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• Sarytogan tests nail 97.7% battery-grade graphite yield

  14-09-2026 04:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Sarytogan Graphite has delivered standout battery-grade graphite results, with ultra-high purity and yields of up to 97.7 per cent ahead of large-format battery testing.
  
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• Cue, Veronika Maine up for sale after collapse

  15-09-2026 08:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Administrators are seeking buyers to save the fashion labels, which have buckled under their mounting costs.
  
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• Oil price could surge to $US150 as war engulfs major Middle East supply routes

  15-09-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The war front expanding in the US-Iran conflict has extended beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Red Sea. With no sign of de-escalation, there is a higher risk of war pushing oil prices towards $US150 per barrel, even higher than the level it reached during the global financial crisis in 2008.
  
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• Sydney Sweeney’s ad puts a risky new industry in the spotlight

  15-09-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Hollywood star’s risque new ad for an online sports prediction platform is just the latest bit of controversy for an industry on the rise.
  
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• ‘Unfair’: Anytime Fitness in the crosshairs over hidden cost to ‘any gym’ promise

  15-09-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The national gym chain boasts that its members can visit any of 600 locations nationwide, but members risk being forced to pay more depending on where they train.
  
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• Anytime Fitness’ ‘any gym’ claim found to be misleading

  15-09-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The national gym chain boasts that its members can visit any of 600 locations nationwide, but members risk being forced to pay more depending on where they train.
  
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• Biosecurity concerns trigger Vietnam fruit import pause

  15-09-2026 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian government suspends pomelo imports just months after market access was first granted.
  
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• Rubber mask helps to track cattle methane emissions in real time

  15-09-2026 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A wearable mask that tracks the methane output of individual cattle in real time promises to help quantify the livestock sector's contribution to national emissions.
  
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• Fresh high-grade hit stretches Aureka gold footprint in Vic

  15-09-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka has hit high-grade gold outside its Irvine resource, including 16.1g/t gold, while cracking a previously underexplored 2km gap between its two main lodes in Victoria.
  
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• Tasmania falls to last in latest CommBank economic report

  15-09-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking. 
  
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• Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings

  15-09-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking. 
  
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• Amplia opens new front in ovarian cancer fight

  15-09-2026 06:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Amplia Therapeutics has finalised plans for its PRROSE phase two ovarian cancer trial, with site activation and patient recruitment targeted before year-end.
  
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• Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration

  15-09-2026 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
  
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• Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration

  15-09-2026 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
  
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• Emmys 2026 key moments: Widow's Bay takes six awards and Hacks star makes history

  15-09-2026 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Widow's Bay takes home six awards for its "weird show" at the 78th Emmys. Here's what else you may have missed. 
  
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• High-grade WA titanium hit puts McLaren on the money

  15-09-2026 05:28 via smh.com.au
  
  McLaren Minerals has hit 24m at a lofty 7.54 per cent heavy minerals from surface at its WA titanium project, boosting confidence for a resource upgrade later this year.
  
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• Whyalla's steelmaking gap could last years as potential job losses mount

  15-09-2026 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  A resumption of steelmaking in Whyalla could be several years away, following the announcement that hundreds of jobs will go because of the demise of the blast furnace.
  
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• Broken Hill Gold turns up heat on deeper SA gold-copper hunt

  15-09-2026 04:54 via smh.com.au
  
  Broken Hill Gold has stepped up its White Dam sulphide hunt in SA, deploying major geophysics and a second drill rig to chase deeper gold-copper targets well beyond Icebreaker.
  
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• Sarytogan lands second massive 318m Kazakh copper hit

  15-09-2026 04:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Sarytogan Graphite has hit a 318m-long intersection with alteration and copper-bearing veins from surface in Kazakhstan,hinting it may be close to the heart of a porphyry.
  
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• Macca’s meals and Macbooks: How Australians are getting whacked by inflation

  15-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation is spreading out from the energy sector into everyday items, keeping prices higher for longer across the economy.
  
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• Maccas meals and Macbooks: How Australians are getting whacked by inflation

  15-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Inflation is spreading out from the energy sector into everyday items, keeping prices higher for longer across the economy.
  
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• Trump set to explode if his man does his job

  15-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Kevin Warsh was handpicked by Donald Trump to lead the Fed but the pair have been on a collision course. Their relationship faces its first true test this week.
  
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• Worker hit by vehicle after pipe blast in underground mine

  15-09-2026 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's independent mining regulator has issued a safety alert after a man was critically injured at a mine.
  
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• Stefanovic told to buy out his business partner or liquidate podcast company

  15-09-2026 03:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Lawyers for Karl Stefanovic’s producer Keshnee Ibrahim claim that Stefanovic has run the company in a way that is “oppressive” toward her.
  
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• Business partner accuses Stefanovic of ‘oppressive, unfair, prejudicial’ move to force her out

  15-09-2026 03:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Lawyers for Karl Stefanovic’s producer Keshnee Ibrahim claim that Stefanovic has run the company in a way that is “oppressive” toward her.
  
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• ASX slides as banks, miners wobble; tech stocks shrug off AI sell-off on Wall Street

  15-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket slipped in early trade on Tuesday, led lower by the big four banks and mining heavyweights following another jump in oil prices.
  
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• ASX slides, tech stocks weigh on Wall Street; Trump lashes out over ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI

  15-09-2026 02:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has opened lower after artificial-intelligence stocks slid worldwide after leaders of the industry warned a slowdown is needed for the safety of humanity, while oil prices crept higher.
  
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• Riverland men casting aside tools and tractors to work in disability

  15-09-2026 00:30 via abc.net.au
  
  When Brody Thompson finished school, he initially struggled to find a sense of professional purpose until someone suggested he try support work. 
  
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• Safety concerns plague Matilda Bay ferry plan

  14-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  An analysis by the WA government finds the scenic and popular Matilda Bay, in Perth's western suburbs, is the safest location for a ferry terminal, just as another commissioned report by an advocacy group says it would put water users at serious risk.
  
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• Row over plan for ferry terminal at Perth's Matilda Bay deepens

  14-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A WA government-commissioned analysis finds the scenic and popular Matilda Bay is the safest spot for a ferry terminal, as another report prompted an advocacy group says it would put Swan River users at serious risk.
  
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