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• Western Renewables Link passes planning hurdle as cost review ordered

  15-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian premier orders a cost assessment of the controversial Western Renewables Link hours after the planning minister approves its environment effects statement. 
  
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• Social media and cultural taste sparks demand for exotic fruits

  17-09-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Tropical fruits previously rare to Far North Queensland are finding a booming customer base in capital cities as retailers stock more of the unusual produce.
  
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• ASX set to rise, Wall Street climbs as oil prices slide, bond market pressure eases; UK keeps rates on hold

  17-09-2026 22:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a positive start to the session.
  
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• ASX set to rise, Wall Street climbs as oil prices slide and pressure from the bond market eases

  17-09-2026 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are rising and recovering most of their losses for the week, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a positive start to the session.
  
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• Worried about losing creativity and other skills to AI? You’re not alone

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Many of us fear AI weakens independent thought, creativity and learning, especially among young people who may rely on it to think for them.
  
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• Why your closest friends probably won’t help you find a job

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The surprising reality is that your next career move will probably emerge from the very edge of your orbit.
  
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• This city slicker took a job in Darwin. What happened next surprised her

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Long-time city dweller Emma Jane Edwards decided to move on whim 18 months ago.
  
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• They transformed the Espy. Now they want to revive a vacant Fitzroy pub

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Five mates who launched a pub empire in their 20s have purchased a historic pub in Brunswick Street.
  
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• Shirt brand owner shares fix to get thousands of Temu dupes taken down

  17-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Warwick Levy spent hours trying to get his brand's T-shirt designs removed from Temu as its reporting platform kept crashing.
  
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• My accent is unremarkable. But it has almost certainly helped me

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  There’s a type of bias holding us back, economically and socially. Here’s how the way we speak might be shaping how people perceive us.
  
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• ‘Hard to say there won’t be job cuts’, freshly arrived ABC news chief declares

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In his first big day greeting staff, Simon Robinson did not confirm there would be job cuts, but pointedly avoided ruling out redundancies.
  
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• Why Australia has a 'fuel costs crisis' not a fuel supply crisis when it comes to diesel

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Diesel 'crack spread' filling refiners' coffers as conflict cuts margins

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry

  17-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
  
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• Qantas ground staff set to strike over ‘Joyce-era’ bargaining agreements

  17-09-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The 600 workers poised to go on strike are the last remaining Qantas ground workers, after 1800 of their colleagues were illegally sacked during the COVID pandemic.
  
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• Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says

  17-09-2026 18:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.
  
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• Smart glasses ban looms as Labor sets out new AI rules

  17-09-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.
  
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• Government considers smart glasses ban for public servants

  17-09-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.
  
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• ‘They’re wolves’: Coles keeps milk prices higher despite axing farmer support

  17-09-2026 11:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The supermarket giant started charging customers more when war broke out in the Middle East to support farmers. Now it and a Woolworths supplier have ended subsidies.
  
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• ‘They’re wolves’: Coles keep milk prices higher despite axing farmer support

  17-09-2026 11:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The supermarket giant started charging customers more when war broke out in the Middle East to support farmers. Now it and a Woolworths supplier have ended subsidies.
  
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• Farming, tourism leaders slam federal government's backpacker cuts

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• Backpacker cuts slammed as 'low blow' for farming and tourism

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• ASX gains as oil prices, bond yields ease; Big four banks advance

  17-09-2026 09:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has risen for the second day in a row after the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate rise in three years and a drop in oil prices.
  
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• Schools grappling with class 'splitting' as union flags industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• ACT schools grappling with class 'splitting', as union flags more industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• Coal-fired power needed to bolster $32bn Qld data centre, Nationals MP says

  17-09-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Nationals MP David Littleproud is backing more coal-fired power stations and nuclear energy to underpin the enormous energy requirements of a $32bn data centre.
  
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• Why AI hasn’t taken your job yet

  17-09-2026 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  The predicted AI job apocalypse hasn’t landed yet. But the industry is more concerned about the bigger problem of human extinction.
  
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• KPMG consultant admits to ‘gaps’ in its whistleblower report

  17-09-2026 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  A comprehensive report on KPMG’s whistleblower failings has come up short, as key staff weren’t interviewed and there were no records of crucial meetings.
  
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• Dalaroo survey lights up deep WA copper-nickel-PGE targets

  17-09-2026 07:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Dalaroo Metals has homed in on priority drill targets at its Watheroo copper-nickel-PGE project in WA, after a new IP survey confirmed prior exploration indicators.
  
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• Why you should be wary when your boss asks for feedback

  17-09-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The idea of the “360-degree feedback” has always struck me as worthy in theory but highly dubious in practice.
  
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