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• Former diplomat blames Telstra landline service for repeated Triple Zero failures

  16-07-2026 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra promised Alastair Gaisford that his wife's healthcare was a priority. But he says 15 landline outages, including some that could have prevented the ability to call Triple Zero in an emergency, have convinced him otherwise.
  
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• Controversial Sunshine Coast housing development fast-tracked

  17-07-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government declares the Halls Creek development a priority development area. The project is expected to deliver 12,000 new homes.
  
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• Melbourne, Sydney most expensive in world for beer and cigarettes, study finds

  17-07-2026 09:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The Mapping the World's Prices report, published by Deutsche Bank, compares cost-of-living data in 69 cities across six continents.
  
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• Supreme Court battle over traditional owner consultation pauses flood works

  17-07-2026 06:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government and a regional water authority have admitted they did not property consult with traditional owners before approving a controversial flood plain restoration project. 
  
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• Treasurer says AI key to raising productivity, lowering interest rates

  17-07-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The Treasurer has given an insight into his April meeting with Anthropic, arguing that Australia embracing AI is crucial for turning around the nation's lacklustre productivity and economic performance over recent decades.
  
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• Telstra outage caused by system being sent back two decades

  17-07-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The national Telstra outage last week was triggered by maintenance work that caused the system's clocks to go back two decades, the telco says.
  
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• No guarantee outages won't happen again, Telstra CEO says

  17-07-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The national Telstra outage last week was triggered by maintenance work that caused the system's clocks to go back two decades, the telco says.
  
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• Josh Fawaz's Like a Prayer now has AI credits on Spotify

  17-07-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  DJ and music producer Josh Fawaz has updated the song credits on Spotify on his viral track Like a Prayer. Generative AI drums and vocals are now credited.
  
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• Australia's number one song now has AI credits on Spotify

  17-07-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  DJ and music producer Josh Fawaz has updated the song credits on Spotify on his viral track Like a Prayer. Generative AI drums and vocals are now credited.
  
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• Whiskey, wine makers sound alarm for ancient trade of coopering

  17-07-2026 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  This ancient trade of coopering is fast evaporating as distillers look abroad to help keep their flavours top shelf.  
  
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• Australian distillers battle to bottle evaporating cooper trade

  17-07-2026 02:35 via abc.net.au
  
  This ancient trade of coopering is fast evaporating as distillers look abroad to help keep their flavours top shelf.  
  
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• Hume Highway reopens after driver dies in fiery truck crash

  17-07-2026 01:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A man has died after a fiery crash on the Hume Highway this morning, where two trucks collided and left part of the highway closed for hours.
  
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• Hume Highway reopens after driver dies in fiery aerosol truck crash

  17-07-2026 01:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A man has died after a fiery crash on the Hume Highway this morning, where two trucks collided and left part of the highway closed for hours.
  
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• Hume Highway partially closed, driver missing after fiery truck crash

  17-07-2026 01:50 via abc.net.au
  
  A truck has burst into flames after a crash involving another heavy vehicle on the Hume Highway south-west of Goulburn.
  
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• Victorian council 'disgusted' by mining company's attitude

  16-07-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  A regional council has declined a mining company's invitation to join a community reference group and slammed the company for its attitude towards community concerns.  
  
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• ATO asked to justify 'extravagant' $73m Adelaide office move

  16-07-2026 22:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Taxation Office will spend at least $73.4 million to relocate its offices into "the best building in Adelaide", four streets away. 
  
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• 'Substantial clean-up effort' needed for shuttered manganese smelter

  16-07-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's only manganese alloy smelter has closed, leaving the future of the site uncertain and the country more reliant on imported alloys for steel production.
  
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• Concerns smelter closure exposes Australia to geopolitical risk

  16-07-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's only manganese alloy smelter has closed, leaving the future of the site uncertain and the country more reliant on imported alloys for steel production.
  
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• Former diplomat complains of Triple Zero outages on Telstra's 'priority' service

  16-07-2026 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra promised Alastair Gaisford that his wife's healthcare was a priority. But he says 15 landline outages, including some that could have prevented the ability to call Triple Zero in an emergency, have convinced him otherwise.
  
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• South Korea wants to be an AI superpower. Here's why chips are key

  16-07-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  South Korea is doubling down on its bid to lead in AI, unveiling plans last month to spend hundreds of billions on developing its chip manufacturing.
  
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• AI needs more memory. South Korea is selling it at a price

  16-07-2026 21:03 via abc.net.au
  
  South Korea is doubling down on its bid to lead in AI, unveiling plans last month to spend hundreds of billions on developing its chip manufacturing.
  
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• 'Four billionaires and the Chinese government': Unions to take AI fight to Labor conference

  16-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years. 
  
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• ‘Four billionaires and the Chinese government’: Unions to take AI fight to Labor conference

  16-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years. 
  
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• AI jobs fight looms over Labor conference

  16-07-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Labor insiders expect ongoing debate about artificial intelligence when party faithful gather to hash out a policy platform to guide the next three years. 
  
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• 'They were not random attacks': The tankers targeted in the Strait of Hormuz

  16-07-2026 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The commercial tankers struck as they transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks were not random, but part of a "highly, highly targeted" campaign run by Tehran, according to marine traffic watchers. 
  
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• The tankers that triggered the latest Gulf escalation were 'highly, highly targeted'

  16-07-2026 20:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The commercial tankers struck as they transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent weeks were not random, but part of a "highly, highly targeted" campaign run by Tehran, according to marine traffic watchers. 
  
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• Parents go against court orders after children 'traumatised'

  16-07-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The Family Court granted John full custody of his kids, but he returned them to their mother, saying the judge got it wrong.
  
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• Dad granted full custody after four years in court returns children to mum

  16-07-2026 20:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The family court granted John full custody of his kids, but he returned them to their mother saying the judge got it wrong.
  
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• Win for MS patients facing drug pricing cliff

  16-07-2026 14:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Mark Butler has accepted independent advice for a rapid review of MS drugs to ensure they remain available on the PBS.
  
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• MS patients given PBS lifeline amid drug pricing dispute

  16-07-2026 14:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Health Minister Mark Butler has accepted independent advice for a rapid review of MS drugs to ensure they remain available on the PBS.
  
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