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• Highly sensitive court data accessed by entity based in India

  16-02-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Highly sensitive Australian court files have been accessed offshore in breach of the privacy act and Commonwealth contractual obligations, an ABC investigation has revealed, raising concerns of a national security risk.
  
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• Region to woo Defence with training site, Australian-owned port and airport

  16-02-2026 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Three central Queensland councils are trying to entice the Australian Defence Force to invest in the region, in the hopes of a defence economy boom.
  
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• 'It was a disaster': After years of decline, a small NT town is clawing back

  16-02-2026 21:42 via abc.net.au
  
  For the past year, Batchelor's residents have had to drive to the next town or an hour to Darwin to collect mail or buy food. It marked a low point in a rough period, but a year on the town is beginning to claw its way back.
  
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• 'Too complex': Coles lawyer says grocery prices tough to understand — as it happened

  16-02-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Coles has faced hearings at the Federal Court in Melbourne regarding accusations of misleading customers on discounts. The Australian share market was up, following Wall Street. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters in the ABC News markets blog.
  
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• Live: BHP to release results, ASX to open in the green

  16-02-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open higher as investors await half-yearly company results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: BHP lifts profit and dividend as it strikes silver deal

  16-02-2026 21:16 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is set to open higher as investors await half-yearly company results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Flood zone the 'elephant in the room' in Brisbane's house price boom

  16-02-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The river city is now the second-most expensive capital in Australia to buy a house in, but many properties also face flood risks.
  
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• Flood zone the 'elephant in the room' in Brisbane’s house price boom

  16-02-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The river city is now the second-most expensive capital in Australia to buy a house in, but many properties also face flood risks.
  
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• Victorian Aboriginal community backs directors facing court action

  16-02-2026 20:07 via abc.net.au
  
  An Aboriginal organisation in Victoria's north-west elects its new board in a re-run of its general meeting, which resulted in two of the elected directors fighting the service in the court.
  
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• Warning Australia is a dumping ground for slave-made goods

  16-02-2026 19:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's anti-slavery commissioner calls for tough new laws forcing companies to take slavery in their supply chains seriously, as Ansell and Kmart face scrutiny.
  
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• Skilled workers are considering leaving the trades — and toilets are to blame

  16-02-2026 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Tradies are walking out. Not over ability or aptitude but toilets — in a symbol of the sector's persistent barriers. 
  
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• 'Unacceptably high': Concern over lead air pollution results over Hobart

  16-02-2026 19:33 via abc.net.au
  
  High levels of lead contamination have been found in dust samples taken from suburban locations close to Nyrstar's Hobart zinc smelter, documents obtained by the ABC show.
  
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• When is it worth forking out for comprehensive car insurance?

  16-02-2026 19:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Choosing the right car insurance option can feel daunting, but it's the kind of task that it pays to get right. So, how can you decide which type is most suitable for you?
  
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• Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dies at 95

  16-02-2026 19:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Oscar winner Robert Duvall, known for films such as The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.
  
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• Breaking: Robert Duvall, star of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, dies at 95

  16-02-2026 19:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Oscar winner Robert Duvall, known for films such as The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died at the age of 95.
  
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• Ukrainian ex-minister accused of stashing millions offshore in corruption case

  16-02-2026 18:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukraine's anti-corruption police have accused its ex-energy minister of helping launder kickbacks and stashing millions offshore, a day after he was detained trying to leave the country in a case that has shaken Kyiv's wartime government.
  
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• Ukrainian ex-minister accused of stashing laundered millions offshore

  16-02-2026 18:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukraine's anti-corruption police have accused its ex-energy minister of helping launder kickbacks and stashing millions offshore, a day after he was detained trying to leave the country.
  
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• Fisherman mounts rooftop protest over WA demersal fishing bans

  16-02-2026 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A Geraldton fisherman has locked himself to the roof of a government building — and says he's swallowed the key —  in protest at Cook government restrictions.
  
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• Breaking: Fisherman mounts rooftop protest over WA demersal fishing bans

  16-02-2026 06:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Fisherman John Higham has taken to the roof of the Deparment of Industries and Regional Development building in Geraldton to protest the Cook government's restrictions.
  
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• Coles accused of 'planned' campaign to mislead Australians

  16-02-2026 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giant Coles is accused of a "planned" campaign to mislead customers over price discounts on the first day of a bombshell Federal Court case.
  
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• ACCC accuses Coles of 'planned' campaign to mislead customers

  16-02-2026 03:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Supermarket giant Coles is accused of a "planned" campaign to mislead customers over price discounts on the first day of a bombshell Federal Court case.
  
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• Vermilion's Wandoo gas field halted by regulator after December oil spill

  16-02-2026 01:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Exports from an oil field off WA's Pilbara are at a standstill after an oil spill in December. The regulator says it has identified "systemic failures" at the Canadian-owned Wandoo facility.
  
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• Traditional owners 'won't accept' Argyle diamond mine site handback

  16-02-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  East Kimberley traditional owners are concerned Rio Tinto's closure plan will leave them with "a giant hole in the ground forever".
  
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