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• $40b data centre land granted to firm where NT minister's relative works

  07-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT deputy chief minister has been spruiking a gas company granted rights to 185 hectares of government land to build a data centre, despite his sister-in-law working for the firm.
  
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• Anger as lead found at 10 Broken Hill childcare centres

  09-09-2026 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Environment Protection Agency faces criticism after finding high lead contamination at 10 of Broken Hill's 13 childcare facilities.
  
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• Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo

  09-09-2026 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Calls to halt floodplain harvesting are mounting after NSW's chief water regulator revealed uncertainty around enforcing the state's water laws. 
  
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• Parties divided over purple-lid glass bins ahead of Victorian election

  09-09-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Councils call on the Victorian government to reconsider a mandate requiring purple-lid glass-recycling bins to be rolled out to all homes by July 2027.
  
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• You may be waiting until at least February for that Tassie caravan holiday

  09-09-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers hoping to jump on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries with their cars and caravans in the coming months may have to wait, with bookings still limited to the capacity of the current ships. But TT-Line says that's not forever.
  
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• Christmas caravan holiday in Tassie? You may have missed out on a ferry spot

  09-09-2026 21:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Travellers hoping to jump on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries with their cars and caravans in the coming months may have to wait, with bookings still limited to the capacity of the current ships. But TT-Line says that's not forever.
  
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• Underpaid postage fees 'silently killing' some small businesses

  09-09-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses are being hit with "underpaid postage fees", but Australia Post says its size and weight scanners are "highly accurate" and will not disclose how often its technology is wrong, raising questions about the legality of its additional charges.
  
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• Australia Post's surprise delivery fees 'killing' some small businesses

  09-09-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses are being hit with "underpaid postage fees", but Australia Post says its size and weight scanners are "highly accurate" and will not disclose how often its technology is wrong, raising questions about the legality of its additional charges.
  
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• Online promotion could normalise 'extreme' rib contouring surgery

  09-09-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A cosmetic surgery procedure that reshapes and partially fractures the ribs is now being offered in Australia, after gaining popularity with influencers overseas. Experts warn social media promotion of the procedure could fuel pressure to achieve increasingly extreme body shapes.
  
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• Airlines call for air traffic control boss to quit over UK airport chaos

  09-09-2026 18:06 via abc.net.au
  
  At least 2,000 flights were cancelled, with airlines reporting millions of pounds worth of financial loss. 
  
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• Anthropic researcher says some developers believe AI 'could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Anthropic researcher says people building AI believe 'it could kill us all'

  09-09-2026 11:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A researcher for AI developer Anthropic has quit the company and is one of a growing number of AI experts to call on the industry to slow down.
  
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• Trial told Alan Jones sent athlete weekly flowers, love declarations

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• Ex-politician didn't see Alan Jones kiss prominent athlete, trial hears

  09-09-2026 09:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A former politician giving evidence in Alan Jones's criminal trial is questioned about an event where the broadcaster allegedly kissed a prominent athlete on the mouth.
  
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• Data centre builder's deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid

  09-09-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. 
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's license

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's licence

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament

  09-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
  
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• Six new AI data centres proposed for Tasmania, but who by is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Unnamed companies are looking at setting up six data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• Six new AI data centre projects for Tasmania, but who from is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Six unnamed companies are looking at setting up data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• Opal readers turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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• Opal readers to be turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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• Communities in Victoria's west push for the return of passenger trains

  09-09-2026 03:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Communities across western Victoria are pushing for the return of passenger trains along crucial routes ahead of November's state election.
  
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• Communities in Victoria's west push for return of passenger trains

  09-09-2026 03:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Communities across western Victoria are pushing for the return of passenger trains along crucial routes ahead of November's state election.
  
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• Australians sleep at Heathrow after UK air traffic control failure

  09-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers have been left stranded at one of the world's busiest airports after an air traffic control failure led to flight cancellations across the United Kingdom.
  
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• Australians face night at London's Heathrow Airport after flight cancellation

  09-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers have been left stranded at one of the world's busiest airports after an air traffic control failure led to flight cancellations across the United Kingdom.
  
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• Middle East flare-up drives oil towards $US100 — as it happened

  08-09-2026 23:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX closed on a 20-day low as oil prices surged to a six-week high of nearly $US100 per barrel on reports of explosions near Iran's Kharg Island.
  
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• Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'

  08-09-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".
  
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