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• Australian-first CO2-powered battery planned for coal town

  10-07-2026 06:46 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government unveils a plan to build a compressed CO2 battery storage system in the heart of the state's coal country.
  
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• Economist Justin Wolfers on the 'absurdity' of Trump's America

  10-07-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Former Reserve Bank economist Justin Wolfers says Australia urgently needs to consider the role of money in its politics while examining how US President Donald Trump profits from his position. 
  
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• Brisbane Airport flight paths altered following noise review

  10-07-2026 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  People living in areas such as Redcliffe, southern Moreton Bay, Bribie Island and Logan are set to benefit the most, but there will be no change to the flight path over Bulimba.
  
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• Telstra shares new details of possible outage death

  10-07-2026 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra says it has no record of Triple Zero (000) calls made from phone numbers associated with the address of a person who later died in a South Australian regional hospital on Wednesday.
  
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• Claim woman's death caused by Telstra outage is 'incorrect', SA Police say

  10-07-2026 04:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra says it has no record of Triple Zero (000) calls made from phone numbers associated with the address of a person who later died in a South Australian regional hospital on Wednesday.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and media figure, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and broadcaster, dies aged 82

  10-07-2026 04:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail.
  
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• Telstra's returning CEO Vicki Brady 'deeply sorry' for national outage

  10-07-2026 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady apologises to the company's customers, saying the telco let them down and that investigations into the cause of Wednesday's Telstra outage are continuing.
  
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• Telstra returning CEO Vicki Brady 'deeply sorry' for national outage

  10-07-2026 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady apologises to the company's customers, saying the telco let them down and that investigations into the cause of Wednesday's Telstra outage are continuing.
  
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• Man faces court after suspected theft of Australia Post mail

  10-07-2026 02:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia Post worker Hussam Kassem is charged by police with mail tampering at a Perth Airport sorting facility, with $34,000 seized during a search of his home and car.
  
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• Mail sorter faces court after suspected theft of Australia Post packages

  10-07-2026 02:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia Post worker Hussam Kassem is charged by police with mail tampering at a Perth Airport sorting facility, with $34,000 seized during a search of his home and car.
  
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• Mail sorter charged after suspected theft of Australia Post packages

  10-07-2026 02:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A 57-year-old Australia Post worker is charged by police with mail tampering at a sorting facility in Perth's south, with $34,000 seized during a search of his home and car.
  
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• Australia Post worker charged over alleged mail tampering in Perth's south

  10-07-2026 02:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A 57-year-old mail sorter is charged after Australia Post reported the suspected theft of packages from a sorting facility to police, with $34,000 seized during a search of his home and car.
  
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• The typical night out is changing. Some say $15 pints are to blame

  10-07-2026 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  This weekend will be the first since the sudden closure of seven Hobart venues. A manager of another bar says he doesn't know what to expect.
  
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• 'Dancefloor's packed, but the bar isn't busy': How night-life is changing

  10-07-2026 01:20 via abc.net.au
  
  This weekend will be the first since the sudden closure of seven Hobart venues. A manager of another bar says he doesn't know what to expect.
  
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• Trump tariff fight resumes as Australia tells US it has no evidence

  10-07-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian embassy in Washington lodges an objection to the Trump administration's proposal for a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian imports.
  
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• Australia says US trade investigators made findings without evidence

  10-07-2026 00:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian embassy in Washington lodges an objection to the Trump administration's proposal for a 12.5 per cent tariff on Australian imports.
  
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• ASX closes the week higher after Telstra told to 'face the music' over outage — As it happened

  09-07-2026 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market closed higher on Friday after the latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East sent oil prices higher. Telstra faced further pressure over the national network outage.
  
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• Workers's pay has not kept pace with productivity growth in 30 years

  09-07-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers' pay not keeping pace with productivity growth, research suggests
  
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• Workers' pay has not kept pace with productivity growth in 30 years

  09-07-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Research suggests that the typical worker's pay has not kept pace with productivity growth in Australia for 30 years. 
  
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• Workers' pay has not kept pace with productivity growth for 30 years, research suggests

  09-07-2026 23:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers' pay not keeping pace with productivity growth, research suggests
  
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• Environmental groups raise concerns about logging 'by stealth'

  09-07-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the Victorian government's move away from native timber harvesting, environmental groups are calling for greater management of timber by-product removals in state forests.
  
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• Snowy worker hit by truck and rolled away 'just before' it came down, court told

  09-07-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A major contractor on the multi-billion-dollar Snowy Hydro project is defending itself against accusations it exposed five workers to the risk of death or serious injury in two separate incidents.
  
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• Snowy Hydro contractor denies claims it exposed workers to risk of death

  09-07-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A major contractor on the multi-billion-dollar Snowy Hydro project is defending itself against accusations it exposed five workers to the risk of death or serious injury in two separate incidents.
  
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• Snowy Hydro 2.0 contractor taken to court over two separate incidents

  09-07-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A major contractor on the multi-billion-dollar Snowy Hydro project is defending itself against accusations it exposed five workers to the risk of death or serious injury in two separate incidents.
  
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• 'Risk of death': Snowy Hydro worker's narrow escape from falling truck

  09-07-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A major contractor on the multi-billion-dollar Snowy Hydro project is defending itself against accusations it exposed five workers to the risk of death or serious injury in two separate incidents.
  
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• Morgue, pub and mine for lease as village ponders return to golden days

  09-07-2026 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Sixteen buildings are up for lease in a "rare" opportunity to shape the future of a tiny community of 110 people on the NSW Central Tablelands.
  
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• How a problem with clocks caused Telstra's national outage

  09-07-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Government agencies and academics both recently warned Telstra it was vulnerable to the type of error that caused this week's national outage.
  
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• Government, experts repeatedly warned of issue that caused Telstra outage

  09-07-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Government agencies and academics both recently warned Telstra it was vulnerable to the type of error that caused this week's national outage.
  
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• Footage shows interceptor missile test in Australian outback

  09-07-2026 10:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The prototype system included a mix of Australian and American technology, with Defence aiming to build a medium-range system to defend against missiles or aircraft bound for Australia.
  
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