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• Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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• Pilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, study

  29-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed.
  
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• Asking for free dental care is like pulling teeth. But we still need to do it

  29-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  I’m far from the only one delaying treatment. Like my wisdom tooth, though, the cost of keeping dental care unaffordable will probably only grow.
  
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• Doing the sums as fourth rate hike adds hundreds to repayments

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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• Pay, rosters and future jobs at heart of WA's latest coal strike

  29-09-2026 12:07 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 100 mine workers have gathered in Collie, accusing Chinese-owned Premier Coal and the WA government of failing to heed their concerns over pay and their future employment prospects.
  
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• From fear to greed and back again: AI is taking Wall Street to extremes

  29-09-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Artificial intelligence could wipe us all out. Or it might just kill our unwanted subscriptions. Those are the scenarios sharemarkets have swung between over the past two weeks.
  
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• ASX edges higher after RBA boss tempers Cup day rate hike fears

  29-09-2026 09:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian market was initially down in the mid-afternoon, when the central bank flagged it was willing to inflict more pain on home owners if needed.
  
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• Rio2 gold ramp-up rebounds from Chilean winter blast

  29-09-2026 08:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has resumed gold production ramp-up at its Fenix Gold mine in Chile after winter storms halted progress, with commercial production still on track for the fourth quarter.
  
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• Second brick plant no quick fix for WA housing shortage

  29-09-2026 08:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.
  
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• Brick shortage prompts $4 million sweetener to get factory reopened

  29-09-2026 08:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Taxpayers are funding the reopening of the Austral factory, which the government hopes will help address the shortage of bricks plaguing the construction industry.
  
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• Working holiday visa changes driving backpackers away, employers say

  29-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry leaders say backpackers are already leaving sectors that are heavily reliant on them because of federal government's planned changes to the working holiday visa.
  
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• ASX edges lower after RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  29-09-2026 08:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian market was down slightly after the central bank flagged it was willing to inflict more pain on home owners if needed.
  
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• Critica surges after unveiling $1.4B tin-tungsten prize in Tasmania

  29-09-2026 08:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Ltd surged after a scoping study at its Tasmanian tin-tungsten project delivered a $1.42B pre-tax NPV, 65% IRR and 1.9-year payback from a proposed underground mine.
  
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• Former head of ABC news Peter Manning dies aged 81

  29-09-2026 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  His daughter, Thea Burke, said Peter Manning died on Monday morning at Sydney's Royal Prince Alfred Hospital after an illness.
  
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• Accelerate grabs full control of Pilbara manganese play

  29-09-2026 06:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources has taken 100 per cent ownership of its Woodie Woodie North manganese project in WA, issuing shares to remove all future milestone payments and royalties.
  
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• RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years

  29-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to 4.6 per cent in its fourth rate rise this year.
  
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• Breaking: RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years

  29-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank increases interest rates to 4.6 per cent in its fourth rate rise this year.
  
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• Mortgage calculator: Here’s how much extra your repayments will be

  29-09-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The RBA has increased interest rates to 4.60 per cent. Use our calculator to see how much extra your mortgage repayments will be.
  
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• Japan could redraw the global oil map

  29-09-2026 06:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Importing almost all of its fuel, Japan springs into action after every major energy shock to reassess its supply sources, making it a bellwether of global trends. Its direction this time? Run away from the Middle East.
  
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• Orbit drill bit bites into thick NSW polymetallic sulphide zones

  29-09-2026 05:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Orbit Resources, formerly Godolphin Resources, has hit a 12.9m zone of semi-massive sulphides, as it looks to expand a 1.7Moz gold-equivalent Lewis Ponds resource in NSW.
  
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• US-China tariff cuts include emus, robots, whales and soccer balls

  29-09-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and toys.
  
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• Emus, robots, whales and balls to have lower tariffs under US-China deal

  29-09-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and soccer balls.
  
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• Gold’s rollercoaster ride shows the messy state of the global economy

  29-09-2026 04:08 via smh.com.au
  
  If you were looking for an illustrated view of what’s been happening in the world economy and markets this year, you’d have to look no further than a chart of the gold price.
  
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• AI’s hidden $4.3 trillion bill could wreck world economy, warns Big Short investor

  29-09-2026 03:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Michael Burry, the hedge-fund manager famous for his bet against the US subprime mortgage bubble that sparked the GFC, has targeted the gargantuan data centre bill he says AL companies are hiding.
  
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• Chinese-owned firm takes over one of Australia's largest cannabis farms

  29-09-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite the takeover of the cannabis farm north of Hobart, the chief executive of Tasmanian Botanics says it is "business as usual" for staff and customers.
  
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• OpenAI halts powerful new AI model over fears it could go rogue

  29-09-2026 01:51 via smh.com.au
  
  News of OpenAI’s decision came as the giant chipmaker Nvidia announced a new tool it claimed would ensure bots stayed within their instructions.
  
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• RBA hikes rates, pointing to Middle East war and AI boom — as it happened

  28-09-2026 23:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA delivers its fourth rate hike for 2026, bringing interest rates to the highest level since November 2011.
  
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• ASX to open flat ahead of RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  28-09-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is set for a cautious start on RBA day, with investors looking to the Reserve Bank’s press conference after its expected rise in interest rates for clues on whether a follow-up hike will be needed. 
  
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• ASX edges higher ahead of RBA rate call; Wall Street wobbles as bonds spike

  28-09-2026 22:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was moderately higher in early trade as investors hold their breath for an expected rate rise and clues on whether a follow-up hike will be needed. 
  
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• Nvidia unveils security platform to stop AI agents from going rogue

  28-09-2026 22:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The AI chip giant has unveiled a new security platform that it claims “sets boundaries” for AI agents. It also announced what it said was the biggest share buyback in history to cash in on a global race to dominate artificial intelligence.
  
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