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• Orbit sets $12M rare earths spin-off in motion

  13-10-2026 06:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Orbit Resources has launched a $12 million rare earths float for its Matrix Critical Minerals spin-off, allowing the company to focus on its NSW gold-silver assets.
  
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• Pope's AI adviser warns Australia's copyright changes risk 'new form of colonialism'

  14-10-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Father Paolo Benanti is a Franciscan friar but he's also a key adviser to the Vatican on AI and he has a warning for Australia on the actions of AI companies.
  
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• Atlassian engineer claims his ADHD should save him from the chop

  14-10-2026 08:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The Federal Court has ruled against the man who wanted to stop the company from putting him on a performance-management plan, saying he had not provided any medical evidence.
  
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• Banks weigh down ASX after US earnings spook markets

  14-10-2026 08:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian shares have dipped following a sharp sell-off in the major banks, after disappointing earnings from their US counterparts highlighted the challenging backdrop for financial institutions.
  
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• Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest

  14-10-2026 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.
  
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• Larvotto rolls out first antimony shipment from NSW Hillgrove

  14-10-2026 07:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate from the Hillgrove mine, triggering first revenue and marking its transition from explorer to producer.
  
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• Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Breaking: Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Forcing gas producers to sell to Australia won't 'crash' prices, King says

  14-10-2026 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Burned once before on energy bill promises, the resources minister won't say what new gas reservation laws will do to wholesale gas prices, but promises they will cause downward pressure without crashing the market.
  
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• TMK Energy steps on gas with fresh Mongolian drilling

  14-10-2026 07:27 via smh.com.au
  
  TMK Energy has kicked off a drilling and re-completion program at its Mongolian Gurvantes XXXV gas project to boost production from existing pilot wells.
  
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• Rex grounds two routes 10 months after $60m rescue package

  14-10-2026 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than a year after Rex was sold with the aid of a federal government rescue package, the embattled airline has suspended services to Orange and Port Macquarie.
  
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• 2GB’s Ben Fordham to interview Ben Roberts-Smith ahead of war crimes trial

  14-10-2026 06:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The radio station has nabbed its big fish, with an interview with the disgraced commando now waiting for an opportune day to go live.
  
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• 2GB’s Ben Fordham interviews Ben Roberts-Smith ahead of war crimes trial

  14-10-2026 06:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The radio station has nabbed its big fish, with an interview with the disgraced commando now waiting for an opportune day to go live.
  
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• Moonlight eyes 662,000 gold ounces in Queensland treasure hunt

  14-10-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Moonlight Resources has tabled a near-surface exploration target of up to 662,000oz gold across three prospects at its Qld Clermont project, prompting a 13,000m drilling program.
  
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• Government says perpetrators of financial abuse will be pursued in court

  14-10-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of financial abuse who use the tax and social security systems to create debts as a form of coercive control could soon be held liable.
  
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• PLC Resources calls in satellites for WA gold chase

  14-10-2026 05:56 via smh.com.au
  
  PLC Resources will harness satellite surveys at its Abbotts gold project in WA to map gold-related alteration and structures, sharpening gold target discovery.
  
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• Conflicting advice left prospector stranded on outback tenement

  14-10-2026 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A prospector receives a three-month permit to retrieve and secure his equipment after years of conflicting advice forced him to break the law to leave his outback tenement.
  
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• Failed caravan company AOR allegedly traded insolvent since 2023

  14-10-2026 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators for Australian Off Road caravans say the company owes creditors, including customers, $14 million.
  
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• Reassessment of billion-dollar silver mine sparks tractor protest

  14-10-2026 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Opponents of a proposed billion-dollar silver and lead mine drive tractors through Mudgee as the Independent Planning Commission begins reassessing the project.
  
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• Aureka jags gold 725m beyond Victorian resource boundary

  14-10-2026 03:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka Ltd has extended its Irvine gold project in Victoria, hitting two high-grade zones 725m north of its existing 398,000-ounce resource in a first-pass scout hole.
  
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• Trump’s America and Wall Street are in a dangerous spiral

  14-10-2026 03:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Governments and Wall Street titans are borrowing at record rates. The ramifications could be catastrophic.
  
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• Court overturns heritage order that stalled $1b NSW gold mine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW gold mine was "made without authority". 
  
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• Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b goldmine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW goldmine was "made without authority". 
  
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• Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b gold mine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW gold mine was "made without authority". 
  
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• 'A lot of emotion:' First round of redundancies to hit Whyalla steelworks

  14-10-2026 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 250 Whyalla steelworks employees have accepted redundancies but those wanting to stay are facing an anxious wait. 
  
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• Girls returning for limited season run 10 years after finale

  14-10-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Emmy-winning HBO series Girls is returning for five episodes. Series creator and star Lena Dunham says the cast vowed only to return if they had something burning to say.
  
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• Banks weigh down ASX; JPMorgan, Goldman chiefs send warnings

  14-10-2026 01:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has declined at the open after a mixed session on Wall Street. 
  
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• ASX falls after mixed Wall Street session

  14-10-2026 01:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has declined at the open after a mixed session on Wall Street. 
  
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• They're vital community hubs, but regional post offices face uncertain futures

  13-10-2026 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, post offices have been the heart of most small towns. But as licensees age and habits change, there are fears they could disappear.
  
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• ASX slips, Commonwealth Bank faces shareholders — as it happened

  13-10-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX lost ground after a negative close on Wall Street. Major bank stocks fell, including CBA, which detailed its AI rollout at its annual meeting. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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