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• Outback mining asset's sale for up to $100 million secures town's future

  08-03-2026 23:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A major outback mining asset near Mount Isa has been sold to a Queensland-based company for up to $100 million, potentially securing the town's copper production.
  
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• $100m Phosphate Hill sale ensures continued operations at copper smelter

  08-03-2026 23:58 via abc.net.au
  
  A major outback mining asset near Mount Isa has been sold to a Queensland-based company for up to $100 million, potentially securing the town's copper production.
  
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• Vulnerable people at risk as charity Wattle House loses federal funding

  08-03-2026 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  As a Perth charity that provides food and financial assistance for people who are struggling loses its federal funding, there are fears it will have to turn more vulnerable people away.
  
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• Charity seeing people who 'never thought' they'd need help as demand soars

  08-03-2026 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  As a Perth charity that provides food and financial assistance for people who are struggling loses its federal funding, there are fears it will have to turn more vulnerable people away.
  
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• ASX sheds $90 billion as oil's 25pc surge crushes Asian markets, global interest rates rise on inflation fears — as it happened

  08-03-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The All Ordinaries has shed 2.9pc, or about $90 billion in value, as global markets crumble and oil prices surge 25pc above $US110/barrel and global interest rates start to climb on inflation fears.
  
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• ASX sheds $90 billion as oil's 25pc surge crushes Asian markets

  08-03-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The All Ordinaries has shed 2.9pc, or about $90 billion in value, as global markets crumble and oil prices surge 25pc above $US110/barrel and global interest rates start to climb on inflation fears.
  
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• Russia the 'big winner' from oil crisis sparked from Middle East war

  08-03-2026 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia has condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, but its economy and in turn war efforts could be boosted thanks the oil crisis created from the war.
  
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• Putin threatens to withdraw Russian gas supplies from Europe

  08-03-2026 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Russia has condemned the US and Israeli strikes on Iran, but its economy and in turn war efforts could be boosted thanks the oil crisis created from the war.
  
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• Dubai-based Australian companies caught in crossfire as tensions escalate

  08-03-2026 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Escalating geopolitical tensions mean Australians operating businesses in the Middle East have had to make quick changes to their daily operations. 
  
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• Australian business owners in Dubai 'staying put'

  08-03-2026 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Escalating geopolitical tensions mean Australians operating businesses in the Middle East have had to make quick changes to their daily operations. 
  
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• Fishing trip 'oopsie' as boat carrying premier ventures into sanctuary

  08-03-2026 08:25 via abc.net.au
  
  An election campaign boat trip involving the SA premier has faced criticism after the state's peak recreational fishing body — which says it organised the trip — admitted it breached marine regulations by towing lures in a sanctuary zone.
  
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• Could Western Sydney get its own film studio?

  08-03-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government has earmarked three areas in Western Sydney as possible locations for the state's second film studio.
  
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• Hemmed in by wars, here's how some airlines are still flying from Australia to Europe

  08-03-2026 03:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Travel routes between Australia, Asia and Europe are narrowing. Here is how airlines are still flying the Kangaroo route despite wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. 
  
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• Swapping scissors for a circular saw, tradie wants more women to pick up the tools

  08-03-2026 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  For more than a decade, Haley Miles used scissors every day in her hairdressing business, but, at 32, she picked up tools of a different kind and built a career as a carpenter.
  
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• How to turn your old Aussie home into an energy efficient haven

  08-03-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of older homes are being urged to have their energy efficiency assessed, with experts saying improvements will not only make them more comfortable, but help them save money as well.
  
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• Bringing old Aussie homes into an energy efficient future

  08-03-2026 01:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Owners of older homes are being urged to have their energy efficiency assessed, with experts saying improvements will not only make them more comfortable, but help them save money as well.
  
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• Second Spirit of Tasmania ferry departs Scotland for Melbourne

  08-03-2026 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The second of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels begins its seven-week voyage from Scotland to Australia. It will remain in Melbourne until a berth becomes available in Hobart at the end of the cruise ship season. 
  
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• Second new Spirit of Tasmania ferry departs Scotland for Melbourne

  08-03-2026 00:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The second of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels begins its seven-week voyage from Scotland to Australia. It will remain in Melbourne until a berth becomes available in Hobart at the end of the cruise ship season. 
  
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• Free dance school run by 12yo champion pirouettes to success

  08-03-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Financial stress means some families cannot afford their children's dance classes, so Armidale tween Annabelle has started a free dance school to keep their dreams alive.
  
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