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• 'Fastest-growing fire risk': Exploding everyday items now 'top issue' for fire authorities

  24-08-2024 23:27 via abc.net.au
  
  New South Wales has reported 185 lithium ion battery fires up until August this year, with more than six battery fires per week. Fire and Rescue NSW has referred to battery fires as "the fastest growing fire risk" in the state.
  
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• Dozens of US Republicans call for tariff probe into Australian lamb

  27-02-2026 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Republicans write to Donald Trump's top trade officials to request an investigation into Australian lamb, as several members of Congress sponsor a bill for a 30 per cent tariff on Australian sheep products. 
  
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• Deadline looms for farmers refusing transmission line work on properties

  27-02-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Landholders opposed to VNI West have been given 30 days to allow environmental assessments before authorised officers can enter by force.
  
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• Locked and loaded, now gathering dust: What killed Narrabri's battery?

  27-02-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A community battery project three years in the making, run by a local not-for-profit and backed by the council, was killed after a spark of misinformation about its fire risk was ignited.   
  
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• How a spark of misinformation derailed a community battery in Narrabri

  27-02-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A community battery project three years in the making, run by a local not-for-profit and backed by the council, was killed after a spark of misinformation about its fire risk was ignited.   
  
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• Watching elderly at the ATM to demand cash is just one form of financial abuse

  27-02-2026 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts are warning elders are suffering in silence and are calling for more awareness around financial abuse to understand how it manifests within families and communities.
  
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• Warning financial abuse among First Nations elders a hidden problem

  27-02-2026 19:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts are warning elders are suffering in silence and are calling for more awareness around financial abuse to understand how it manifests within families and communities.
  
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• Coles shares dive as profit result misses expectations

  27-02-2026 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Financial results for supermarket giant Coles underperform, with stocks following suite.
  
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• Brewery shuts down after neighbour's noise complaint sparks council stoush

  27-02-2026 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Popular Sunshine Coast brewery and music venue Terella Brewing will close after a legal stoush with the local council.
  
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• Tasmania's finances to 'rapidly deteriorate', Treasury warns

  27-02-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's Department of Treasury and Finance has issued a dire warning about the state's finances, and says there are no easy fixes.
  
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• Netflix declines to raise offer for Warner, paving way for Paramount takeover

  27-02-2026 01:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Netflix has declined to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over the fellow storied Hollywood giant.
  
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• This tiny change to Australia's $1 coin could be easily missed

  27-02-2026 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The Royal Australian Mint releases a limited edition $1 coin to mark the 60th anniversary of the introduction of decimal currency.
  
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• Tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers overcharged, ASIC alleges

  27-02-2026 00:49 via abc.net.au
  
  ASIC is taking legal action over allegations Budget Direct customers lost online discounts they were promised and were overcharged.
  
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• Almost 40,000 Budget Direct customers overcharged, ASIC takes legal action

  27-02-2026 00:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The corporate regulator is taking legal action over allegations Budget Direct customers lost online discounts they were promised and were overcharged.
  
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• Labor not ruling out negative gearing changes

  27-02-2026 00:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A government source said it would make sense to consider negative gearing and capital gains tax changes together, but that no decision was close to being made.
  
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• High cost of flying leaves Kimberley residents feeling isolated

  27-02-2026 00:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Steep airfares in the remote region are forcing residents to reconsider if living in the Kimberley is worth it.
  
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• Government launches consultation into locally made wind infrastructure

  26-02-2026 22:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is exploring the feasibility of manufacturing wind energy infrastructure locally, with the federal minister for industry saying he is "sick of the naysayers" who say local manufacturing is not sustainable. 
  
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• One of the world's stars isn't touring the US, but drawing crowds in Sydney

  26-02-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Global powerhouse Bad Bunny is bringing together Sydney’s Latin diaspora and exciting fans who cannot speak a word of Spanish. 
  
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• 'It gives us pride': Bad Bunny tour unites Sydney's Latin diaspora

  26-02-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Global powerhouse Bad Bunny is bringing together Sydney’s Latin diaspora and exciting fans who cannot speak a word of Spanish. 
  
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• Renewables rollout leaves $600k repair bill for road 'bogholes'

  26-02-2026 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional councils hosting renewable energy infrastructure say the reality differs from what was promised, often leaving them with damage bills worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.  
  
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• Renewable rollout leaves $600k repair bill for road 'bogholes'

  26-02-2026 19:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Regional councils hosting renewable energy infrastructure say the reality differs from what was promised, often leaving them with damage bills worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.  
  
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• Thousands break into property market with 5% Deposit Scheme

  26-02-2026 19:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of people buying their first home with a 5 per cent deposit surges after the federal government makes sweeping changes to the scheme.
  
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• 'Massive jump' on number of first home buyers with 5pc deposit

  26-02-2026 19:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The number of people buying their first home with a 5 per cent deposit surges after the federal government makes sweeping changes to the scheme.
  
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• Insufficient data on human health risks, but antibiotic use approved anyway

  26-02-2026 19:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's health department and environment watchdog questioned the scientific rigour behind an application to use the antibiotic florfenicol in salmon farms, including a lack of evidence about its impact on humans, documents show.
  
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• Health, environment departments questioned salmon antibiotic approval

  26-02-2026 19:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's health department and environment watchdog questioned the scientific rigour behind an application to use the antibiotic florfenicol in salmon farms, including a lack of evidence about its impact on humans, documents show.
  
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• SPC scales back plans for Shepparton juice production move

  26-02-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  SPC Global is moving juice production away from Melbourne in a bid to save $8 million a year.
  
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• Abattoir pauses operations on same day live export transition funds roll out

  26-02-2026 05:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Forty farming families and five processors have secured live sheep transition funding from more than 260 applicants, including Beaufort River Meats in the Great Southern, which has temporarily shut down amid ongoing livestock shortages.
  
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• Qantas shares fall more than 6 per cent after first-half profit announced

  26-02-2026 03:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Qantas' first-half profit result has disappointed shareholders, but chief executive Vanessa Hudson says the airline's largest fleet renewal in history will pay off.
  
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• 'Lives at risk': Senator fears Triple Zero system failing after deaths

  26-02-2026 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate committee hears bombshell testimony about Optus's processes during an outage that led to the deaths of multiple customers who were unable to call Triple Zero.
  
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• Hearing reveals panic at Optus call centre as Triple Zero crisis unfolded

  26-02-2026 03:04 via abc.net.au
  
  A Senate committee hears bombshell testimony about Optus's processes during an outage that led to the deaths of multiple customers who were unable to call Triple Zero.
  
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