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• This bar's renovations could be blueprint for disability-friendly venues

  26-09-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A Sydney nightclub used a grant from the NSW government to undergo an extensive renovation — with their redesign focused on accessibility.
  
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• Flood victims wait four years for repairs to homes

  27-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Flood-affected residents have been waiting nearly four years to get their homes repaired or even rebuilt due to a severe tradesperson shortage.
  
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• SA's statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live

  27-09-2026 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy policy has changed greatly since South Australia was left in darkness exactly 10 years ago today — but if there is a universal constant of the energy debate, it is that there is always friction over electricity.
  
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• ASX set for a flat start to the week ahead of RBA’s rate decision

  27-09-2026 22:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is set to start the new trading week on a cautious note, with futures indicating a flat open ahead of the Reserve Bank’s likely decision to raise interest rates to a 15-year-high on Tuesday.
  
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• South Africans eye takeover of Australia’s biggest gold miner

  27-09-2026 21:27 via smh.com.au
  
  South Africa’s Gold Fields has expressed interest in buying Northern Star Resources in a potential blockbuster deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
  
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• Is it ok to take an iced coffee into a job interview?

  27-09-2026 21:05 via smh.com.au
  
  A viral post by a leading job recruiter has sparked an online firestorm. The heated debate that has followed isn’t really about iced coffee.
  
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• We should be wary of bots that claim to get us a better deal

  27-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Can AI-powered personal assistants break the “lazy tax”? Maybe, but there’s also a real risk they could misbehave.
  
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• Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute

  27-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A new fight has erupted over a push for coal-fired power plants to face tougher pollution laws to ensure they do not stay open beyond current closure dates.
  
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• Banks cut rewards programs, free travel insurance amid surcharge ban

  27-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Sweeping reforms from the Reserve Bank start this week, as banks hike fees and slash rewards programs in preparation.
  
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• 'Something we've never seen before': The risk of AI bioweapons

  27-09-2026 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  AI companies say their tools could be used to make biological weaponry. These are the threats and what can be done to mitigate them. 
  
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• How seriously should we take biological threats from AI?

  27-09-2026 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  AI companies say their tools could be used to make biological weaponry. These are the threats and what can be done to mitigate them. 
  
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• What to know about maximising the range of your electric vehicle

  27-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  If you're among the many Australians who have bought an electric vehicle this year, or just want to better understand your EV, here's what the experts say about maximising the range of your ride.  
  
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• How to maximise your EV's range while spending as little as possible

  27-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  If you're among the many Australians who have bought an electric vehicle this year, or just want to better understand your EV, here's what the experts say about maximising the range of your ride.  
  
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• ‘Obscurity not security’: Government accused of overreach in Medicare ‘hack’ response

  27-09-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Tech experts argue that the Medicare statistics portal’s code was set up to send data to anyone who requested files, including data that wasn’t promoted.
  
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• How illegal tobacco is sickening Australia’s health debate

  27-09-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Even reliable statistics have become a casualty of the volume of illicit nicotine products flooding Australia.
  
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• Informed of a job interview at 4am, but female garbo’s discrimination claim still fails

  27-09-2026 08:51 via smh.com.au
  
  A tribunal found that the process was suboptimal, but there was no evidence the woman’s gender played a role in the council’s decision to reject her for a full-time job.
  
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• Jailing children fails on every measure. So why do we persist?

  27-09-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  It costs $1.3m a year to keep a child in prison. And it doesn’t work.
  
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• Double the height, 160 times the voltage. The latest ugly side effect of the AI revolution

  27-09-2026 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Electricity distributor Jemena has been replacing 7-metre wooden power poles with 15-metre industrial poles rated to carry up to 66,000 volts, but there's been one consistent complaint among the residents where this is happening.
  
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• ‘I thought I was dreaming’: The Australian brothers turning football jerseys into high fashion

  27-09-2026 05:32 via smh.com.au
  
  The boxy, vibrant silhouettes were once the domain of diehard fans. Now they’re a hot fashion item with women and men – and serious business.
  
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• Small businesses under pressure as Canberrans weigh up cost of living

  27-09-2026 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  ACT businesses are grappling with the rising cost of staying open. Meanwhile, consumers are counting every dollar they spend, with some giving up companion animals they can no longer afford.
  
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• Canberrans weigh up cost of living and pet ownership as another rate hike looms

  27-09-2026 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  ACT businesses are grappling with the rising cost of staying open. Meanwhile, consumers are counting every dollar they spend, with some giving up companion animals they can no longer afford.
  
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• Former vineyard turned into sanctuary for nationally threatened birds

  27-09-2026 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional property previously home to wine grapevines has been transformed into a sanctuary for the nationally threatened regent parrot in South Australia's Riverland.
  
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• Former vineyard turned into sanctuary for endangered birds

  27-09-2026 01:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional property previously home to wine grapevines has been transformed into a sanctuary for the endangered regent parrot in South Australia's Riverland.
  
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• Price hike could be offset with smaller pipes, water utility says

  27-09-2026 00:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses impacted by recent water bill hikes have rallied against a TasWater suggestion to replace existing pipes with narrower ones in order to save on meterage costs.
  
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• The residents and wind farm on the frontline of Australia's energy wars

  27-09-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Gawara Baya is the largest wind farm to reach construction since Labor introduced a renewables investment scheme. More than 2,000km north of Canberra, residents say net zero is a dream ruining their home.
  
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• From adjustable DJ booths to vibrating vests: Nightclub's accessible revamp

  26-09-2026 23:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A Sydney nightclub used a grant from the NSW government to undergo an extensive renovation — with their redesign focused on accessibility.
  
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• The Gold Coast is done with being 'the Glitter Strip', so what's next?

  26-09-2026 22:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The Gold Coast is looking to Texas as it tries to reshape its reputation, but Austin's experience raises a question: can a city reinvent itself without losing the people who made it distinctive?
  
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• China, US agree to AI dialogue, $42b in tariff cuts during state visit

  26-09-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The tariff reductions are set to apply to US exports such as agricultural goods, wood and cosmetics, as well as US imports including small appliances, toys, decorations.
  
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• NDIS housing provider goes bust as liquidator questions missing cash

  26-09-2026 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of investors put their savings into the Fairy Meadow House project in Wollongong which raised some $10 million, but nothing was ever built.
  
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• $5m cash withdrawn from NDIS housing company before it went bust

  26-09-2026 22:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of investors put their savings into the Fairy Meadow House project in Wollongong which raised some $10 million, but nothing was ever built.
  
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