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• Woolworths doesn’t need Ooshies effect to beat Coles, says CEO

  26-08-2026 03:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Amanda Bardwell celebrated the success of its collectables campaign – but said it wasn’t the sole sales driver.
  
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• ASX set to rise as Wall Street climbs; Meta releases new AI model

  02-09-2026 22:23 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped lift the market after a downbeat start to the week.
  
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• KPMG whistleblower slams ASIC's 'poor attitude' towards misconduct probe

  02-09-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A KPMG whistleblower says the watchdog has to be "dragged kicking and screaming" to investigate alleged misconduct disclosures at the firm.
  
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• KPMG whistleblower says watchdog has to be 'dragged kicking and screaming'

  02-09-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A KPMG whistleblower says the watchdog has to be "dragged kicking and screaming" to investigate alleged misconduct disclosures at the firm.
  
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• ASX set to rise as Wall Street climbs; Oil steadies

  02-09-2026 21:14 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped lift the market after a downbeat start to the week.
  
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• The political foes chasing down KPMG’s ‘wolves’ have not finished yet

  02-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Holding the KPMG ‘bastards’ to account has drawn together Canberra’s bitter political rivals like never before.
  
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• One Nation wants this coal plant kept open. Its owner warns that will spell trouble

  02-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Energy giant AGL says Pauline Hanson’s plan to keep Victoria’s largest coal-fired generator open beyond its 2035 closure will put power supplies at risk.
  
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• Rupert Murdoch 'very happy' to be played by Guy Pearce in new film

  02-09-2026 19:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A new film on the Australian-born media mogul is headlining the Venice Film Festival, with director Danny Boyle saying it takes a more sympathetic look at his early foray into British newspapers.
  
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• Armed gang raids security cars of gold in one of PNG's biggest robberies

  02-09-2026 13:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold bars worth millions of dollars and thousands in cash have been stolen at gunpoint in a brazen heist in Papua New Guinea.
  
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• Armed gang carries out one of PNG's biggest robberies in history

  02-09-2026 13:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold bars worth millions of dollars and thousands in cash have been stolen at gunpoint in a brazen heist in Papua New Guinea.
  
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• An armed gang carries out one of PNG's biggest robberies in history

  02-09-2026 13:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Gold bars worth millions of dollars and thousands in cash have been stolen at gunpoint in a brazen heist in Papua New Guinea.
  
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• Apple’s value grew by $1b a day for 15 years under Tim Cook. But he had one big flaw

  02-09-2026 10:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Apple’s Tim Cook turned the company into one of Wall Street’s safest bets, but he didn’t get everything right.
  
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• WA government pushes merger of state's only two coal mines

  02-09-2026 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.
  
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• Premier urges Chinese, Indian coal firms to merge before funding stops

  02-09-2026 09:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.
  
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• Kyle Sandilands’ latest stunt makes a mockery of his former co-star

  02-09-2026 09:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Kyle Sandilands was “served” with a subpoena on-air this morning. Unsurprisingly, it was all a big stunt.
  
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• Some people won't drink the water in this state. Fixing the infrastructure could cost $5b

  02-09-2026 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
  
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• Brown and foul tasting: This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis

  02-09-2026 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
  
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• Brown and foul tasting. This town's water may be the tipping point of a crisis

  02-09-2026 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  In Australia's most decentralised state, water infrastructure is failing, leading residents in one town to rely on the bottled variety, but it comes at a cost.
  
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• True North expands Qld copper hunt with new 300m wide zone

  02-09-2026 07:44 via smh.com.au
  
  True North Copper has extended its Mt Oxide mineralised trend to 2.3km after drilling defining a 300m-wide mineralised system at the company’s new Chidna zone.
  
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• Playing shooshies: The quiet grocery theft that’s going under the radar

  02-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Another online delivery order, another fail. How much food needs to be nicked before the major supermarkets make their online service more reliable?
  
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• PLC reloads drill rig to chase WA Murchison gold extension

  02-09-2026 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  PLC Resources is set to conduct follow-up drilling at its WA Rochefort prospect, after the company says its first-pass drilling clipped the edges of a potential gold system.
  
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• Telstra outage caused by failure to address well-known network issues

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• 'A miss on our side': Telstra outage caused by known issue

  02-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra failed to prioritise fixing known vulnerabilities in its systems despite being warned about them months before they triggered a major nationwide outage.
  
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• Auric banks whopping $28m profit from WA gold sales

  02-09-2026 05:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has banked a stunning $28 million half-year pre-tax profit, driven by strong production from its Munda gold mine and a robust balance sheet.
  
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• ZhongNuo, Chariot kick off fieldwork in Nigerian lithium hunt

  02-09-2026 05:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Chariot Resources’ partner, ZhongNuo, has begun fieldwork at the Iganna lithium project in Nigeria, kicking off a partner-funded deal with a Chinese Fortune 500-linked group.
  
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• Trump kidnapped Venezuela’s president. Now he’s hijacking its future

  02-09-2026 04:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump’s oil grab has all the trademarks of a Trump deal. Bold, aggressive and a lot of self-interest.
  
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• Gateway lands new high-grade hard-rock gold discovery near Wiluna, WA

  02-09-2026 03:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has confirmed a significant high-grade gold discovery in fresh rock at its Cowza prospect in its Yandal gold project, 85km northeast of Wiluna in WA.
  
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• Breaking: Australia's economy grows faster than expected in June quarter

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter and 2.1 per cent over the past year, both faster than most economists were expecting.
  
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• Breaking: Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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• Australian economy grows faster than expected, raising rate hike risk

  02-09-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's economy grew 0.4 per cent in the June quarter, slightly beating most economist forecasts and further raising the prospect of an interest rate hike as soon as this month.
  
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