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• Mortgage wars return as lenders compete for borrowers

  13-09-2026 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Competition in the mortgage market is heating up as banks compete for fewer customers by cutting home loan rates, while economists expect the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates.
  
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• Auric pockets bargain hardware to fast-track WA Burbanks plant

  16-09-2026 06:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has picked up a bargain, locking in key components for its 600ktpa WA gold plant rebuild for just $1.2M, a fraction of the estimated $15M-$20M replacement cost.
  
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• Barkly jags rich rare earths across 23km in NT

  16-09-2026 05:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Barkly Rare Earths has landed rich rare earths in all 28 holes assayed in the NT, with mineralisation spanning 23km and showing high-grade hits up to 6064ppm TREO.
  
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• The 31-year-old who might end up as the world’s most educated person

  16-09-2026 05:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Jamie Beaton has 12 advanced degrees from Harvard, Yale, Oxford and other top universities, with more on the way. In his spare time, he founded a company worth $840 million.
  
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• Key SA wave buoy to be redeployed a third time after lightning damage

  16-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, but replacement parts have been secured following its most outage and it's expected to be transmitting data again this week.
  
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• Kenilworth Dairies offers lifeline to Queensland dairy farm facing closure

  16-09-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland family that feared 80 years of dairying would end after a contract was not renewed has been offered a last-minute lifeline.
  
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• Third appeal lodged against Australian-record $150m native title payout

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Andrew Forrest's Fortescue appeals $150m native title compensation

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Website crashes due to demand for Spirit of Tasmania bookings

  16-09-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Additional capacity for the long-awaited new Spirit of Tasmania ferries was released this morning, with high demand crashing the website.
  
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• Trump has made billions from crypto. It just backfired on him

  16-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has just been dealt a big setback in his plan to make the US the crypto capital of the world.
  
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• ‘Time to crime’: Trump’s grand plan dealt a serious blow

  16-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has just been dealt a big setback in his plan to make the US the crypto capital of the world.
  
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• ASX erases early gains, tracking Wall Street as oil prices, bonds lift

  16-09-2026 03:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was treading water at the end of its first hour of trade as elevated oil prices and rising yields kept investors cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision. Energy stocks jumped.
  
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• ASX opens higher, shrugging off falls on Wall Street as oil prices, bonds lift

  16-09-2026 02:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket bounced higher in early trade, led by energy stocks, as bargain hunters waded in after it hit a three-month low in the previous session.
  
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• Only Telstra's share market float was bigger. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• It may be second only to Telstra. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• It may be second in size only to Telstra. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• AI firm's ASX listing may be second-largest behind Telstra

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• AI data centre provider could become one of Australia's biggest stock floats

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• Historic outback pub hits the market as restoration costs soar

  16-09-2026 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A heritage-listed hotel in Western Australia's Goldfields, infamous for its connection to the murders of two police officers a century ago, hits the market with an asking price of more than $1 million.
  
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• Fishers fund review in last-ditch effort to overturn gillnet ban

  16-09-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The north Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.
  
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• Fishers fund independent review in last-ditch effort to overturn gillnet ban

  16-09-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The North Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.
  
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• ASX eyes gains, Wall Street slips as oil prices, bond market crank up pressure; Bitcoin falls

  15-09-2026 22:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market recorded losses but the Australian sharemarket is set for a positive start to the session.
  
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• Australian company Sharon AI buys former Visy paper mill site at Ettamogah

  15-09-2026 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An AI company confirms it has purchased a large paper mill site in Ettamogah, north of Albury, but is yet to disclose why.
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss, as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing market 'normalising' as national resale profits drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing market ‘normalising’ as national resale profits drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing downturn ends record profit run for sellers

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Why Australia's most attractive renewables state is almost $1b behind

  15-09-2026 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW needs to dramatically increase the amount of renewables projects it commissions in order to meet its legislated 2030 targets.
  
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• Politicians raise concerns over parliament house being used to boost brands

  15-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Further questions have been raised about the hire of Parliament House for commercial purposes.
  
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