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• Battery fire at tip could burn for weeks

  15-01-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  People are being urged to dispose of their batteries properly, after a series of fires at landfills across New South Wales.  
  
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• Live: ASX to open in the red, as gold and silver surge to new records

  19-01-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to open lower as safe haven assets surge amid global uncertainty. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX to open in the red

  19-01-2026 21:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to open lower as safe haven assets surge amid global uncertainty. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Residents of 'dumping capital' frustrated as nickel waste stored near homes

  19-01-2026 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The dumping of the waste is the latest in a series of similar events for the city which some now call "Australia’s waste capital".
  
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• New Trump tariffs on European allies could push EU to use 'trade bazooka'

  19-01-2026 20:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Following the Trump administration's recent tariff threat on European allies, some experts warn it may push Europe closer to China, and potentially see the European Union use its anti-coercion instrument, also known as a "trade bazooka", in response.
  
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• Prince Harry returns to court in battle with British tabloids

  19-01-2026 14:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Prince Harry has returned to court in London in his third and final attempt to tame the British tabloids through the legal system.
  
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• Prince Harry alleges 'terrifying' intrusions in court battle with British tabloids

  19-01-2026 14:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Prince Harry has returned to court in London in his third and final attempt to tame the British tabloids through the legal system.
  
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• Raw sewage headache continues six months after spill

  19-01-2026 04:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Six months on from a major sewage spill in Perth's south, one resident whose house was substantially damaged still has not been able to get the repairs he needs to move back in, blaming both the Water Corp and his insurance company for the delay.
  
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• Perth's median house price surges through $1 million mark

  19-01-2026 04:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Domain's latest quarterly house price report has found the cost to buy a home increased by 9.9 per cent in the last quarter of 2025, to a median of $1,087,762.
  
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• Oxfam says super rich should be taxed to tackle inequality

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia now has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, according to a new report from Oxfam. 
  
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• Calls to tax super-rich more as number of global billionaires hits record

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average.
  
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• Australia's 48 billionaires wealthier than bottom 40pc combined, Oxfam finds

  19-01-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Oxfam Australia is calling on the federal government to tax the super rich to help tackle growing inequality, as billionaires grow their wealth by more than half a million a day on average.
  
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• Mining city where buying explosives was once 'as complicated as ordering a burger'

  19-01-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A recent gelignite discovery during a Kalgoorlie renovation has brought back memories of a time when explosives were "freely available" in the mining city. 
  
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• Old tyres could help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• Can old tyres help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate?

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• Can old types help build tougher roads for the NT's extreme climate?

  18-01-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Roads buckle under the pressure of the Northern Territory's harsh climate, but a group of researchers think repurposing discarded materials may be the solution — not only helping the environment, but government budgets too.
  
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• ASX-listed company on brink of collapse buries whistleblower complaint

  18-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into whistleblower allegations finds senior managers at a NSW coal mine were involved in a decision by the mine to award their own companies multi-million-dollar contracts.
  
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• ASX-listed coal mining company buries whistleblower complaint

  18-01-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into whistleblower allegations finds senior managers at a NSW coal mine were involved in a decision by the mine to award their own companies multi-million-dollar contracts.
  
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• What you need to know about new Sydney Fish Market that opens today

  18-01-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  It is perhaps the most expensive seafood centre of its kind, but just what can visitors expect from the new $800 million Sydney Fish Market?
  
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• Celebrity chef among the new faces at $800m Sydney Fish Market

  18-01-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  It is perhaps the most expensive seafood centre of its kind, but just what can visitors expect from the new $800 million Sydney Fish Market?
  
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• Melbourne goes from among the most to least expensive capital cities

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• How Melbourne became the country's most affordable major capital

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• Gap between Melbourne and Sydney property prices at widest point in decades

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• Australian company battles illegal trade to crack Chinese seahorse market

  18-01-2026 19:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A seahorse farm in Tasmania thought it was onto a sure thing; exporting dried seahorses to the Chinese market — it turned out not to be as easy as hoped.
  
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• NATO allies warn Trump of 'dangerous downward spiral' over Greenland threats

  18-01-2026 15:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The US president says European countries will be hit with tariffs until a deal is struck that would see the Danish territory become an American possession.
  
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• Hundreds gather to protest fishing ban as premier defends 'tough decisions'

  18-01-2026 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Around 200 disgruntled fishers have journeyed through the streets of Perth to protest against the state government's decision to ban demersal fishing, as the WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed he planned to meet with the industry.
  
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• Dozens gather to protest fishing ban as premier defends 'tough decisions'

  18-01-2026 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of disgruntled fishers have journeyed through the streets of Perth to protest against the state government's decision to ban demersal fishing, as the WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed he planned to meet with the industry.
  
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• Return of the flying fish lures tourists to seafood capital

  18-01-2026 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Port Lincoln's world-famous Tunarama Festival has returned to the South Australian event calendar, with thousands of people lining the streets to celebrate the seafood industry.
  
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• How trailblazing strikers jumped out of windows to oppose government control

  17-01-2026 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Fed up with restrictions over what they earned and where they could go, pearl boat workers embarked on nine months of industrial action that would change the face of their communities forever. Ninety years on, their legacy is still felt across the Torres Strait.
  
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• Trump vows tariffs on eight European countries over Greenland stand-off

  17-01-2026 20:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Donald Trump announces the escalating tariffs for Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland as a row over Greenland continues.
  
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