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• British backpacker left alone at night by Greyhound bus in outback

  22-09-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A female backpacker was on a Greyhound bus from Alice Springs to Adelaide when she was left at a toilet stop in the middle of the night.
  
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• Bindi Raye lives the ultimate FIFO lifestyle online. None of it is real

  23-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Bindi Raye's online profiles portray the life of a twenty-something-year-old FIFO worker in WA's north, but an ABC investigation has found she does not exist.
  
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• NT Labor fracking stand-off emerges as caucus members voice opposition

  23-09-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Four of Labor's six politicians in the Northern Territory parliament are personally opposed to fracking, contradicting the opposition's official position.
  
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• First Nations workers in Australia paid 16pc less per hour, report finds

  23-09-2026 22:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A landmark report has found Indigenous workers are on average paid 16 per cent less an hour than the average Australian, amounting to nearly two months of work each year for free.
  
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• 'Monopoly' power companies win backing to slug all consumers for EV chargers

  23-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter fight is brewing between EV charging companies and poles-and-wires companies, and now a regulator has weighed in.
  
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• All consumers to pay for EV chargers under power monopoly 'waiver'

  23-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter fight is brewing between EV charging companies and poles-and-wires companies, and now a regulator has weighed in.
  
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• 'Self-censorship is real': What the public isn’t being told about AI

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Inside the AI machine: How the tech race binds nations into dependence

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, new survey reveals
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, a new survey reveals.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s estate in feud with nephew over alleged threats

  23-09-2026 15:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Dolly Parton's nephew has been accused of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire, court documents show.
  
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• Oil platform 'a warning' as government considers new decommissioning rules

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Commonwealth to foot bill for maintenance, safety of abandoned WA oil platform

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel

  23-09-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  An inquiry into the capital's high fuel prices will examine why ACT motorists pay more for fuel than people just over the border in New South Wales.
  
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• 'We've done nothing wrong': Firearms shop's gun laws plea after $800k loss

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Firearms businesses struggling under Minns government's gun laws

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Katherine promised new $13.3m levee after town's worst flood in 28 years

  23-09-2026 08:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Months on from the worst flooding Katherine has seen in almost three decades, the regional Northern Territory town has welcomed a $13.3m government promise to establish a new levee.
  
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• NAB customers back online after experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB has experienced a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Breaking: NAB customers experiencing phone and internet banking outages

  23-09-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NAB is experiencing a digital outage across multiple platforms including its mobile app, internet banking and phone services.
  
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• Former treasurer says economic reform in Australia will take 'financial crisis'

  23-09-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Former treasurer Joe Hockey says meaningful fiscal reform is not possible in Australia as it often conflicts with voters' economic self-interest. He says it will take a "crisis" for governments to enact significant budget repair.
  
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• Residents near huge data centre demand financial compensation

  23-09-2026 07:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence and data centres hears from residents and local councils about the impact of an influx of data centres in Melbourne's suburbs. 
  
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• Coalition vows to 'take a chainsaw' to climate laws, offshore wind

  23-09-2026 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition has promised a major slowdown of renewables if it wins power, including scrapping most offshore renewables sites, formalising its commitment to unpick Australia's key climate policies.
  
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• Wildly popular ex-premier tipped for Stokes-backed media giant board

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• McGowan set to get director spot on Stokes-backed media giant

  23-09-2026 04:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan is tipped for appointment to the board of Southern Cross Media Group, which owns Channel 7, newspapers, websites and radio services across Australia.
  
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• Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant

  23-09-2026 04:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's competition watchdog again blocks the sale of WA's largest insurer to an east-coast industry giant, reiterating the purchase would likely reduce competition in the state's insurance market.
  
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• Daughter sues mum over former mining exec's $30 million farm inheritance

  23-09-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The daughter of a mining executive who was killed in a plane crash 20 years ago, leaving behind a more-than-$30 million fortune, is taking her mother to the Supreme Court for part of an estate she says she was promised.
  
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• Airport expansion a threat to character of beachside suburb, opponents say

  23-09-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents living in a "low-key" beachside area on the Sunshine Coast say they have been blindsided by the plans, which allow for hotels, homes and shops.
  
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• Schools trial AI leak detection technology to save water

  23-09-2026 01:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government says about 20 per cent of the 2 million megalitres of water used by schools is lost to leaks every year. 
  
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• Cautious farmers embrace renewable energy to boost income streams

  22-09-2026 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers sign up to renewable projects on their land to diversify income, but large-scale projects and transmission lines remain sticking points.
  
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• Myer posts $276m annual loss on 'weak' consumer spending, ASX edges higher, NAB hit by IT outage — as it happened

  22-09-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Department store chain Myer reported a full-year loss of $276 million amid a "material downturn" in consumer sentiment. The ASX edged higher
  
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