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• Price hike could be offset with smaller pipes, water utility says

  27-09-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses impacted by recent water bill hikes have rallied against a TasWater suggestion to replace existing pipes with narrower ones in order to save on meterage costs.
  
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• Aureka drill bit chases 786g/t Vic gold trail at Fiddlers Creek

  30-09-2026 06:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka is drilling its newly acquired and cash-producing Vic gold mine, chasing bonanza grades while building an integrated gold business around a strategic processing mill.
  
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• Malawi export green light keeps Lindian on production path

  30-09-2026 06:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Lindian Resources says its Malawian rare earths project is unaffected by local export rules, with first production from its Kangankunde project on track for Q4 2026.
  
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• Mortgage squeeze hits Tasmanians after repeated rate rises

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• Mortgage pain hits Tasmanians especially hard

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• Mortgage pain hits Tasmanians after repeated rate rises

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• PLC Resources hits geological sweet spot in emerging WA gold district

  30-09-2026 05:57 via smh.com.au
  
  PLC Resources has wrapped up drilling at its WA Rochefort gold prospect, hitting a geological sweet spot of sheared, sulphide-bearing dolerites, with assays pending.
  
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• Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs

  30-09-2026 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Planning Commission approves plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue coal mining at a site near Singleton until 2045.
  
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• Breaking: Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs

  30-09-2026 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Planning Commission approves plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue coal mining at a site near Singleton until 2045.
  
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• Forrestania boosts gold resource at WA hub

  30-09-2026 04:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has bolstered its WA gold inventory, tabling a new 285,700-ounce resource for its Ladies project and lifting high-confidence ounces by 43 per cent.
  
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• Emergency water restrictions for Queensland town following pump failure

  30-09-2026 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Clermont residents are still being urged to conserve water, while storage levels are critically low due to multiple pump failures.
  
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• Billion-dollar losses but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

  30-09-2026 04:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans the biggest sharemarket float in history.
  
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• Billion-dollar losses, but worth $2.9 trillion? The mind-boggling maths of AI

  30-09-2026 04:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Anthropic’s IPO prospectus reveals it lost $US42 billion last year and is dangerously reliant on two big customers and its own rivals as it plans the biggest sharemarket float in history.
  
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• One EV sold every 100 seconds: More electric cars to hit Australia’s roads

  30-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Cheaper models and soaring fuel prices have supercharged Australia’s electric vehicle sales and triggered a decisive tipping point for the industry.
  
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• November rate rise less likely with inflation data lower than expected

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The odds of the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates in November have fallen sharply after the latest consumer price index (CPI) came in lower than expected. News figures from the ABS show show headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in the year to August.
  
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• Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Housing, fuel drive higher inflation; banks fall, Northern Star gains

  30-09-2026 02:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket opened little changed on Wednesday, as traders digest the RBA’s move to lift interest rates to a 15-year high.
  
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• ASX edges higher ahead of inflation data; banks fall, Northern Star gains

  30-09-2026 02:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket opened little changed on Wednesday, as traders digest the RBA’s move to lift interest rates to a 15-year high and await key inflation figures.
  
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• Finance presenter Alan Kohler retiring after three decades at ABC

  30-09-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Alan Kohler, one of the most influential journalists Australia has ever produced, will retire at the end of the year.
  
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• Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• $15b data centre next to tip could be among Australia's largest

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• ASX set for a slow start ahead of inflation data; stocks slip on Wall Street

  29-09-2026 23:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is poised to open little changed on Wednesday, as traders digest the Reserve Bank’s move to lift interest rates to a 15-year high and await inflation figures for clues on whether there’s more rate hikes to come.
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear train carriages

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear carriages on these Sydney trains

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Tangara carriages locked down over 'train surfing' and break-in fears

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Trump rejects AI laws after tech titans agree to ‘self-police’ AI development

  29-09-2026 22:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president shot down the idea of new regulations for AI, but signed an accord with top tech executives setting a “morally binding” set of voluntary safety commitments.
  
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• Four years since retail laws passed, but no help for cafe owner

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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• Cafe owner faces costly legal battle as retail laws gather dust

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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