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• New system to target no-shows as free public transport popularity increases

  17-08-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Tasmania's bus companies will start its new system to reduce unused tickets, which have risen in the five months public transport has been free.
  
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• Residents gear up to keep McDonald's out of 'slow' town

  21-08-2026 22:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates for Goolwa's eateries and heritage attractions say the site of a former automotive repair business has been targeted for the town's first fast-food outlet. 
  
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• Batteries send power prices up in midnight charging mystery

  21-08-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is leading the world in the adoption of batteries big and small. But in one state, storage is fuelling some perverse and pricey outcomes.
  
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• Border force asked to seize fake squishies as demand surges

  21-08-2026 11:32 via smh.com.au
  
  A social media phenomenon, ubiquitous product, dodgy chemicals, Border Force, dupes and factory raids. No, we’re not talking about peptides.
  
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• ASX slides for second week amid sell-off in local banks

  21-08-2026 09:28 via smh.com.au
  
  High oil prices, US bond market concerns and a sell-off in local banks drove the index lower.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Genesis, Triton, Pure One & DXN

  21-08-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Genesis Resources, which rocketed 500 per cent after returning bonanza-grade rock chip samples of up to 28.8 g/t gold.
  
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• Full cost of Kyle and Jackie O’s legal battle revealed

  21-08-2026 07:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Radio company ARN’s legal bill from its fight with the duo compounds plummeting revenue and profits, and shareholder dissatisfaction.
  
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• Meta has been accused of buttering up influencers at its "safety camp" events

  21-08-2026 06:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The company invited dozens of parenting influencers to an “Instagram Safety Camp” at a Sydney Harbour venue in July 2025
  
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• Jarrod Bleijie refuses review into Olympics contractor with alleged bikie links

  21-08-2026 06:29 via abc.net.au
  
  BMD came under scrutiny in the CFMEU commission of inquiry this week, amid allegations it hired a security company linked to the Comancheros outlaw motorcycle gang in 2024.
  
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• Kuniko unearths fresh NSW gold targets in Lachlan fold belt

  21-08-2026 05:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Kuniko has used a major geophysical review to define multiple new gold-silver drill targets at its Commonwealth-Silica Hill project in NSW’s prolific Lachlan fold belt.
  
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• Fourth Sydney Airport safety incident in three weeks under investigation

  21-08-2026 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Airservices Australia, the government-owned organisation responsible for air traffic management, says it reported the "potential traffic conflict" between two Qantas planes to safety authorities on Tuesday.
  
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• Bankrupt high-flyer’s Kew pub is back on the market, again

  21-08-2026 04:02 via smh.com.au
  
  The Clifton Hotel on Kew Junction was swept up in Jon Adgemis’ disastrous $1.8 billion bankruptcy.
  
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• ASX slides lower on oil, inflation worries; Guzman y Gomez jumps

  21-08-2026 03:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Rising oil prices, high bond yields and inflation fears prompted a retreat on the Australian sharemarket after it opened.
  
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• Origin Energy confirms some customers' bank account details accessed in hack

  21-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Origin Energy has announced as many as 60 customers had their full bank account number accessed by a hacker in July, but customer data has not been leaked or disclosed publicly.
  
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• Dozens of Origin customers' full bank accounts, ID numbers accessed in breach

  21-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Origin Energy says as many as 60 customers had their full bank account numbers accessed by a hacker in July, but customer data has not been leaked or disclosed publicly.
  
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• Breaking: Origin Energy confirms some customers' bank account details accessed in hack

  21-08-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Origin Energy has announced as many as 60 customers had their full bank account number accessed by a hacker in July.
  
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• Fourth Sydney Airport safety incident under investigation in as many weeks

  21-08-2026 03:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Investigators are examining an incident on Tuesday where two Qantas flights were given clearance to take clashing routes.
  
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• Virgin flights forced to refuel halfway to Fiji after fuel contamination

  21-08-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  In what one pilot described to the ABC as a "very rare" situation, airlines are being asked to fuel up at alternative airports and bring in stockpiles of fuel to Fiji's international airport.
  
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• Qantas, Virgin forced to BYO fuel to Fiji after 'very rare' contamination issue

  21-08-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  In what one pilot described to the ABC as a "very rare" situation, airlines are being asked to fuel up at alternative airports and bring in stockpiles of fuel to Fiji's international airport.
  
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• Revealed: Full cost of Kyle and Jackie-O’s legal battle

  21-08-2026 02:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Radio company ARN’s legal bill from its fight with the duo compounds plummeting revenue, profits, and dissatisfied shareholders.
  
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• Firmus AI data centre gets tick from planners ahead of council vote

  21-08-2026 02:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Council planners have recommended that councillors approve a proposed 288-megawatt AI data centre at the site of the former Gunns Pulp Mill. 
  
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• ASX slides lower, Wall Street declines; Guzman y Gomez jumps

  21-08-2026 02:04 via smh.com.au
  
  A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department had created a day earlier.
  
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• ASX slides lower, Wall Street declines as oil rises on escalating Middle East tensions

  21-08-2026 02:04 via smh.com.au
  
  A rise in oil prices is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the US Treasury Department had created a day earlier.
  
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• As costs rise and income falls, live music industry hopes to reverse decline

  21-08-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Venues are struggling to bring acts and put on gigs as the costs for all aspects of live shows rise.
  
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• Union row with BHP deepens after officials kicked off Port Hedland site

  21-08-2026 01:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The ETU accuses BHP of illegally removing elected representatives at the miner's Port Hedland operations, while the mining giant claims the union's representatives were acting aggressively towards a female staffer.
  
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• Hotel giant swoops on two popular Sydney pubs in $90m deal

  21-08-2026 01:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Clock in Surry Hills and The Bank in Newtown are now owned by hotel group Australian Venue Co.
  
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• Australian dollar climbs as global bond sell-off ramps up — as it happened

  20-08-2026 23:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dollar is pushing higher again in Asian trade as the global bond sell-off intensifies.
  
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• Concerns for ex-circus animals housed near new Sydney airport

  20-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  An exotic wildlife carer is concerned aircraft noise from the soon to open Western Sydney International Airport could impact the wellbeing of her retired circus animals and nearby native species.
  
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• Concern for noise-sensitive exotic animals near new airport's flight path

  20-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  An exotic wildlife carer is concerned aircraft noise from the soon to open Western Sydney International Airport could impact the wellbeing of her retired circus animals and nearby native species.
  
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• Farmers and conservationists unite against critical minerals bill

  20-08-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers and conservationists are uniting in their calls to scrap the Queensland parliament's controversial critical minerals bill after it was handed down with no amendments.
  
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