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• Coalition's power line pledge could win back farmer votes

  19-08-2026 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  West Victorian farmers, increasingly supportive of One Nation, welcome the Coalition's announcement to scrap a controversial transmission line.
  
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• New exclusion zones for adult entertainment venues in Adelaide's CBD

  20-08-2026 08:28 via abc.net.au
  
  New adult entertainment services including sex shops will be banned from operating in prominent locations across the Adelaide CBD and North Adelaide, but existing venues will be able to remain.
  
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• Lawyer says 'beef' behind alleged victim's complaint against Alan Jones

  20-08-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Alan Jones's defence lawyers have accused one of the veteran broadcaster's alleged assault victims of confiding in two men who "hated" Mr Jones as part of a workplace "beef" at commercial radio station 2GB.
  
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• Albany residents cut off from mains gas to get compensation

  20-08-2026 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  After months of uncertainty, the WA government announces a transition package for the thousands of residents and businesses impacted by gas supplier ATCO's decision to walk away from a regional city's mains gas network.
  
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• Why Albanese's dinner at a billionaire family’s home is under scrutiny

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.
   
  
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• Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption scandals involving relatives

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.
   
  
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• Albanese dinner host's family fortune linked to corruption involving relatives

  20-08-2026 05:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The fortune of Australian billionaire Phillip Lee, whose son recently hosted a dinner attended by Anthony Albanese, has been linked to major corruption scandals involving relatives in China.
   
  
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• 'Out of control' cost-of-living pressures drive demand for food charities

  20-08-2026 04:29 via abc.net.au
  
  As demand for food charities and housing services rise, one family has travelled Australia with barbecues and smokers to deliver low-cost and slow-cooked meat dishes to people experiencing hardship. 
  
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• Unemployment rate hits 4.5pc, the highest level in post-COVID era

  20-08-2026 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate hits 4.5pc in July, the highest level in the post-COVID era, reducing the chance of another rate hike in September.
  
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• Grain giant's $400m rail upgrade sparks unexpected train pain for country town

  20-08-2026 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents of Mount Barker say CBH's new rail fleet is causing earthquake-like vibrations at their homes and businesses.
  
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• Industry condemns labour hire company that misled inspectors on farm

  20-08-2026 00:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland Strawberry Growers Association president condemns the operators of a former labour hire provider for deliberately falsifying documents and breaching workplace laws.
  
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• Call to bail out Australia's last remaining nickel smelter

  20-08-2026 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government says it has "acted decisively in the national interest" by propping up four privately-owned smelters in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and SA. Now there is a call for it save the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter.
  
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• Australia's debt hits $1 trillion as US debt passes $US40 trillion threshold — as it happened

  19-08-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's debt has hit $1 trillion at the same time the United States sees its debt pass $US40 trillion.
  
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• Residents of 'serene, peaceful' village concerned over big battery plans

  19-08-2026 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals say the company behind the proposal failed to answer questions about noise and light pollution, and bushfire safety.
  
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• Cut-price haircuts grow in popularity with cost-savvy salon-goers

  19-08-2026 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Cost-of-living pressures drive more people through the doors of apprentice-run hairdressing salons across Queensland — and that's good news for both customers and apprentices learning skills on the job.
  
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• UK-based firm eyes Tasmanian smelter in liquidation

  19-08-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A UK-based green technologies company says the state and federal governments should continue agitating for the best interests of the country when it comes to Liberty Bell Bay's future.
  
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• Previous migration policies 'taking the p*ss' warns migrant rich-lister

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Not enough people to do 'the hard work' if migration slashed, businesses warn

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Business leaders urge focus on skills not numbers in migration debate

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Australia 'can be very selective' about migration, says migrant rich lister

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Australia 'can be very selective' about migration, says migrant rich-lister

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Newly hired fish food worker quits, raises mould and pigeon risks

  19-08-2026 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's largest supplier of fish feed products fires back over a former employee's claim that mould and pigeon poo are contaminating pellets at a factory supplying Tasmania's salmon industry.
  
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• Fish feed giant Skretting fires back over Facebook claims of contamination

  19-08-2026 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's largest supplier of fish feed products fires back over a former employee's claim that mould and pigeon poo are contaminating pellets at a factory supplying Tasmania's salmon industry.
  
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• Scam payments lead to an Australian business and its Israeli owner

  19-08-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian e-learning website was used as a front for scammers selling fraudulent investments, an ABC investigation reveals.
  
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• Money trail from fake ABC articles leads to international fraud network

  19-08-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian e-learning website was used as a front for scammers selling fraudulent investments, an ABC investigation reveals.
  
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• The life lesson Peter Garrett wishes more people knew

  19-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Garrett is well aware of his place in Australian music history. But at 73, he's far more interested in what's next than what's behind him.
  
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• Peter Garrett on the one thing more valuable than success

  19-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Garrett is well aware of his place in Australian music history. But at 73, he's far more interested in what's next than what's behind him.
  
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• Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children

  19-08-2026 16:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe. 
  
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• Oil prices spike after ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by fresh strikes

  19-08-2026 10:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Three ships travelling through the contested Strait of Hormuz have been hit in recent days, according to British maritime officials, with casualties reported.
  
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• Planners knock back controversial plan for new Bunnings store

  19-08-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Planning authorities decline a fiercely contested multimillion-dollar plan for Bunnings to build a new store 10km from its existing premises in Bunbury.
  
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