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• Victoria ended logging. Now it's using another state's native forests

  21-06-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Four Corners follows the logs, and the money, to uncover how efforts to end logging have shifted the timber trade across state borders.
  
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• Dingo merch, conspiracy shirts: The 1980s artefacts tied to the famous Chamberlain trial

  27-06-2026 21:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Forty years ago, the chance discovery of a bloodied matinee jacket unravelled a murder conviction. Now, that evidence lives inside a national museum's collection that's too sensitive for public display.
  
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• Wind 'drought' tests renewable energy poster child

  27-06-2026 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia is at the bleeding edge of the energy transition but record low winds have pushed its grid to the brink of its limits.
  
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• How many products in your daily life are made from fossil fuels?

  27-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Coal, oil and gas are major ingredients for far more than just energy. Why are we so reliant on oil, and how difficult would it be to find other resources?
  
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• From medicines to cars: Oil is an ingredient in almost everything we make

  27-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Coal, oil and gas are major ingredients for far more than just energy. Why are we so reliant on oil, and how difficult would it be to find other resources?
  
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• Karl Stefanovic's 'weird personality' might score him a Logie

  27-06-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Karl Stefanovic is no longer part of the Nine family but his audience may not be ready to abandon their prodigal son.
  
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• Mutton cracks $9/kg for the first time

  27-06-2026 05:05 via abc.net.au
  
  It was a big week for Australia's sheep and lamb market with price records tumbling across multiple categories.
  
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• Thousands left without power after attempted copper theft

  27-06-2026 04:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Energex says it appears someone broke into a substation's cable pit and attempted to cut through an 11,000-volt cable, leaving about 13,000 south-east Queensland customers without power overnight.
  
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• Thousands in south-east Qld without power after attempted copper theft

  27-06-2026 04:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Energex says it appears someone broke into a substation's cable pit and attempted to cut through an 11,000-volt cable, leaving about 13,000 south-east Queensland customers without power overnight.
  
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• Why does Perth have an obsession with double brick homes unlike any other city?

  27-06-2026 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  It takes 12 to 18 months on average to build a home in Western Australia — but with non-brick frame construction, the home building timeline could be cut by up to half.  
  
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• How this WA couple cut their build time in half amid housing crisis

  27-06-2026 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  It takes 12 to 18 months on average to build a home in Western Australia — but with non-brick frame construction, the home building timeline could be cut by up to half.  
  
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• Olive industry 'buzzing' as diets fuel demand, farmers diversify

  26-06-2026 23:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Consumer interest in olive oil has boomed at the same time as growing the produce has flourished, leading to excitement in the industry. 
  
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• Breaking: Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest warns Fortescue staff after sexual harassment class action

  26-06-2026 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  In an email sent to all staff, Mr Forrest said: "Anyone who thinks this behaviour has a place at Fortescue is in the wrong company."
  
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• Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest warns Fortescue staff after sexual harassment class action

  26-06-2026 09:57 via abc.net.au
  
  In an email sent to all staff, Mr Forrest said: "Anyone who thinks this behaviour has a place at Fortescue is in the wrong company."
  
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• Juice company fined $250k over forklift crash that took woman's toes

  26-06-2026 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Industrial Relations Commission hears the incident at the Real Juice Company was the third involving a forklift at the site, where drivers had received no training.
  
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• Why the Moana live action movie has come so soon

  26-06-2026 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Dwayne Johnson and Sydneysider Catherine Lagaʻaia have walked the blue carpet at a special event in Sydney. They told ABC News why now is the perfect time for a live action Moana.
  
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• WA's second largest city to pay $1.2 million to truck food waste 160km

  26-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunbury ratepayers are set to foot the bill in a bid to resurrect Western Australia's three-bin FOGO waste management system from collapse outside of Perth.
  
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• Ratepayers fork out $1.2m to help solve WA's three-bin problem

  26-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Organic waste from WA's second-largest city will be trucked to Perth at the cost to ratepayers of $1.2 million a year, following the collapse of local processing.  
  
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• New bridge announced to link Sydney and western NSW

  26-06-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A new bridge will be built at Mitchell's Causeway on the Great Western Highway to link Sydney and the state's central west.
  
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• New bridge announced but Great Western Highway closed for another year

  26-06-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A new bridge will be built at Mitchell's Causeway on the Great Western Highway to link Sydney and the state's central west.
  
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• Abalone divers say 41 per cent catch reduction 'a kick in the face'

  26-06-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government says a reset is needed to ensure the sustainable future of the abalone fishery along the south coast, but commercial divers say the reduction is a "pretty disgusting state of affairs".
  
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• ASX gains ground as ACCC announces anti-price gouging law — as it happened

  25-06-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX gained ground on Friday, but it still finished the week lower. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Mixed reaction to beach town at forefront of over-50s lifestyle resort boom

  25-06-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Four over-50s lifestyle developments have been approved for this small beach community, with two more being assessed. Some worry the area is not ready for the influx, others say it is the answer to the housing crisis.
  
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• Inside the small coastal town on the brink of an over-50s resort boom

  25-06-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Four over-50s lifestyle developments have been approved for this small beach community, with two more being assessed. Some worry the area is not ready for the influx, others say it is the answer to the housing crisis.
  
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• Qantas axes Alice Springs-Melbourne route amid high cost, falling demand

  25-06-2026 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas has axed its direct Alice Springs-Melbourne route after "many decades", and will also restrict flights between Darwin and Singapore to the peak tourist season.
  
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• Farmers claim partial victory after government backflips on gas

  25-06-2026 10:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers are claiming a partial victory after the Queensland government backed down on controversial changes to gas mining approvals above a vital underground water source.
  
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• SA nurses and midwives offered 16 per cent pay rise under new deal

  25-06-2026 10:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Nurses and midwives in South Australia would receive a 16 per cent pay rise by mid-2028 under a new deal endorsed by their union and the state government.
  
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• Cairns mayor admits misconduct for sharing confidential information

  25-06-2026 07:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Amy Eden says she accepts a tribunal's findings of misconduct against her for twice leaking confidential information to a journalist. But she has defended her decision to shut down councillors' questions about her admission in the council chamber. 
  
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• Power price rise on the way for Tasmanians on the grid

  25-06-2026 06:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian households and businesses with the state-owned electricity retailer will be paying more for power, after a price rise was approved by the economic regulator.
  
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• Average annual Tasmanian power bill to rise by $100

  25-06-2026 06:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian households and businesses with the state-owned electricity retailer will be paying more for power, after a price rise was approved by the economic regulator.
  
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