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• High prices could change chocolate-eating habits

  22-09-2026 21:28 via abc.net.au
  
  High chocolate prices may be forcing consumers to change their habits.
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, new survey reveals
  
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• Dolly Parton’s estate in feud with nephew over alleged threats

  23-09-2026 15:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Dolly Parton's nephew has been accused of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire, court documents show.
  
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• The world economy is becoming wary of America

  23-09-2026 11:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Almost two years into Donald Trump’s second term, the global economy is looking for ways to distance itself from the United States.
  
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• I want to control my car without crashing it. Here’s where design is going wrong

  23-09-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Enshittification is spreading. Now everyday products are getting worse too. The biggest backward step is the high-tech feature that hides behind a pane of glass.
  
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• Oil platform 'a warning' as government considers new decommissioning rules

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Commonwealth to foot bill for maintenance, safety of abandoned WA oil platform

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Fuel price fears for Australia as global buffers dry up

  23-09-2026 09:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The world is burning through oil stockpiles at record speed, threatening more price pain at Australian petrol stations.
  
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• The $16b Aussie tech firm in a slanging match over its China links

  23-09-2026 09:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The $16 billion Australian payments unicorn remains very sensitive to criticism of its operations in China.
  
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• Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel

  23-09-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  An inquiry into the capital's high fuel prices will examine why ACT motorists pay more for fuel than people just over the border in New South Wales.
  
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• ASX finishes flat as miners rise, oil stocks struggle; IDP plummets

  23-09-2026 09:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was treading water on Wednesday, with gains by mining stocks offset by weaker energy stocks as oil dropped below the $US100-a-barrel mark.
  
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• 'We've done nothing wrong': Firearms shop's gun laws plea after $800k loss

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Firearms businesses struggling under Minns government's gun laws

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Katherine promised new $13.3m levee after town's worst flood in 28 years

  23-09-2026 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Months on from the worst flooding Katherine has seen in almost three decades, the regional Northern Territory town has welcomed a $13.3m government promise to establish a new levee.
  
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• I gave my life over to Meta’s AI agent and was blown away

  23-09-2026 08:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Muse, Meta’s AI agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
  
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• NAB customers back online after experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB has experienced a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Breaking: NAB customers experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB is experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis'

  23-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Former treasurer Joe Hockey says meaningful fiscal reform is not possible in Australia as it often conflicts with voters' economic self-interest. He says it will take a "crisis" for governments to enact significant budget repair.
  
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• Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation

  23-09-2026 07:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres hears from residents and local councils about the impact of an influx of data centres in Melbourne's suburbs. 
  
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• Financial Review editor-in-chief James Chessell quits to join media start-up

  23-09-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The paper’s editor Cosima Marriner has been appointed as editor-in-chief, becoming the first woman to hold the role.
  
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• Critica product samples put WA Jupiter rare earths in offtake orbit

  23-09-2026 06:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Ltd has produced a high-purity 98.2 per cent total rare earth oxide sample and a high-grade iron by-product from its Jupiter project in WA, ahead of product offtake discussions.
  
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• Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind

  23-09-2026 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
  
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• Critical Resources surges on first-mover Suriname gold grab

  23-09-2026 05:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has surged after making a first-mover play in Suriname, securing rights to acquire a 90% interest in the 164-square-kilometre Gonini gold project.
  
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• Wildly popular ex-premier tipped for Stokes-backed media giant board

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• McGowan set to get director spot on Stokes-backed media giant

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant

  23-09-2026 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's competition watchdog again blocks the sale of WA's largest insurer to an east-coast industry giant, reiterating the purchase would likely reduce competition in the state's insurance market.
  
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• Daughter sues mum over former mining exec's $30 million farm inheritance

  23-09-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The daughter of a mining executive who was killed in a plane crash 20 years ago, leaving behind a more-than-$30 million fortune, is taking her mother to the Supreme Court for part of an estate she says she was promised.
  
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• Aurum lands $52.5M war chest to fast-track West African gold build

  23-09-2026 04:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Aurum Resources has banked $52.5M to fast-track its 3.22Moz Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, with funds earmarked for early development works and aggressive drilling.
  
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• Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

  23-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he is the founder’s son. He couldn’t have a more daunting act to follow.
  
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• ASX is little changed as miners rise, oil stocks struggle; Myer jumps

  23-09-2026 03:20 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was flat in early trade, with gains by mining stocks offset by weaker energy stocks as oil dropped below the $US100-a-barrel mark.
  
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