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• McLaren titanium grades surge higher at WA project

  01-09-2026 05:29 via smh.com.au
  
  McLaren Minerals has unveiled stunning titanium grades from surface at its WA project, with a batch average of 5.44 per cent heavy minerals over 16.2m, lifting the grade profile of its huge resource.
  
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• Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres

  09-09-2026 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Environment Protection Agency faces criticism after finding high lead contamination at 10 of Broken Hill's 13 childcare facilities.
  
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• ASX set to fall sharply as Wall Street declines; Trump sends oil price warning as Iran war escalates

  09-09-2026 21:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Stocks fell on Wall Street as the price of crude oil rose back above $US100 a barrel amid further escalation in the US war with Iran.
  
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• Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo

  09-09-2026 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Calls to halt floodplain harvesting are mounting after NSW's chief water regulator revealed uncertainty around enforcing the state's water laws. 
  
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• Parties divided over purple-lid glass bins ahead of Victorian election

  09-09-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Councils call on the Victorian government to reconsider a mandate requiring purple-lid glass-recycling bins to be rolled out to all homes by July 2027.
  
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• You may be waiting until at least February for that Tassie caravan holiday

  09-09-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers hoping to jump on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries with their cars and caravans in the coming months may have to wait, with bookings still limited to the capacity of the current ships. But TT-Line says that's not forever.
  
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• Christmas caravan holiday in Tassie? You may have missed out on a ferry spot

  09-09-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers hoping to jump on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries with their cars and caravans in the coming months may have to wait, with bookings still limited to the capacity of the current ships. But TT-Line says that's not forever.
  
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• Underpaid postage fees 'silently killing' some small businesses

  09-09-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses are being hit with "underpaid postage fees", but Australia Post says its size and weight scanners are "highly accurate" and will not disclose how often its technology is wrong, raising questions about the legality of its additional charges.
  
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• Australia Post's surprise delivery fees 'killing' some small businesses

  09-09-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses are being hit with "underpaid postage fees", but Australia Post says its size and weight scanners are "highly accurate" and will not disclose how often its technology is wrong, raising questions about the legality of its additional charges.
  
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• Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery

  09-09-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A cosmetic surgery procedure that reshapes and partially fractures the ribs is now being offered in Australia, after gaining popularity with influencers overseas. Experts warn social media promotion of the procedure could fuel pressure to achieve increasingly extreme body shapes.
  
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• Airlines call for air traffic control boss to quit over UK airport chaos

  09-09-2026 18:06 via abc.net.au
  
  At least 2,000 flights were cancelled, with airlines reporting millions of pounds worth of financial loss. 
  
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• Australian cars stolen for parts to sell to Iran and Russia, insurers say

  09-09-2026 14:30 via smh.com.au
  
  With Melbourne the epicentre of car theft in Australia, insurers believe stolen vehicles are being dismantled for parts and sold in sanctioned Iran and Russia.
  
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• Anthropic researcher says some developers believe AI 'could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Anthropic researcher says people building AI believe 'it could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Trial told Alan Jones sent athlete weekly flowers, love declarations

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• Ex-politician didn't see Alan Jones kiss prominent athlete, trial hears

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• ASX dips as oil hovers near $US100; Austal jumps on $1.9b bid

  09-09-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Rising oil prices have worsened worries about the high inflation weighing on consumers and companies with the Reserve Bank under increasing pressure to raise rates.
  
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• Data centre builder's deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• Flagship ups copper stakes in Canada as red metal soars

  09-09-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Record copper prices, Canadian mining reforms and heavyweight neighbours have put Flagship Minerals’ billion-tonne-scale Whipsaw project in the spotlight.
  
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• Patriot locks up five-year access for massive Peruvian silver hunt

  09-09-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has secured a 5yr community deal in Peru to greenlight drilling at its Tassa silver project, host to a huge 559 to 774Moz silver-equivalent exploration target.
  
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• Why some employers are paying extra for ‘human’ skills

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Some companies are rating staff on their use of AI, while others say graduates lack “soft skills”. What are young jobseekers to do?
  
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• ‘The sites are ready’: Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plants

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The owner of the Yallourn power station in Victoria and the Mt Piper plant in NSW says retiring coal sites are the perfect fit for new data centres.
  
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• Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid

  09-09-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. 
  
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• Auric adds 102koz shovel-ready gold kicker to WA Coolgardie ambitions

  09-09-2026 06:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has snapped up its Union Jack gold project near Coolgardie, WA, in a cash-and-scrip deal to bolt on an extra 102,000 ounces of shovel-ready resources, just a stone’s throw from its Burbanks mill.
  
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• Golden Dragon breathes fire with high-grade WA gold hits

  09-09-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Golden Dragon has struck high-grade gold at its WA Behring Bore. A new lode landed 4m at 6.98g/t gold, with re-assays from nearby Coodardy hitting up to 59.2g/t gold.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's license

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's licence

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Forrestania inks gold purchase pacts for WA production hubs

  09-09-2026 04:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has locked in a major ore purchase agreement and key supply deals for its Lake Johnston and Edna May gold hubs as it marches towards production in WA.
  
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• Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament

  09-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
  
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