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• New Caledonia faces deepening debt crisis as 'economy has totally crashed'

  07-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  President Milakulo Tukumuli has travelled to France to secure fresh funding to prevent 40,000 New Caledonians from becoming "pensionless" within a few months. But the new assistance comes on the condition the territory would undertake "urgent reforms" to reduce spending.
  
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• Debt crisis threatens New Caledonia two years on from riots

  07-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  President Milakulo Tukumuli has travelled to France to secure fresh funding to prevent 40,000 New Caledonians from becoming "pensionless" within a few months. But the new assistance comes on the condition the territory would undertake "urgent reforms" to reduce spending.
  
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• $58m Aboriginal cultural centre opens at Darwin Waterfront

  07-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A $58 million centre showcasing the culture, history and art of Darwin's traditional owners, the Larrakia people, has opened its doors to the public, more than two decades since the idea was first developed.
  
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• Flights cancelled, Aussies trapped as volcanic ash shuts Indonesian airports

  07-09-2026 09:16 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian trapped in Jakarta due to a volcanic eruption says there is ash falling from the sky and updates from Qantas about flights have stopped.
  
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• Ash falls over Jakarta as stranded Australians wait for flights home

  07-09-2026 09:16 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian trapped in Jakarta due to a volcanic eruption says there is ash falling from the sky and updates from Qantas about flights have stopped.
  
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• Crows fans priced out of semifinal as airfares go 'through the roof'

  07-09-2026 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Adelaide Crows fans looking to get to Brisbane for Saturday night's do-or-die semifinal are facing soaring airfares, with some saying the cost has proved prohibitive and they won't be making the trip.
  
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