz serves up 10.72g/t WA gold for Great Southern

  21-09-2026 03:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Great Southern Mining has hit 10.72g/t gold at Golden Boulder in WA, extending mineralisation down-dip as it tests the scale of its 3.5km Main Line trend.
  
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• Corporate cop sues former Super Retail boss, alleging he misled the market

  21-09-2026 02:38 via smh.com.au
  
  ASIC is suing the former head of Rebel Sport’s owner for allegedly misleading the market and breaching his directors’ duties.
  
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• ASX slides lower as oil, bonds weigh on Wall Street

  21-09-2026 02:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has started the week in the red after a mixed finish for Wall Street on Friday.
  
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• ASX slides lower as oil prices, bond yields weigh on Wall Street

  21-09-2026 02:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has started the week in the red after a mixed finish for Wall Street on Friday.
  
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