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• Lack of access to WA mine sites sparks concerns over drinking water

  12-03-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Perth's water provider is growing increasingly frustrated with US mining giant Alcoa after facing roadblocks in accessing areas near the city's key drinking water source that it needs to keep the supply safe, internal documents reveal. 
  
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• Live: Qantas settles class action for $105m over COVID flight credits

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas has settled a years-long class action over flight credits dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic on a day when oil hit $U100 a barrel again and global markets tumbled. Follow the day's events and insights on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: Qantas settles class action for $105m as oil hits $US100 again

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas has settled a years-long class action over flight credits, dating back to the COVID-19 pandemic, on a day when oil hit $U100 a barrel again as global markets tumbled. Follow the day's events and insights on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: Oil hits US$100 again, as Middle East supply shocks continue

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street has traded sharply lower overnight, as pessimism about the length of the war in the Middle East continues. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX up after fall on Wall Street as oil hits US$100 per barrel

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has defied expectations to begin its final trading day of the week in positive fashion. It came after the Dow Jones fell sharply overnight and as the price of oil hit $US100 a barrel. Follow the day's events and insights on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX follows Wall Street down as oil hits $US100 per barrel

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has finished the trading week in negative fashion after a mostly flat Friday the 13th. It followed the Dow Jones, which fell sharply overnight as the price of oil hit $US100 a barrel. Follow the day's events and insights on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• ASX follows Wall Street down as oil hits $US100 per barrel — as it happened

  12-03-2026 22:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has finished the trading week in negative fashion after a mostly flat Friday the 13th. It followed the Dow Jones, which fell sharply overnight as the price of oil hit $US100 a barrel. Look back on the day's events and insights on the ABC News markets blog.
  
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• Residents just 20km from Western Sydney airport face two-hour commute

  12-03-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The communities closest to Western Sydney International (WSI) say having no direct public transport route proves they are living in the new airport's shadow. 
  
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• Residents just 10km from Western Sydney airport face two-hour commute

  12-03-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The communities closest to Western Sydney International (WSI) say having no direct public transport route proves they are living in the new airport's shadow. 
  
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• We found the other Stephen King. He’s more than an email, here’s his story

  12-03-2026 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of a man who the state government mistook for someone else, igniting a pre-election debacle, has spoken for the first time.
  
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• Family of the other Stephen King speaks after SA government's email blunder

  12-03-2026 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of a man who the state government mistook for someone else, igniting a pre-election debacle, has spoken for the first time.
  
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• Family of one Stephen King 'very sorry' for the other after email bungle

  12-03-2026 20:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The family of a man who the state government mistook for someone else, igniting a pre-election debacle, has spoken for the first time.
  
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• Race on to find smelter buyer as job losses loom

  12-03-2026 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  A northern Tasmanian business group wants to secure a buyer for Australia's only manganese alloy smelter as the corporate regulator threatens its current owners with liquidation.
  
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• This MP's electorate gets the largest the CGT discount. She wants to rein it in

  12-03-2026 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  New analysis shows five of the six electorates with the largest capital gains tax discount benefits are held by independents.
  
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• This MP's electorate gets the largest CGT discount. She wants to rein it in

  12-03-2026 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  New analysis shows five of the six electorates with the largest capital gains tax discount benefits are held by independents.
  
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• MP whose electorate gets largest capital gains tax discount wants to rein it in

  12-03-2026 19:44 via abc.net.au
  
  New analysis shows five of the six electorates with the largest capital gains tax discount benefits are held by independents.
  
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• What should you do with the family home after a divorce?

  12-03-2026 19:33 via abc.net.au
  
  For many Australians, the decision to divorce has become even more complicated because of the rising cost of housing. Some are now calling for policy changes to make it easier for single parents to re-enter the housing market.
  
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• Co-founder of Copenhagen's Noma steps down after abuse allegations

  12-03-2026 09:12 via abc.net.au
  
  René Redzepi, co-founder of Noma, repeatedly named the world's best restaurant, has announced he is stepping down. The decision follows reports of past abuse at the famed Copenhagen restaurant.
  
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• Billionaire accused of 'arrogance' as hundreds of mine workers laid off

  12-03-2026 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Up to 238 workers at Tahmoor Colliery in south-west Sydney are being made redundant as liquidators attempt to sell the coal mine, following months of financial turmoil under Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance.
  
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• Major Tasmanian food company goes into voluntary administration

  12-03-2026 06:40 via abc.net.au
  
  An oversupply of chicken meat has been blamed for the collapse of Tasmanian agrifood business TasFoods.
  
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• Fuel quality rules relaxed to rush 100 million litres into Australia's supply

  12-03-2026 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia will bring in 100 million more litres of petrol by allowing a higher level of sulfur content in its fuel for the next 60 days, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says, as the country reckons with petrol flows choked by the Middle East war.
  
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• Fuel quality rules relaxed to add 100 million litres more petrol

  12-03-2026 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia will be able to bring on 100 million more litres of petrol supply by allowing a higher level of sulfur content in its fuel for the next 60 days, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says, as the country reckons with petrol flows being choked by Middle East war.
  
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• Oil price pushes past $US100 a barrel as analysts warn of prolonged war

  12-03-2026 05:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The oil price has surged again amid Iranian strikes on oil tankers and the fear there could be more attacks to come.
  
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• Motorists urged to stop panicking and hoarding fuel as oil price surges

  12-03-2026 05:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The oil price has surged again amid Iranian strikes on oil tankers and the fear there could be more attacks to come.
  
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• Fears Easter travellers will hit the brakes as fuel prices climb

  12-03-2026 04:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Many Australian families are adjusting their Easter travel plans as eye-watering fuel prices continue to rise.
  
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• Darwin's boil water alert lifted after testing shows water is free of E.coli

  12-03-2026 04:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The boil water alert for Darwin has been lifted after testing confirmed the region's water was free of E.coli and other harmful bacteria.
  
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• Deeper oil crisis could add full percentage point to inflation, Treasury warns

  12-03-2026 02:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasury has advised the government that if the oil price averages US$100 per barrel for three months, there would be a temporary 0.5 percentage point spike to headline inflation.
  
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• Australian sports presenter Mel McLaughlin reveals cancer diagnosis

  12-03-2026 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian sports presenter Mel McLaughlin says she has had treatment for lung cancer, after being absent from TV screens since January.
  
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