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• Alan Jones's former colleague quizzed over 'loyalty' promise

  08-09-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The former radio staffer referred to a journalist investigating claims against Alan Jones as "low breed" and "pure evil", a court has heard today.
  
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• 'People are furious': RBA Deputy Governor says more needs to be done on inflation

  08-09-2026 10:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The RBA's Deputy Governor issues a warning that interest rates could rise further if the ongoing scourge of inflation does not come under control soon.
  
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• Gigantic mechanical 'esky lid' is Brisbane's newest defence against flooding

  08-09-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  "The Esky Lid" is a mechanical contraption that will be able to seal off Brisbane's new underground tunnels from floodwaters. 
  
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• NT cattle station sells for $26m after carbon plan crashes

  08-09-2026 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Benmara Station in the NT has sold for $26 million after a complicated period of ownership and failed carbon dreams.
  
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• B-double engulfed in flames in latest Hume Highway truck fire

  08-09-2026 03:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A driver has avoided injury after a B-double caught fire on the Hume Highway, the tenth truck fire on the main highway between Sydney and Canberra in 70 days.
  
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• Under pressure to explain super policy, Joyce says he is 'not Jesus Christ'

  08-09-2026 02:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The One Nation Treasury spokesperson sidesteps questions about modelling the inflationary impact of the proposal, saying Australians are "not stupid" and can manage their own money.
  
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• ASX closes at six-week low as Westpac predicts November rate hike — as it happened

  07-09-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed at a six-week low on Tuesday, while Westpac became the last of the big four banks to predict an interest rate hike by the RBA in November.
  
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• Australia's oldest coalmine plans to expand under Sydney's water catchment

  07-09-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Peabody’s plan to keep its Metropolitan Mine south of Sydney operating until 2044 has won emphatic union backing while drawing calls from the Greens for it to be rejected.
  
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• NT deputy chief minister's family link to $40b data centre company plans

  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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• $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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• $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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• Bathla suspensions point to 'larger storm' coming in construction industry

  07-09-2026 21:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Under voluntary administration and having stood down two-thirds its staff, embattled property developer Bathla Group leaves dozens of projects in limbo. 
  
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• Week with no passengers as Spirit of Tasmania tests new ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• Day sailings to end with new Spirit of Tasmania ferries

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Spirit of Tasmania ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland will take no paying passengers for a week in late October as new ships are tested.
  
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• Animal welfare claim launched against Tasmanian salmon industry

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
  
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• Animal cruelty claims lead to calls for salmon industry investigation

  07-09-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.
  
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• Labor's broken promise on plastic recycling

  07-09-2026 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say they were left blindsided by the federal government's decision to scrap mandatory standards for packaging. 
  
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• Government cites cost of living as reason to break its promise on recycling

  07-09-2026 21:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Industry groups say they were left blindsided by the federal government's decision to scrap mandatory standards for packaging. 
  
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• New Caledonia faces deepening debt crisis as 'economy has totally crashed'

  07-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  President Milakulo Tukumuli has travelled to France to secure fresh funding to prevent 40,000 New Caledonians from becoming "pensionless" within a few months. But the new assistance comes on the condition the territory would undertake "urgent reforms" to reduce spending.
  
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• Debt crisis threatens New Caledonia two years on from riots

  07-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  President Milakulo Tukumuli has travelled to France to secure fresh funding to prevent 40,000 New Caledonians from becoming "pensionless" within a few months. But the new assistance comes on the condition the territory would undertake "urgent reforms" to reduce spending.
  
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• Why you need more than trust when lending family money

  07-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The bank of mum and dad is estimated to be worth $35 billion, but the taboo of talking about money is putting families at risk when using it.
  
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• The risks of borrowing from the bank of mum and dad

  07-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The bank of mum and dad is estimated to be worth $35 billion, but the taboo of talking about money is putting families at risk when using it.
  
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• North Korea and Russia open first road bridge, sparking Ukrainian concerns

  07-09-2026 16:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukraine is worried the road bridge could be used to conceal military personnel and weapons in vehicles, rather than a trade route.
  
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• North Korea and Russia open first road bridge, amid Ukrainian concerns

  07-09-2026 16:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Ukraine is worried the road bridge could be used to conceal military personnel and weapons in vehicles, rather than a trade route.
  
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• Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development

  07-09-2026 11:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Opponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator to be in debt until 2052, inquiry hears

  07-09-2026 09:53 via abc.net.au
  
  In the fallout of the bungled Spirit of Tasmania replacement project, ferry operator TT-Line has told a parliamentary committee it expects to stay in debt for an estimated 26 years.
  
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• Landholders say renewable energy zone 'void' due to missing report

  07-09-2026 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Landholders launch legal action in the NSW Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
  
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• Graziers under transmission line launch bid to quash energy zone

  07-09-2026 09:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Landholders launch legal action in the NSW Supreme Court, hoping to overturn the declaration of the New England renewable energy zone.
  
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• Crows fans priced out of semifinal as airfares go 'through the roof'

  07-09-2026 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Adelaide Crows fans looking to get to Brisbane for Saturday night's do-or-die semifinal are facing soaring airfares, with some saying the cost has proved prohibitive and they won't be making the trip.
  
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• Property developer on the brink suspends 60pc of workforce

  07-09-2026 02:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The floundering property developer Bathla Group stands down 213 staff as it secures two weeks worth of additional funding to continue construction at some of its construction sites.
   
  
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