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• Schools trial AI leak detection technology to save water

  23-09-2026 01:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government says about 20 per cent of the 2 million megalitres of water used by schools is lost to leaks every year. 
  
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• Fuel price fears for Australia as global buffers dry up

  23-09-2026 09:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The world is burning through oil stockpiles at record speed, threatening more price pain at Australian petrol stations.
  
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• The $16b Aussie tech firm in a slanging match over its China links

  23-09-2026 09:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The $16 billion Australian payments unicorn remains very sensitive to criticism of its operations in China.
  
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• Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel

  23-09-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  An inquiry into the capital's high fuel prices will examine why ACT motorists pay more for fuel than people just over the border in New South Wales.
  
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• ASX finishes flat as miners rise, oil stocks struggle; IDP plummets

  23-09-2026 09:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was treading water on Wednesday, with gains by mining stocks offset by weaker energy stocks as oil dropped below the $US100-a-barrel mark.
  
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• Firearms businesses struggling under Minns government's gun laws

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Katherine promised new $13.3m levee after town's worst flood in 28 years

  23-09-2026 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Months on from the worst flooding Katherine has seen in almost three decades, the regional Northern Territory town has welcomed a $13.3m government promise to establish a new levee.
  
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• I gave my life over to Meta’s AI agent and was blown away

  23-09-2026 08:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Muse, Meta’s AI agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.
  
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• NAB customers back online after experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB has experienced a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Breaking: NAB customers experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB is experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis'

  23-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Former treasurer Joe Hockey says meaningful fiscal reform is not possible in Australia as it often conflicts with voters' economic self-interest. He says it will take a "crisis" for governments to enact significant budget repair.
  
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• Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation

  23-09-2026 07:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres hears from residents and local councils about the impact of an influx of data centres in Melbourne's suburbs. 
  
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• Financial Review editor-in-chief James Chessell quits to join media start-up

  23-09-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The paper’s editor Cosima Marriner has been appointed as editor-in-chief, becoming the first woman to hold the role.
  
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• Critica product samples put WA Jupiter rare earths in offtake orbit

  23-09-2026 06:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Ltd has produced a high-purity 98.2 per cent total rare earth oxide sample and a high-grade iron by-product from its Jupiter project in WA, ahead of product offtake discussions.
  
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• Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind

  23-09-2026 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
  
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• Critical Resources surges on first-mover Suriname gold grab

  23-09-2026 05:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has surged after making a first-mover play in Suriname, securing rights to acquire a 90% interest in the 164-square-kilometre Gonini gold project.
  
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• Wildly popular ex-premier tipped for Stokes-backed media giant board

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• McGowan set to get director spot on Stokes-backed media giant

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant

  23-09-2026 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's competition watchdog again blocks the sale of WA's largest insurer to an east-coast industry giant, reiterating the purchase would likely reduce competition in the state's insurance market.
  
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• Daughter sues mum over former mining exec's $30 million farm inheritance

  23-09-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The daughter of a mining executive who was killed in a plane crash 20 years ago, leaving behind a more-than-$30 million fortune, is taking her mother to the Supreme Court for part of an estate she says she was promised.
  
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• Aurum lands $52.5M war chest to fast-track West African gold build

  23-09-2026 04:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Aurum Resources has banked $52.5M to fast-track its 3.22Moz Boundiali gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, with funds earmarked for early development works and aggressive drilling.
  
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• Warren Buffett just took a big risk with the $1.5 trillion giant he built

  23-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  At face value, 71-year-old farmer Howard Buffett has no obvious qualifications to be appointed chairman of a prestigious company, other than that he is the founder’s son. He couldn’t have a more daunting act to follow.
  
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• ASX is little changed as miners rise, oil stocks struggle; Myer jumps

  23-09-2026 03:20 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was flat in early trade, with gains by mining stocks offset by weaker energy stocks as oil dropped below the $US100-a-barrel mark.
  
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• Airport expansion a threat to character of beachside suburb, opponents say

  23-09-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents living in a "low-key" beachside area on the Sunshine Coast say they have been blindsided by the plans, which allow for hotels, homes and shops.
  
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• New precision medicine venture gives Syngenis added firepower

  23-09-2026 02:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Syngenis has joined Perron Institute and Gene S founders in a new precision-medicine venture that puts its integrated DNA and RNA biotech platform to work.
  
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• Qantas announces when Sydney-New York non-stop flights will start

  23-09-2026 01:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Qantas said the direct flight will begin in mid-2028 and would shave three hours off the typical journey from Sydney to New York.
  
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• Cautious farmers embrace renewable energy to boost income streams

  22-09-2026 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers sign up to renewable projects on their land to diversify income, but large-scale projects and transmission lines remain sticking points.
  
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• Myer posts $276m annual loss on 'weak' consumer spending, ASX edges higher, NAB hit by IT outage — as it happened

  22-09-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Department store chain Myer reported a full-year loss of $276 million amid a "material downturn" in consumer sentiment. The ASX edged higher
  
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• British backpacker left by Greyhound bus in outback roadhouse

  22-09-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A British backpacker was on a Greyhound bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide when she was left at a toilet stop in the middle of the night.
  
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• British backpacker left alone at night by Greyhound bus in outback

  22-09-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A female backpacker was on a Greyhound bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide when she was left at a toilet stop in the middle of the night.
  
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