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• FTX founder says he did not 'knowingly' misuse clients' funds

  01-12-2022 05:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The former CEO of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX says he did not "knowingly" misuse customers' funds, and he believes his millions of angry customers will eventually be compensated.
  
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• Home prices 'fully in decline' with biggest national fall since 2022

  30-06-2026 16:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian home values record their biggest decline in more than three years as the housing market slowdown that began in Sydney and Melbourne spreads across the country.
  
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• 'I object!': What critics are saying about Legally Blonde prequel Elle

  30-06-2026 08:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Legally Blonde was an overwhelming hit, so what do critics think of the prequel Elle?
  
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• From 'dull and deluded' to 'a peppy, hot pink delight': What critics think of Elle

  30-06-2026 08:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Legally Blonde was an overwhelming hit, so what do critics think of the prequel Elle?
  
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• Australian horticulture production value hits record $19.5b

  30-06-2026 08:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The value of Australia's horticulture sector has more than doubled in a decade, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
  
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• Uber defends imposing 'disability tax' on riders 

  30-06-2026 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Uber has defended slugging riders who require extra assistance with a "disability tax", amid ongoing criticism over how it treats people with disability.
  
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• 'One last crack' to restart Whyalla’s blast furnace as workers face nervous wait

  30-06-2026 07:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The aging blast furnace at the Whyalla steelworks could be permanently shut down before the steelworks transitions to a direct-reduced iron plant and electric arc furnace, placing hundreds of jobs at risk.
  
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• Rex Airlines breached continuous disclosure obligations

  30-06-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Rex contravened its continuous disclosure obligations and misled the market, the NSW Supreme Court found on Tuesday.
  
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• Bid to make scam texts easier to detect set to begin

  30-06-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The changes will come into effect tomorrow and small businesses will need to get in touch with their telco. 
  
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• Bid to make scam texts easier to detect in force tomorrow

  30-06-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The changes will come into effect tomorrow and small businesses will need to get in touch with their Telco. 
  
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• Five tonnes of antibiotics used to combat disease in salmon

  30-06-2026 06:32 via abc.net.au
  
  More than five tonnes of antibiotics were used to treat a disease that killed 9,000 tonnes of fish last summer, Salmon Tasmania says.
  
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• Temporary ban to protect Whyalla's 'significantly low' cuttlefish numbers

  30-06-2026 05:25 via abc.net.au
  
  From Wednesday, a 90-day exclusion will begin at the cuttlefish sanctuary zone between Black Point and Stony Point in South Australia's Upper Spencer Gulf.
  
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• Nervous wait for snow after 'terrible' start to NSW ski season

  30-06-2026 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Snow may finally be on the way as NSW ski resorts ride out a slow start to the season.
  
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• Why Telstra, Optus and TPG mobile coverage maps now look different

  30-06-2026 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's major telcos are being forced to comply with new standards when promoting mobile coverage networks, and Telstra is not happy.
  
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• Qld pubs to open early for Socceroos match with special licence

  30-06-2026 04:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The trial changes to licence laws will allow venues to apply to open from 3am to 7am to broadcast the game.
  
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• Major coal mine to close in 2028 with hundreds of jobs lost, union says

  30-06-2026 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The Mining and Energy Union says 60 jobs at Yancoal's Ashton underground coal mine will be cut soon, with a full closure expected by early 2028. 
  
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• Major coal mine to close in 2028 with hundreds of jobs lost

  30-06-2026 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of jobs will be lost over the next 18 months as a major coal operation in the New South Wales Upper Hunter begins a staged closure.
  
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• Private equity boss banned from driving over 'absolute shocker' crash

  30-06-2026 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Private equity baron Joel Thickins has had his license suspended after pleading guilty to negligent driving while under the influence of alcohol and refusing a breath test. 
  
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• Corporate titan pleads guilty over 'absolute shocker' drunken crash

  30-06-2026 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Private equity baron Joel Thickins has had his license suspended after pleading guilty to negligent driving while under the influence of alcohol  and refusing a breath test. 
  
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• EY staff allegedly access Anthony Albanese's banking information

  30-06-2026 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Ernst and Young employees allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking information while working for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.
  
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• Ernst and Young staff sacked as Albanese's banking information allegedly breached

  30-06-2026 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Ernst and Young employees have been sacked after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking information was allegedly breached while pair worked for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.
  
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• Ernst and Young staff allegedly access Albanese's banking information

  30-06-2026 02:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Ernst and Young employees allegedly accessed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's personal banking information while working for the accounting firm at the Commonwealth Bank.
  
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• New fellowship for mid-career journalists honours Judith Whelan

  30-06-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC, The Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney University have created a new fellowship to honour the late Judith Whelan, a trailblazing leader in media.
  
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• Breaking: ACCC sues Amazon over 'unfair' Prime streaming service

  30-06-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service. 
  
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• Amazon sued over alleged unfair terms on streaming service

  30-06-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service. 
  
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• ACCC sues Amazon over introduction of ads on Prime

  30-06-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing Amazon over allegedly having unfair contract terms for its Prime streaming service. 
  
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• Worker says forestry transition program 'decimated' Gippsland's small towns

  29-06-2026 21:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian Forestry Transition Program is ending. In the regions that relied on the timber trade, the question is whether it worked.
  
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• Popular 'rewards club' banned in NSW as national crackdown looms

  29-06-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's biggest "rewards clubs" has been banned from running any gaming activity in New South Wales for 18 months after allegedly breaking the law.
  
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• Giveaway club RS Rewards accused of 'ongoing and misleading conduct'

  29-06-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's biggest "rewards clubs" has been banned from running any gaming activity in New South Wales for 18 months after allegedly breaking the law.
  
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• Concerns hospital giant could 'cherrypick' private patients from public hospital

  29-06-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A trial to ease pressure on a public emergency department has raised concerns a multi-million-dollar company is getting a special deal.
  
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