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• Hens moved indoors but free-range label still allowed

  03-08-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog has relaxed rules on free-range labelling as egg producers move their hens indoors to prevent the spread of bird flu.
  
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• Live: ASX to open higher as Wall Street rallies

  03-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rallies. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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• Live: ASX opens higher as Wall Street rallies

  03-08-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Aussie share market opens higher as Wall Street rallies. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Neil the seal merch site taken down after questions about donation claim

  03-08-2026 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The website claimed to donate a percentage of its profits to marine wildlife conservation, but the listed organisations say no partnership exists. The website also advertised artwork designed by "a talented local Tasmanian artist" which OpenAI detected was actually AI generated.
  
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• Australians warned prediction markets could cost them, with little protection

  03-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians engage with billion-dollar prediction markets, betting on anything from war, weather to pop culture, the corporate watchdog is forced to step in.
  
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• A stark warning from corporate watchdog on illegal prediction markets

  03-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australians engage with billion-dollar prediction markets, betting on anything from war, weather to pop culture, the corporate watchdog is forced to step in.
  
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• Calls to scrap NSW emergency services levy as insurance costs rise

  03-08-2026 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  New South Wales is the only jurisdiction to fund emergency services through a tax on insurance premiums. Home owners and industry stakeholders want that changed.
  
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• The vulnerable workers bearing the cost of providing Australia with cheap food

  03-08-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.
  
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• On farms around the country, 21st-century slaves are picking Australia's food

  03-08-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.
  
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• On farms around the country, 21st century slaves are picking Australia's food

  03-08-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.
  
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• On farms around Australia, 21st-century slaves are picking our food

  03-08-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Behind the fruit and vegetables on Australia's supermarket shelves are workers whose stories are rarely heard.
  
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• Older people open to downsizing but facing barriers

  03-08-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Research shows more than half of people over the age of 55 are open to downsizing. But experts say there are barriers stopping older people moving into smaller homes.  
  
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• Most older people are open to downsizing. So what are the barriers?

  03-08-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Research shows more than half of people over the age of 55 are open to downsizing. But experts say there are barriers stopping older people moving into smaller homes.  
  
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• Liberty Bell Bay smelter officially enters liquidation

  03-08-2026 08:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Attempts will soon begin to claw back tens of millions of dollars owed to creditors by Australia’s only manganese alloy smelter, after Liberty Bell Bay officially went into liquidation.
  
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• Coal miner dies after on-site truck crash in NSW Hunter Valley

  03-08-2026 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation is underway after a fatal truck crash in the NSW Hunter Valley. 
  
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• Coal miner dies after 'mobile equipment incident' in NSW Hunter Valley

  03-08-2026 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation is underway after a worker died following a "mobile equipment incident" at a Hunter Valley open-cut coal mine.
  
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• Coal miner dies after being hit by a truck in NSW Hunter Valley

  03-08-2026 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation is underway after a fatal truck accident in the NSW Hunter Valley. 
  
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• Tolls to be lowered for multiple Sydney motorways but savings 'modest'

  03-08-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Toll prices will be lowered on Sydney motorways including the Lane Cove Tunnel, M2, and Cross City Tunnel, but neither WestConnex nor NorthConnex will be included.
  
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• Toll prices cut for Sydney motorists except on two major motorways

  03-08-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Toll prices will be lowered on Sydney motorways including the Lane Cove Tunnel, M2, and Cross City Tunnel, but neither WestConnex nor NorthConnex will be included.
  
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• Two seriously injured in inner-Sydney building collapse

  03-08-2026 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A man in his 60s and a man in his 30s were removed from the rubble and taken to hospital in a serious condition.
  
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• Two seriously injured in inner Sydney building collapse

  03-08-2026 05:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A man in his 60s and a man in his 30s were removed from the rubble and taken to hospital in a serious condition.
  
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• Company wants to turn straw into fuel to ease reliance on Middle East

  03-08-2026 02:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Glas Energy is planning a $400 million renewable diesel refinery, south-east of Perth, which will turn thousands of tonnes of straw into millions of litres of fuel.
  
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• Teenager 'froze' after 'peck on the lips' by Alan Jones, court hears

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Alan Jones arrives for indecent assault, sexual touching trial

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Alan Jones arrives at court for first day of long-awaited trial

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Alan Jones allegedly kissed 17yo student at property, court told

  03-08-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Veteran Sydney broadcaster Alan Jones arrives at court for the first day of his indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Geopolitical tensions at forefront of mining forum in WA outback city

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.
  
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• Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.
  
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• Bad intelligence to blame for Trump's drawn-out war, Joe Hockey says

  03-08-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  With the struggle for control of the world's rare-earths market front of mind, Joe Hockey says ongoing disruption and conflict has fundamentally shifted Washington's approach to Australian mining.
  
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• Vehicle with 1 million kilometres on the clock hits the market

  03-08-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A west Victorian stock agent lists his 2009 Toyota LandCruiser for sale, having driven it 300 metres shy of 1 million kilometres. 
  
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