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• Breaking: Telstra joint venture to cut up to 209 jobs as AI projects evolve

  10-02-2026 09:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra said this move will "bring an enhanced experience" to its customers, but did not make clear how many jobs in the joint venture (JV) are set to be moved to India.
  
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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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• 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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• 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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