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• ‘Strategy is working’: Virgin profits jump with fuel hedging, new planes

  28-08-2026 04:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The airline took delivery of 17 planes in the fiscal year, including 13 Boeing 787-8 Max aircraft with engines that burn less fuel.
  
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• Midnight power raid by big batteries in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Big batteries’ midnight power raid now in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Bank of America vice president killed in Times Square stabbing

  01-09-2026 21:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Erin Piacenti died after an attack during afternoon peak hour in Manhattan that injured another victim and left the suspect dead.
  
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• AI boom could hit housing pipeline as worker shortage grows

  01-09-2026 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A government-established jobs and skills commission is calling on urgent action to add thousands of skilled tradespeople to the workforce and address poaching across projects.
  
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• Former UTAS executive alleges 'smear campaign' after she reported her relationship

  01-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
  
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• Former UTAS exec alleges 'smear campaign' after reporting relationship

  01-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
  
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• ASX set to slump as Wall Street falls on higher oil prices, yields

  01-09-2026 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Stocks fell and oil prices continued to climb following another round of US military strikes on Iran, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation.
  
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• Do our pollies really want a more ‘affordable’ housing market? We’re about to find out

  01-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If you force them to choose, politicians will always go for rising rather than falling house prices. Why? Arithmetic.
  
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• ‘Absurd’: CBA slugged 13 years of fees for inactive card

  01-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Staff were unable to identify the bank as the merchant responsible for charging years of fees, including those for a card that had been returned to sender and destroyed.
  
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• Social media algorithm opt-in would curb 'manosphere', says advocate

  01-09-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.
  
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• 76yo loses retirement savings as granny flat builder collapses

  01-09-2026 10:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers detail their "heartbreaking" financial losses after the collapse of Bella Modular, as a liquidator is appointed to see if any money can be clawed back for creditors.
  
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• Canva account at centre of legal fight over employee privacy

  01-09-2026 09:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s new privacy laws are already playing a major role in an array of disputes, including one about employment.
  
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• Inquiry slams years of government failure before rushed fishing ban

  01-09-2026 09:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A lower house committee has scrutinised the Tasmanian government's decision to ban people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south. It found the government failed to properly manage the species for years, before rushing through the ban without proper consultation.
  
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• Brisbane's ferry workers to go on strike during Riverfire

  01-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane ferry workers have been undertaking intermittent industrial action since July 30, with pay negotiations between the Maritime Union of Australia and RiverCity Ferries stalling.
  
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• Crackdown on alleged misuse of housing contract sunset clauses in SA

  01-09-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Legislation to stop homebuyers being left high and dry by developers misusing sunset clauses in contracts will soon be introduced to SA parliament, the state government says.
  
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• ASX falls as oil price fuels inflation and rate hike fears, bond yields spike

  01-09-2026 09:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket fell in its first session of spring, with investors alarmed by the rising price of oil after the US launched its first military action in a month against Iran.
  
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• We should all want to be YIMBYs. Shame the industry makes it so hard

  01-09-2026 09:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia has never needed property developers more urgently. Unfortunately, few have covered themselves in glory of late.
  
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• King River jags 44g/t gold in WA surface sampling

  01-09-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  King River Resources has hit high-grade gold up to 44.3 g/t in rock chips at its Mindoolah project in WA, with a follow-up drill program planned for early October.
  
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• 'No action' against Chris Ellison, MinRes after regulator ends tax probe

  01-09-2026 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The corporate regulator said it would take "no action" against the Perth-based miner and its managing director after concluding its investigation into the tax allegations.
  
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• Once-in-a-generation Australian bond sell-off is 'bad news' for everyone

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Key interest rate hits 15-year high, affecting all Australians

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Key interest rate hits 15-year high, affecting all Australian borrowers

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Major developer faces liquidation as funding deadline brought forward

  01-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators of crumbling property development business Bathla Group are preparing to liquidate it by the end of the day. 
  
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• Debt-ridden developer at risk of collapse unless it secures $20m tonight

  01-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators of crumbling property development business Bathla Group are preparing to liquidate it by the end of the day. 
  
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• Moonlight diamond rig sharpens Qld gold resource push

  01-09-2026 07:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Moonlight Resources has started diamond drilling at Leo Grande in QLD after RC drilling defined gold across 1km, taking it a step closer to a maiden resource estimate.
  
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• Materials to rebuild homes after disaster rise by 70pc in five years, report finds

  01-09-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  According to a report released by the Insurance Council of Australia, the cost to build a home in Australia has risen almost 30 per cent in five years.
  
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• Materials to rebuild homes after disaster rise by 70 per cent in five years, report finds

  01-09-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  According to a report released by the Insurance Council of Australia, the cost to build a home in Australia has risen almost 30 per cent in five years.
  
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• Mineral Resources declares ASIC investigation ‘over’ with Ellison to face no action

  01-09-2026 07:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Chris Ellison and MinRes were under investigation by both ASIC and the Australian Taxation Office over tax evasion allegations, related-party transactions and the misuse of company resources.
  
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• Viking strikes 2.7% tungsten in Nevada regional hunt

  01-09-2026 06:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Viking Mines has hit high-grade tungsten of up to 2.7 per cent tungsten trioxide at its Nevada projects, expanding its footprint beyond the flagship Linka asset.
  
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