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• Grieving widow pleads to stay in tent during school holidays

  24-09-2022 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  It is no place to mourn a loved one — but there are no other housing options for this heartbroken widow in one of Australia's best-known tourist towns.
  
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• AI data centre provider could become one of Australia's biggest stock floats

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• Historic outback pub hits the market as restoration costs soar

  16-09-2026 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A heritage-listed hotel in Western Australia's Goldfields, infamous for its connection to the murders of two police officers a century ago, hits the market with an asking price of more than $1 million.
  
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• Fishers fund independent review in last-ditch effort to overturn gillnet ban

  16-09-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The North Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.
  
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• Australian company Sharon AI buys former Visy paper mill site at Ettamogah

  15-09-2026 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An AI company confirms it has purchased a large paper mill site in Ettamogah, north of Albury, but is yet to disclose why.
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss, as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing downturn ends record profit run for sellers

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Why Australia's most attractive renewables state is almost $1b behind

  15-09-2026 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW needs to dramatically increase the amount of renewables projects it commissions in order to meet its legislated 2030 targets.
  
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• Politicians raise concerns over parliament house being used to boost brands

  15-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Further questions have been raised about the hire of Parliament House for commercial purposes.
  
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• Influencers of scrutinised MLM tout parliament showcase to boost credibility

  15-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Further questions have been raised about the hire of Parliament House for commercial purposes.
  
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• 'Australia first' senator Ralph Babet's new fashion line not made in Australia

  15-09-2026 21:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Senator Ralph Babet's new fashion line, which includes Australian flag towels, mugs and socks, is made in South America and Asia.
  
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• Suncorp's debt collector engaging in 'worst kind' of bullying, former ACCC chair says

  15-09-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurance giant Suncorp's debt collector spent months using AI to harass an 81-year-old woman into paying a claim she was not responsible for. 
  
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• Concerns raised over 'problematic culture' at Suncorp's debt collector

  15-09-2026 20:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Insurance giant Suncorp's debt collector spent months using AI to harass an 81-year-old woman into paying a claim she was not responsible for. 
  
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• Western Renewables Link passes planning hurdle as cost review ordered

  15-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian premier orders a cost assessment of the controversial Western Renewables Link hours after the planning minister approves its environment effects statement. 
  
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• Breaking: Aussie fashion brand Cue Clothing falls into receivership

  15-09-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney-based fashion business Cue Clothing Co, which operates Cue and its sister brand Veronika Maine, has entered receivership.
  
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• Aussie fashion brand Cue Clothing falls into receivership

  15-09-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney-based fashion business Cue Clothing Co, which operates Cue and its sister brand Veronika Maine, has entered receivership.
  
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• Oil price could surge to $US150 as war engulfs major Middle East supply routes

  15-09-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The war front expanding in the US-Iran conflict has extended beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Red Sea. With no sign of de-escalation, there is a higher risk of war pushing oil prices towards $US150 per barrel, even higher than the level it reached during the global financial crisis in 2008.
  
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• Analysts warn 'uncontrolled demand destruction' may be needed to tame oil price

  15-09-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  With no sign of de-escalation, there is a higher risk the expanding Iran war will push oil prices even higher than the level it reached during the global financial crisis in 2008.
  
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• Analysts warn of 'uncontrolled demand destruction' as oil forecast to hit record high

  15-09-2026 08:51 via abc.net.au
  
  With no sign of de-escalation, there is a higher risk the expanding Iran war will push oil prices even higher than the level it reached during the global financial crisis in 2008.
  
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• Biosecurity concerns trigger Vietnam fruit import pause

  15-09-2026 07:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian government suspends pomelo imports just months after market access was first granted.
  
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• Rubber mask helps to track cattle methane emissions in real time

  15-09-2026 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A wearable mask that tracks the methane output of individual cattle in real time promises to help quantify the livestock sector's contribution to national emissions.
  
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• 'Head sock' helping in fight against cattle methane emissions

  15-09-2026 07:19 via abc.net.au
  
  A wearable mask that tracks the methane output of individual cattle in real time promises to help quantify the livestock sector's contribution to national emissions.
  
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• Tasmania falls to last in latest CommBank economic report

  15-09-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking. 
  
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• Tasmania comes last in latest CommBank economic rankings

  15-09-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania ranks last in CommBank's State of the States economic report, a significant decline from four years ago when it repeatedly topped the ranking. 
  
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• Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration

  15-09-2026 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
  
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• Breaking: Embattled caravan manufacturer collapses into administration

  15-09-2026 06:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunshine Coast-based Australian Off Road has called in administrators after the company went dark last week, leaving hundreds of customers and suppliers in limbo.
  
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• Emmys 2026 key moments: Widow's Bay takes six awards and Hacks star makes history

  15-09-2026 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Widow's Bay takes home six awards for its "weird show" at the 78th Emmys. Here's what else you may have missed. 
  
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• Whyalla's steelmaking gap could last years as potential job losses mount

  15-09-2026 05:20 via abc.net.au
  
  A resumption of steelmaking in Whyalla could be several years away, following the announcement that hundreds of jobs will go because of the demise of the blast furnace.
  
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• Worker hit by vehicle after pipe blast in underground mine

  15-09-2026 03:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Queensland's independent mining regulator has issued a safety alert after a man was critically injured at a mine.
  
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