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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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• 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 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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• 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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• Who is taking the biggest cut of the apple profits?

  08-09-2026 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Growers are welcoming higher prices for apples, but say they want the ACCC to better police the relationship between major supermarkets and farmers.
  
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• Can Australia produce another outback film classic?

  08-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Forty years on from Paul Hogan's iconic role as Crocodile Dundee, tourism and production houses are still riding an economic high on its success. But could another box office hit be hard to recreate?
  
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• Government to stop super being drained through fraud

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems.
  
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• Government to crack down on perpetrators of financial abuse

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems. 
  
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• Government targets 'heart-wrenching' financial abuse that drains super

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems. 
  
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• Abusive ex-partners rack up millions in debts for victims through tax system

  08-09-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of domestic violence would be punished rather than rewarded for their actions when committing abuse against their former partners through the tax and super systems. 
  
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• Whistleblowers allege fraud in $7.2b battery subsidy plan

  08-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 100 whistleblower tip-offs claim dodgy operators are rorting a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded solar battery program by mocking up installs, forging signatures and using unlicensed tradies for cash jobs.
  
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• 'Battery cowboys' accused of gaming taxpayer-funded scheme

  08-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 100 whistleblower tip-offs claim dodgy operators are rorting a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded solar battery program by mocking up installs, forging signatures and using unlicensed tradies for cash jobs.
  
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• 'Absolutely shocking': Tip-offs allege solar battery rebate fraud

  08-09-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 100 whistleblower tip-offs claim dodgy operators are rorting a multi-billion-dollar taxpayer-funded solar battery program by mocking up installs, forging signatures and using unlicensed tradies for cash jobs.
  
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• Israel closes UK consulate in East Jerusalem as three G7 countries ban settlement imports

  08-09-2026 14:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Britain, France and Canada will ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, in a move that prompted a swift retaliation and could spark a broader geopolitical storm.
  
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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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• 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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• Alan Jones's ex-colleague denies recollections 'not genuine'

  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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• 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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