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• From UberEats to a queen bed — no package is off limits to parcel thieves

  08-12-2024 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Helen Baker's daughter spent $200 on clothes online last month, only for the parcel to be stolen from the mailroom of her Newstead apartment complex.
  
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• Shirt brand owner shares fix to get thousands of Temu dupes taken down

  17-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Warwick Levy spent hours trying to get his brand's T-shirt designs removed from Temu as its reporting platform kept crashing.
  
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• Diesel 'crack spread' filling refiners' coffers as conflict cuts margins

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry

  17-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
  
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• Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says

  17-09-2026 18:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.
  
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• Smart glasses ban looms as Labor sets out new AI rules

  17-09-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.
  
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• Farming, tourism leaders slam federal government's backpacker cuts

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• Backpacker cuts slammed as 'low blow' for farming and tourism

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• Schools grappling with class 'splitting' as union flags industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• ACT schools grappling with class 'splitting', as union flags more industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• Coal-fired power needed to bolster $32bn Qld data centre, Nationals MP says

  17-09-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Nationals MP David Littleproud is backing more coal-fired power stations and nuclear energy to underpin the enormous energy requirements of a $32bn data centre.
  
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• Athlete tells court he can't get alleged Alan Jones kiss 'out of my memory'

  17-09-2026 05:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A high-profile athlete who claims he was kissed twice by Alan Jones without consent has returned to the ex-radio star's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Newly minted Bluey Dollarbuck features beloved backyard cricketer

  17-09-2026 03:17 via abc.net.au
  
  There will be 200,000 new Bluey coins but they will not be spotted circulating as cash. 
  
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• New mining objections laws 'hacking at safety net'

  17-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
  
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• New laws on mining objections 'hacking at safety net'

  17-09-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Proposed laws in Queensland would restrict who can object to a mine and give politicians greater control over whether objections are heard in court.
  
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• Landcare group prepares for new battle against billion-dollar mine

  17-09-2026 00:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Approval for a proposed silver mine in Central NSW was overturned in a legal challenge by a landcare group, but the project is set to be reassessed by the Independent Planning Commission.
  
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• RBA more likely to raise rates as US Federal Reserve lifts to 4pc

  16-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Markets are pricing in a nearly 90 per cent chance of Australia's reserve bank lifting interest rates in September following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike rates.
   
  
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• Live: US policymakers expect Fed to raise rates again this year

  16-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 25 basis points and policymakers expect one more hike before the end of the year.
  
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• Live: RBA more likely to raise rates as US Federal Reserve lifts to 4pc

  16-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Markets are pricing in a nearly 90 per cent chance of Australia's reserve bank lifting interest rates in September following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hike rates.
   
  
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• Sleepless nights and depression for buyers after Bathla collapse

  16-09-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Prospective buyers have been bunking with loved ones for more than a year, while current owners scramble to secure repairs on their Bathla properties.
  
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• Victoria's power on the line as data centres boom

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• Data centres boom hoovering power. But there's a growing problem

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• US Fed hikes interests rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation, Trump calls for cut

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation as Trump calls for cut

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis fire back, further widening Middle East war

  16-09-2026 18:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Iran-backed rebels in Yemen launch drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
  
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• $42b fund manager Cathie Wood sees interest rates topping 7pc on AI boom

  16-09-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The artificial intelligence boom could push the global economy into "good deflation" as economic growth surges, but that could result in interest rates exceeding 7 per cent, according to a major technology investor.
  
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• Victoria's construction sector royal commission to open next week

  16-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The inquiry into corruption on major Victorian infrastructure projects will hold an opening hearing next Wednesday, two months out from the state election.
  
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• Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town

  16-09-2026 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.
  
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