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• 'Pray we don't get there': analysts forecast huge surge in petrol prices

  06-03-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US crude oil has posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, with the war in the Middle East leading to a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
  
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• Breaking: 'More pain to come' as oil surges past $90 per barrel

  06-03-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US crude oil has posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, with the war in the Middle East leading to a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
  
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• Breaking: 'More pain to come' as oil faces biggest price surge since 1983

  06-03-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  US crude oil has posted its biggest weekly gain in futures trading history, with the war in the Middle East leading to a major disruption to global fuel supplies.
  
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• Tasmania's largest farm could be sold to UK forestry investors

  06-03-2026 22:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The 22,000-hectare Rushy Lagoon property has long been used for dairy and beef production, but its potential sale to the UK's largest forestry asset manager has raised concerns about agricultural land being used for pine plantations.
  
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• Trump's missiles don't just rattle oil markets; you'll feel it in your bills

  06-03-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is a gas "superpower", but its citizens continue to pay the price through their electricity bills for the country failing to protect them from the fallout as the Middle East unravels again.
  
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• All the gas in the world doesn't save us from price spikes during conflicts

  06-03-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is a gas "superpower", but its citizens continue to pay the price through their electricity bills for the country failing to protect them from the fallout as the Middle East unravels again.
  
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• RBA questions 'specialness' of US dollar in The Big Apple

  06-03-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The US dollar's status as a safe-haven currency is questioned at a business gathering in New York.
  
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• How trees could be the difference between property value boost or drop

  06-03-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.
  
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• Having a leafy street could boost property values — depending where the trees are

  06-03-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The location of a street tree could be the difference between a property value boost or drop, new research finds.
  
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• Tourists are flooding Japan's famous places. Have they reached their limit?

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourism has become Japan's second largest export, after cars, but success has come at a cost for some cities.
  
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• Tourism is Japan's second largest export after cars. But not all are happy

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.
  
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• How Japan is dealing with overtourism — and what it means for Australians

  06-03-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel operators say overtourism is concentrated in Japan's high-profile destinations including Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and areas around Mount Fuji.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs at risk as Tahmoor mine ordered into liquidation

  06-03-2026 09:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A Supreme Court judge approves a winding-up order for the embattled Tahmoor mine, owned by billionaire Sanjeev Gupta.
  
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• Calm before the storm? Oil's muted reaction to Iran

  06-03-2026 04:20 via abc.net.au
  
  For all the chaos, the terror and the loss of life in the past week following America's war on Iran, oil prices have managed to maintain a semblance of stability.
  
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• Vehicles 'totally submerged' in floodwaters on major highway in outback NSW

  06-03-2026 03:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The Barrier Highway which connects Broken Hill to Dubbo and Sydney has been closed by major flooding with waters still expected to rise.
  
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• Chaos for fresh food exports as Middle East conflict disrupts transportation

  06-03-2026 03:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The outbreak of fighting in the Middle East has left Australian businesses scrambling, with some products sitting in warehouses with nowhere to go.
  
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• Major Tasmanian smelter faces shutdown after failure to lodge financial reports

  06-03-2026 01:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The corporate regulator moves to wind up the Liberty Bell Bay manganese smelter in northern Tasmania, citing the company's repeated failure to lodge financial statements.
  
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• Rock quarry proposals divide communities as demand for concrete soars

  06-03-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say Australia needs to extract 200 million tonnes of rock material every year to support new housing and infrastructure projects, but quarry proposals often face community backlash.
  
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• 'Nothing can happen without a rock': Quarry faces community backlash

  06-03-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say Australia needs to extract 200 million tonnes of rock material every year to support new housing and infrastructure projects, but quarry proposals often face community backlash.
  
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