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• Spinning mill blueprint could provide path to manufacturing revival

  07-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Companies can use a blueprint created by the country's chief science agency about how to re-establish spinning mills, a vital link missing in Australia's clothing supply, but the fashion industry says it will need significant investment.
  
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• ASX eyes gains, Wall Street drifts lower; Oil hovers near $US100

  08-09-2026 21:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Wall Street has declined in its return to trading from a three-day weekend.
  
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• It’s easy to blame politicians for our grumpiness. It’s also valid

  08-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  We’re often angry, sceptical and pessimistic about how our nation is being run. But right now, the research suggests, we’re despairing.
  
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• Fiji Airways to feed tourism boom through Western Sydney Airport

  08-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The airline will be the sixth carrier to commit to flying from the new airport. Across town, Sydney Airport will welcome EgyptAir in 2027.
  
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• Can Australia produce another outback film classic?

  08-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Forty years on from Paul Hogan's iconic role as Crocodile Dundee, tourism and production houses are still riding an economic high on its success. But could another box office hit be hard to recreate?
  
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• Government to stop super being drained through fraud

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems.
  
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• 'Battery cowboys' accused of gaming taxpayer-funded scheme

  08-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 100 whistleblower tip-offs claim dodgy operators are rorting a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded solar battery program by mocking up installs, forging signatures and using unlicensed tradies for cash jobs.
  
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• 'People are furious': RBA deputy governor says more needs to be done on inflation

  08-09-2026 10:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA's deputy governor issues a warning that interest rates could rise further if the ongoing scourge of inflation does not come under control soon.
  
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• ‘Where’s Karl?’: Podcast falls silent as advertising deal ends

  08-09-2026 10:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Karl Stefanovic’s followers have begun leaving comments on his social media accounts after his podcast did not upload any new content for more than two weeks.
  
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• Gigantic mechanical 'esky lid' is Brisbane's newest defence against flooding

  08-09-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  "The Esky Lid" is a mechanical contraption that will be able to seal off Brisbane's new underground tunnels from floodwaters. 
  
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• NT cattle station sells for $26m after carbon plan crashes

  08-09-2026 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Benmara Station in the NT has sold for $26 million after a complicated period of ownership and failed carbon dreams.
  
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• The Taxman v Trump: ATO opens new front in fight with Big Tech

  08-09-2026 07:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The ATO’s decision to seek billions in tax revenue from tech giants could further inflame tensions with Washington.
  
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• ‘Nothing to retire on’: Fired Qantas workers get $35 million payout

  08-09-2026 05:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Six years after the airline illegally sacked them, workers received about $2000 for each full year of service. The payment marks the beginning of the end of a long and distressing saga.
  
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• Alan Jones's former colleague quizzed over 'loyalty' promise

  08-09-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former radio staffer referred to a journalist investigating claims against Alan Jones as "low breed" and "pure evil", a court has heard today.
  
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• Fighting the bully: Canada throws a punch back at Trump

  08-09-2026 03:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has shown he will not be pushed around by his neighbour. He is taking a big risk.
  
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• B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire

  08-09-2026 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire on the main highway between Sydney and Canberra in 70 days.
  
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• ASX slides as rising oil price fuels rate hike bets; Big four banks fall

  08-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket slumped to a six-week low on Tuesday, with investors bracing for higher interest rates as the Middle East conflict continues to push up fuel costs.
  
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• ASX slides as oil prices rise; Big four banks, tech and mining stocks fall

  08-09-2026 03:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket slipped below the 9000-mark in early trade on Tuesday as stocks were weighed down by another jump in oil prices. 
  
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• Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

  08-09-2026 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
  
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• ASX closes at six-week low as Westpac predicts November rate hike — as it happened

  07-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed at a six-week low on Tuesday, while Westpac became the last of the big four banks to predict an interest rate hike by the RBA in November.
  
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• Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment

  07-09-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.
  
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• NT deputy chief minister's family link to $40b data centre company plans

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• $40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister's relative works

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• $40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister’s relative works

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• Bathla suspensions point to 'larger storm' coming in construction industry

  07-09-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Under voluntary administration and having stood down two-thirds its staff, embattled property developer Bathla Group leaves dozens of projects in limbo. 
  
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• Minor change to title costs worker her job

  07-09-2026 21:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The employee was fired after scrubbing the word “senior” from her job title in legal correspondence, showing the importance of a title.
  
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• Week with no passengers as Spirit of Tasmania tests new ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• Day sailings to end with new Spirit of Tasmania ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; Copper prices soar; $445m crypto hack

  07-09-2026 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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• ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; Copper prices soar

  07-09-2026 21:12 via smh.com.au
  
  European stocks were weighed down by higher oil prices and a drop in Novartis following the failure of a heart drug, while Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.
  
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