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• Sceptical mine boss won over by uni's copper refining breakthrough

  16-03-2026 23:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Copper production in outback Queensland is facing a ticking clock, but researchers say a new refining process developed at the University of Queensland could slash production costs.
  
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• Victorian teachers reject pay offer as statewide strike looms

  16-03-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has offered teachers a 17 per cent pay rise over four years in an attempt to avoid next week's 24 hour statewide strike.
  
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• Qld's construction worker shortfall to peak at 35,000 ahead of 2032 Olympics

  16-03-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  With new figures laying bare the state of the problem, the construction industry warns cost blow-outs and delays are inevitable unless something is done.
  
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• Cost blowouts to Games' projects unless worker shortages fixed

  16-03-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  With new figures laying bare the state of the problem, the construction industry warns cost blow-outs and delays are inevitable unless something is done.
  
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• Construction industry to fall 19,000 workers a year short ahead of Olympics

  16-03-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  With new figures laying bare the state of the problem, the construction industry warns cost blow-outs and delays are inevitable unless something is done.
  
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• Deadline arrives for Sandilands to respond to misconduct claims

  16-03-2026 20:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost one month on from the explosive argument between its star hosts, the Kyle and Jackie O Show is expected to learn its fate on Tuesday.
  
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• What are the chances the RBA will raise interest rates today?

  16-03-2026 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The market thinks the RBA is likely to lift interest rates today, with increasing uncertainty surrounding inflation as the Middle East war puts upward pressure on prices.
  
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• The chances of a rate rise have spiked from zero to 71pc

  16-03-2026 19:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The market thinks the RBA is likely to lift interest rates today, with increasing uncertainty surrounding inflation as the Middle East war puts upward pressure on prices.
  
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• This is the shocking state of a rich Venezuelan oil town that went bust

  16-03-2026 19:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Foreign Correspondent goes inside Venezuela's oil regions, where boom towns have gone bust, leaving behind a shattered industry that needs billions to reboot.
  
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• It's sitting on 303 billion barrels of oil but no one wants to extract it

  16-03-2026 19:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Foreign Correspondent goes inside Venezuela's oil regions, where boom towns have gone bust, leaving behind a shattered industry that needs billions to reboot.
  
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• Inside Venezuela, we saw why its vast oil reserves can't help the current crisis

  16-03-2026 19:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Foreign Correspondent goes inside Venezuela's oil regions where boom towns have gone bust, leaving behind a shattered industry needing billions to reboot.
  
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• Paul Keating throws weight behind fight to save historic defence assets

  16-03-2026 08:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition is growing to the federal government's plan to sell scores of defence properties to reduce maintenance and repair costs, as locals fight back.
  
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• Paul Keating throws weight behind fight to save historic assets from sale

  16-03-2026 08:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition is growing to the federal government's plan to sell scores of defence properties to reduce maintenance and repair costs, as locals fight back.
  
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• Paul Keating says Defence is trying to 'vandalise the national estate'

  16-03-2026 08:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition is growing to the federal government's plan to sell scores of defence properties to reduce maintenance and repair costs, as locals fight back.
  
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• WA farmers say city drivers are getting priority for scarce fuel supplies

  16-03-2026 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers welcome a rule change that allows road trains to deliver more fuel to regional areas, but say it does little to address the overall supply problem.
  
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• Fuel shortage ignites city vs country spat ahead of critical seeding time

  16-03-2026 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers welcome a rule change that allows road trains to deliver more fuel to regional areas, but say it does little to address the overall supply problem.
  
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• One in five NSW waterways has severe microplastic contamination, study finds

  16-03-2026 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW government study finds microplastics in all 120 estuaries sampled, with severe pollution in about 19 per cent of rivers and estuaries.
  
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• Here's why these fish merchants are increasing prices by up to 240pc

  16-03-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has spoken to six fishmongers who have had to raise prices after the WA government's demersal fishing ban, with consumers set to pay 10 to 40 per cent more for most species.
  
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• Fresh fish now a 'luxury' as WA government's ban raises prices

  16-03-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has spoken to six fishmongers who have had to increase prices after the WA government's demersal fishing ban, with consumers set to pay 10 to 40 per cent more for most species this Easter.
  
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• Fish price spike, supply issues after WA fishing ban

  16-03-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has spoken to six fishmongers who have had to increase prices after the WA government's demersal fishing ban, with the price tag on some species increasing by 240 per cent.
  
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