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• This intelligence building is top secret. Here's what we know about it

  11-10-2026 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the huge scale of the project, many of the details have been kept secret.
  
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• Bed bugs ground Qantas Rome-to-Perth flight

  12-10-2026 11:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Flight QF6 was cancelled at the weekend and the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved was booked for extra cleaning after passengers on an earlier flight complained of being bitten.
  
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• Heavy rain, hail and ferocious wind speeds of 96km/h lash Alice Springs

  12-10-2026 10:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Thousands of homes are without power after a surprise storm brought wind speeds of almost 100km/h to Central Australia, pulling down trees and damaging properties.
  
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• New report highlights 'unacceptable' levels of poverty in the NT

  12-10-2026 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  New data has revealed the increasing cost of essentials is making it harder for people in the Northern Territory to meet their basic needs across key spending areas of housing, utilities, transport and food.
  
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• 'I just live on noodles': Report reveals scale of NT cost-of-living crisis

  12-10-2026 09:56 via abc.net.au
  
  New data has revealed the increasing cost of essentials is making it harder for people in the Northern Territory to meet their basic needs across key spending areas of housing, utilities, transport and food.
  
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• Australian shares advance as banks, miners rally

  12-10-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The sharemarket has started the week higher after banks rallied in anticipation of US earnings season.
  
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• Larvotto strikes high-grade jackpot at NSW antimony-gold mine

  12-10-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto has hit high-grade gold and made a new discovery at its NSW Hillgrove mine, with multiple high-grade hits from the Blacklode and Midas lodes, in addition to a new lode dubbed “Echidna”.
  
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• The tech world believes in second chances, but does Oliver Curtis deserve a third?

  12-10-2026 07:55 via smh.com.au
  
  There is plenty of blame to share and no shortage of schadenfreude at data centre player Firmus’ failure to launch. But it’s hardly a “great loss for Australia”.
  
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• Critical Resources puts boots on Suriname gold ground

  12-10-2026 07:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has boots on the ground in Suriname, advancing due diligence on two gold projects as big players like Gold Fields plough capital into the region.
  
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• National petrol prices surge past $2.40 a litre with little relief in sight

  12-10-2026 07:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Drivers in Australia have not faced pump prices this high since the opening weeks of the Iran war. Things are unlikely to change until the situation is resolved.
  
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• Horizon Gold eyes bigger WA mine after spectacular hits

  12-10-2026 07:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Horizon Gold has struck 44m at 5.08g/t gold at its 2.3Moz Gum Creek project, pointing to growth beyond its 728,000-ounce definitive feasibility study reserve in WA, as drilling continues.
  
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• Job losses likely at remote island mine as costs nearly double due to flooding

  12-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Production costs at South 32's Groote Eylandt mine have increased by more than 80 per cent in recent years.
  
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• Dalaroo unearths fresh gold clues 1.25km from African discovery

  12-10-2026 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Dalaroo Metals has logged a 34m altered and veined zone 1.25km from its recent high-grade gold discovery in Africa. The geology appears similar, with assays pending.
  
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• Kaniva wants to be known as an EV charging hub

  12-10-2026 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The publican of the Victorian farming town currently known for its sheep and silo art wants to add EV fast chargers to that list.
  
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• The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

  12-10-2026 06:05 via smh.com.au
  
  With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.
  
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• King River goes deep with 11,000m WA Murchison gold assault

  12-10-2026 04:38 via smh.com.au
  
  King River Resources has kicked off an 11,000m drill blitz at its Mindoolah gold project in WA, targeting extensions to high-grade hits and large, untested anomalies.
  
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• Fight erupts between union and ABC’s head of news

  12-10-2026 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The ABC’s news boss is staring down the barrel of a staff revolt after threatening a senior journalist with disciplinary action.
  
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• The extra stripe that's landed Australian retailer White Fox in court

  12-10-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say the matter could test the validity of Adidas's trademark in Australia. 
  
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• Adidas alleges White Fox Boutique infringed its three-stripe trademark

  12-10-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say the matter could test the validity of Adidas's trademark in Australia. 
  
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• Critica lands inaugural 160Mt WA rare earths resource

  12-10-2026 03:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Limited has delivered a maiden 160 million tonne indicated resource at its giant Jupiter rare earths project in WA, lifting confidence in 10 per cent of the deposit ahead of a scoping study.
  
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• Greg Norman just took a bite out of Qantas. Does he have a point?

  12-10-2026 02:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Shark calls Qantas the “Never-On-Time” airline. We checked if he was right.
  
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• ASX opens higher as miners rise; oil edges up

  12-10-2026 01:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has started the week in positive territory, with mining stocks driving the local bourse higher.
  
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• ASX opens higher, oil edges up

  12-10-2026 01:05 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has opened higher after a positive session on Wall Street, while eyes will be on oil markets this morning after developments over the weekend.
  
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• McKinsey strips Australian partner of leadership role after ‘glass cliff’ comments

  12-10-2026 00:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The decision by the consulting giant came after an internal review sparked by Chris Bradley’s LinkedIn back-and-forth with an author of a new book.
  
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• Environmental watchdog to review new Kimberley gas project

  12-10-2026 00:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Buru Energy has rejected environmental claims their Rafael conventional gas project could be a "Trojan horse for fracking".
  
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• McKinsey strips Australian partner of leadership role after ‘glass ceiling’ comments

  11-10-2026 23:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The decision came after an internal review sparked by Chris Bradley’s LinkedIn back-and-forth last month with an author of a new book.
  
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• Mildura and South Australia connected by bus service after six-year hiatus

  11-10-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A bus named after a family Cavoodle is helping reconnect Sunraysia commuters to South Australia.
  
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• Ongoing Birdsville Track closure hits outback businesses

  11-10-2026 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Birdsville Track has been closed for the majority of the past two years, leaving some outback businesses with no choice but to pause operations. 
  
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• ASX posts strong gain despite Telstra drop — as it happened

  11-10-2026 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The local share market began the week with a nice rally and the ASX 200 gaining 0.8 per cent on Monday. And David Chau has been announced to present 7pm finance as Alan Kohler retires.
  
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• This building will cost more than $1 billion. What do we know about it?

  11-10-2026 21:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the huge scale of the project, many of the details have been kept secret.
  
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