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• Should Australia copy New Zealand's 83-page building code?

  14-08-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Should Australia copy New Zealand's example and adopt a radically-slimmed down national building code?
  
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• Community remembers those lost in one of Australia's worst mining disasters

  14-08-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A new memorial installed near an abandoned mine in central Victoria remembers the 22 men who died  in one of Australia's worst mining disasters.
  
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• Luxury tower 'affordability' claim rejected in landmark court ruling

  14-08-2026 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  A landmark court ruling casts doubt over Gold Coast high-rise approvals, finding luxury apartments cannot justify exceeding height limits on the basis of "housing choice and affordability".
  
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• Sydney trains to run on schedule after wiring issue causes network chaos

  14-08-2026 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Trains will operate on schedule on Saturday morning after overhead wiring issues caused widespread delays across Sydney's network last night. 
  
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• Sydney Trains boss apologises after fallen wires cause network cases

  14-08-2026 23:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Trains will operate on schedule on Saturday morning after overhead wiring issues caused widespread delays across Sydney's network last night. 
  
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• From playboy to bankrupt. The $1.8b rise and fall of Jon Adgemis

  14-08-2026 22:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The aspiring pub baron cruised around in a black Maserati and entertained on a luxury Italian vintage yacht before the good times crashed to a halt.
  
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• Sydney Airport has had three close calls in as many weeks. The first big problem is clear

  14-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Ground delays have become a feature in recent years, even as the number of hold-ups that can be blamed on staffing have fallen.
  
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• Catalano and Waislitz to sell ACM Rural Press home

  14-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The millionaire businessmen are selling ACM’s historic property in Richmond on the outskirts of Sydney to unlock $25 million-plus in fresh capital.
  
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• AI is the opposite of a painkiller … at least for now

  14-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  We like to think AI will solve some of our biggest problems. Here’s how it’ll probably make things worse before making things better.
  
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• ASX’s worst week since April; financial stocks dip, miners down

  14-08-2026 09:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Investors take money off the table amid softer commodity prices and earnings uncertainty.
  
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• Trump is steering America towards a financial crisis

  14-08-2026 09:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump could trigger a disaster as markets lose faith in Washington’s economic management.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Accent, Liberty, King River & Aus Mines

  14-08-2026 08:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Accent Resources, which rocketed 5233 per cent in a curious case of trading madness, with its market cap ballooning to over $300 million on just hot air.
  
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• BNK locks in new exec team as SME focus develops

  14-08-2026 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  BNK Banking Corporation has appointed Steve Kinsella and Judith Newman as its CEO and CFO respectively, locking in the interim leadership team that has steered its branchless bank strategy since April.
  
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• Breaking: Angry WA premier lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive GST report

  14-08-2026 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  An angry Roger Cook has lashed who he calls 'east-coast clowns' over an explosive proposed shake-up of the GST carve-up.
  
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• Angry WA premier lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive GST report

  14-08-2026 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  An angry Roger Cook has lashed who he calls 'east-coast clowns' over an explosive proposed shake-up of the GST carve-up.
  
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• Has KPMG made ex-auditor Eileen Hoggett the $1.5m 'fall guy' for its wider scandal?

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower's revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts.
  
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• Ex-KPMG executives grilled over firm's conduct

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower's revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts.
  
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• Doubt cast over KPMG's 'integrity' in wake of audit leaks scandal

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. 
  
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• Ex-colleague of Alan Jones breaks down over alleged unwanted kiss

  14-08-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The man, known as Complainant C, is accusing Mr Jones of indecently assaulting him on eight different occasions when the pair worked together in 2008.
  
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• Alleged sexual touching left complainant 'squirming', Jones trial hears

  14-08-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The man, known as Complainant C, is accusing Mr Jones of indecently assaulting him on eight different occasions when the pair worked together in 2008.
  
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• Landmark review says GST plan costly and unfair

  14-08-2026 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.
  
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• Albanese and Chalmers given escape plan from 'costly mistake' of WA GST deal

  14-08-2026 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.
  
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• WA dual-threat Accelerate’s gold and emerging manganese muscle

  14-08-2026 05:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources is turning heads with a dual-commodity strategy, pairing its Kalgoorlie gold assets with a high-grade manganese discovery in the Pilbara.
  
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• Accelerate Resources opens second front with rich WA manganese play

  14-08-2026 05:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources is turning heads with a dual-commodity strategy, pairing its Kalgoorlie gold assets with a high-grade manganese discovery in the Pilbara.
  
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• Kuniko drilling flags NSW resource growth

  14-08-2026 05:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Kuniko’s drilling has extended its Silica Hill silver-gold system in NSW by 100m. The new holes hit visible sulphides up-dip and down-dip of a previous bonanza hit, flagging potential for resource growth.
  
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• Mt Bold spillway opens for first time since 2022 after record deluge

  14-08-2026 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Water has today opened four spillway gates at Mt Bold Reservoir after its storage levels jumped from 69 per cent to 95 per cent in a matter of days.
  
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• Asbestos in 320 tonnes of rubbish allegedly dumped near waterway

  14-08-2026 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Environment Protection Authority finds asbestos among rubbish allegedly dumped by a Clarence Valley skip-bin operator near a "sensitive waterway". 
  
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• Are you priced out of a home? Australians share their stories

  14-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Your stories, experiences and questions about Australia's tight housing market and affordability pressures.
  
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• Research uncovers what determines flavour of Australian chocolate

  14-08-2026 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers find that the location where cocoa beans are fermented can have a big influence on chocolate flavour, unlocking the potential to market chocolate by region, like wine.
  
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• ASX declines as miners slump; QBE falls

  14-08-2026 02:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open despite Wall Street rising to an all-time high following the latest sign that US inflation is easing.
  
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