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• Australia's biggest spectator air show returns to Gold Coast

  13-08-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An international air show that is expected to bring in $40 million is returning to the Gold Coast after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred decimated the city's beaches in 2025.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detection creates fear for tourist drawcard

  13-08-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A seaside town on the NSW South Coast braces for the potential impact of bird flu on its upcoming tourist season after an infected dead bird was discovered last Saturday.
  
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• Residents fear 'start of the end' facing 30-storey tower on Sunshine Coast

  13-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a 99-metre high-rise in Maroochydore's CBD have sparked debate about the future of the rapidly growing region.
  
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• Once-sleepy Sunshine Coast set to build 30-storey skyscraper

  13-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a 99-metre high-rise in Maroochydore's CBD have sparked debate about the future of the rapidly growing region.
  
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• Some states waive stamp duty for existing homes. One minister says the idea is 'stupid'

  13-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  First home buyers in three Australian jurisdictions are being slugged tens of thousands of dollars in taxes when buying established homes, as a property industry lobby says now is the time for concessions.
  
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• Property lobby calls for stamp duty change for first home buyers

  13-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  First home buyers in three Australian jurisdictions are being slugged tens of thousands of dollars in taxes when buying established homes, as a property industry lobby says now is the time for concessions.
  
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• Woolworths dumps Farmers' Own milk brand

  13-08-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths will discontinue its Farmers' Own milk brand by mid-2027 amid declining sales. 
  
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• Tasmanian parliament to probe transparency of Rushy Lagoon sale

  13-08-2026 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry, proposed by the Tasmanian government, will examine aspects of the sale of the state's largest farm to a UK investment firm that has plans for a large pine plantation on the site.
  
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• Committee to examine Rushy Lagoon sale as farmers seethe over 'betrayal'

  13-08-2026 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry, proposed by the Tasmanian government, will examine aspects of the sale of the state's largest farm to a UK investment firm that has plans for a large pine plantation on the site.
  
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• One of Australia's longest-serving editors dies aged 96

  13-08-2026 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Robin Letts, the long-serving editor of one of Victoria's oldest newspapers, has died aged 96 after nearly eight decades of contribution to the local paper.
  
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• Travel giant double-billed hotel rooms in refugee accommodation scandal

  13-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC can reveal a Brisbane-based travel company was invoicing the government for more rooms than a hotel actually had.
  
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• Aussie travel giant racked up $100 million in overcharging scandal

  13-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC can reveal a Brisbane-based travel company was invoicing the government for more rooms than a hotel actually had.
  
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• Third of small businesses don't know if they made a profit last month

  13-08-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.
  
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• Small businesses lacking skills 'don't know if you're turning a profit'

  13-08-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.
  
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• Small business owners 'overwhelmed' by lack of financial literacy skills

  13-08-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.
  
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• Companies eye untapped gas in the 'Saudi Arabia of the Pacific'

  13-08-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Global oil and gas giants are rushing to green-light a massive LNG project on Australia's doorstep as war in the Middle East forces countries to look for alternative energy supplies.
  
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• Passenger train derails and flips over in southern England

  13-08-2026 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A major emergency response is underway after carriages came off the track at Lewes, near the seaside town of Brighton. 
  
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• What a housing downturn would look like in your city

  13-08-2026 18:48 via abc.net.au
  
  New Cotality modelling data shows what property prices could look like across the capitals if the market falls by 5, 10, 15 or 20 per cent. 
  
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• How a minor or major housing downturn could impact your city

  13-08-2026 18:48 via abc.net.au
  
  New Cotality modelling data shows what property prices could look like across the capitals if the market fell by 5, 10, 15 or 20 per cent. 
  
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• Third Sydney Airport take-off incident investigated by safety body

  13-08-2026 11:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Safety authorities are investigating a third runway incident at Sydney Airport, involving a Qantas flight crossing the path of a Virgin Australia aircraft.
  
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• Breaking: Third Sydney Airport take-off incident investigated by safety body

  13-08-2026 11:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Safety authorities are investigating a third runway incident at Sydney Airport, involving a Qantas flight crossing the path of a Virgin Australia aircraft.
  
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• $2.5b Tomago Aluminium bailout saves jobs but hits taxpayers

  13-08-2026 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal opposition has described the deal as a net zero "failure", while the Greens want the government to own a stake in the smelter.
  
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• Alan Jones's defence team accused of trying to 'intimidate' witness

  13-08-2026 05:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The broadcaster's defence team has been accused of trying to "intimidate" a witness by a prosecutor during a heated exchange in Alan Jones's indecent assault trial in Sydney.
  
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• Alan Jones complainant's ex quizzed over 'look after you' text

  13-08-2026 05:05 via abc.net.au
  
  The broadcaster's defence team has been accused of trying to "intimidate" a witness by a prosecutor during a heated exchange in Alan Jones's indecent assault trial in Sydney.
  
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• Cartoonists fear for industry with rise of AI-generated illustrations

  13-08-2026 04:45 via abc.net.au
  
  AI-generated illustrations published in Australian newspapers have raised fears about the future of the cartooning industry, which one artist says is "shrinking dramatically".
  
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• Trading platforms offer cash vouchers for 'high-risk' investments, watchdog says

  13-08-2026 02:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A review of nine online trading companies finds several are encouraging Australians to jump on "complex" deals, putting them at risk of major losses.
  
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• Warning for mariners as ghost rig lights goes out

  13-08-2026 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A month after administrators were called in, the Cliff Head oil platform prompts a safety warning from the Maritime Union of Australia.
  
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• Maritime union calls for action as lights go out on WA ghost oil rig

  13-08-2026 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A month after administrators were called in, the Cliff Head oil platform prompts a safety warning from the Maritime Union of Australia.
  
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