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• Highly sensitive court data accessed by entity based in India

  16-02-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Highly sensitive Australian court files have been accessed offshore in breach of the privacy act and Commonwealth contractual obligations, an ABC investigation has revealed, raising concerns of a national security risk.
  
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• Algal bloom report lashed as 'vanilla' by scientist turned political candidate

  20-02-2026 02:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Fishing licence buybacks and long-term restocking plans are some of the recommendations in the latest report into South Australia's harmful algal bloom, which has been labelled as "vanilla" by one scientist turned political candidate.
  
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• A blow to Trump could be a $1.4bn windfall for Australian businesses

  20-02-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Modelling by consulting firm EY Australia shows Australian exporters would be owed more than $1.4 billion in refunds collectively if the US tariffs are struck down.
  
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• This regional city is looking to a modular solution for the housing crisis

  19-02-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid warnings regional housing shortages will deepen, the Pilbara city of Karratha in northern Western Australia is looking to modular homes as a cost-effective and quicker fix. 
  
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• This regional city is looking to a modular solution for housing crisis

  19-02-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid warnings regional housing shortages will deepen, the Pilbara city of Karratha in northern Western Australia is looking to modular homes as a cost-effective and quicker fix. 
  
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• Hopes modular homes will solve outback town's housing shortage woes

  19-02-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid warnings regional housing shortages will deepen, one regional city in northern Western Australia is looking to a modular solution. 
  
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• Live: ASX set to open lower, as Wall Street slumps

  19-02-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 is set to open lower in morning trade, following a slump on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX opens lower as Wall Street slumps

  19-02-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 opens lower in morning trade following a slump on Wall Street. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Live: ASX edges down while Austal wins $4b defence contract

  19-02-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX 200 has edged lower, while Austal's shares have surged after winning a $4 billion defence contract. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• No longer an elitist fantasy, EVs are becoming more affordable

  19-02-2026 20:05 via abc.net.au
  The price tag of EVs has been a barrier to uptake. As cheaper models hit the market, will more drivers go electric?
  
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• Dog food pricing 'not in the spirit' of Coles 'Down Down' promotion, court hears

  19-02-2026 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A second Coles manager has been grilled in the federal court over whether rushing a product onto a "Down Down" promotion could have broken internal guidelines.
  
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• Coles pet range manager grilled in court about 'Down Down' pricing of dog food

  19-02-2026 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A second Coles manager has been grilled in the federal court over whether rushing a product onto a "Down Down" promotion could have broken internal guidelines.
  
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• Coles manager admits dog food price moves were outside 'guardrails'

  19-02-2026 08:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A second Coles manager has been grilled in the federal court over whether rushing a product onto a "Down Down" promotion could have broken internal guidelines.
  
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• Salmon farm antibiotics found in native species

  19-02-2026 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the closest fish operation using it.
  
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• Long-awaited bus plan fails to reveal construction timeline or routes

  19-02-2026 07:31 via abc.net.au
  After about a year of delays, the Tasmanian government has released its strategic business case for the Greater Hobart Rapid Bus Network, but a lot of the detail has not been included.
  
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• How vegetable scraps could soon help power Queensland homes

  19-02-2026 06:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A new $291 million project set to turn farm scraps to energy has begun construction in Queensland's Scenic Rim. 
  
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• WA premier slams Alcoa's 'disappointing' environmental record

  19-02-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Roger Cook criticises Alcoa's "disappointing" environmental record, after it agreed to pay $55 million for clearing a native jarrah forest in WA's south without approval.
  
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• Alcoa's green efforts dubbed 'disappointing' by WA premier after $55m payment

  19-02-2026 03:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Roger Cook criticises Alcoa's environmental record for being "not at the level we expect", after the US mining giant agreed to pay $55 million for clearing a native jarrah forest in WA's south without approval.
  
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• Locals back Aussie bid for Whyalla but competition concerns loom

  19-02-2026 02:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Twelve months since the Whyalla steelworks was forced into administration, the sale process has entered its final stages, with the number of interested buyers narrowing from a field of 70 to five. Only one is an Australian-based bidder.
  
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• Unemployment rate remains at 4.1pc, leading to talk of another rate rise

  19-02-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in January, with 17,800 more employed people.
  
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• Unemployment rate remains at 4.1pc in January, leading to talk of another rate rise

  19-02-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in January, with 17,800 more employed people.
  
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• Unemployment rate remains at 4.1pc in January

  19-02-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1 per cent in January, with 17,800 more employed people.
  
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• Breaking: Unemployment rate remains at 4.1 pc in January

  19-02-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's unemployment rate remained at 4.1 pc in January, with 17,800 more employed people.
  
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• Zucchini flowers' short harvest window brings generations together

  19-02-2026 00:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Zucchini flowers wilt if they are not picked within a three to four-hour harvest window — and finding these delicate blooms is a family affair for the Hunts, who are helping save an industry at risk of disappearing.
  
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• Nine reporter says she 'shouldn't have had a drink' before viral live cross

  18-02-2026 23:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Danika Mason has apologised for letting her standards slip during a live cross to the Today show from the Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina.
  
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• Unemployment steady, ASX just misses record close, energy stocks bounce on oil spike — as it happened

  18-02-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A steady unemployment rate puts more pressure on interest rates, while solid company results and higher oil prices push the ASX to a near record close
  
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• Live: ASX set to follow Wall Street higher ahead of busy results day, oil surges

  18-02-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Wall Street's rise is expected to flow through to ASX as heavyweights Telstra, Wesfarmers and Goodman report this morning. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX follows Wall Street higher, unemployment steady

  18-02-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  While the unemployment rate remains steady, the ASX opened strongly on the back of a batch of solid results. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Residents creating water out of thin air as they wait for 'basic right'

  18-02-2026 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Just three hours from Brisbane, the residents of Cherbourg need to boil the town water to make it safe to drink. Delays to a new water treatment plant have driven them to use emerging technology that creates clean water from thin air.
  
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• Renewable energy company abandons court application over Darwin solar farm

  18-02-2026 20:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A renewable energy company planning to build a solar farm near Darwin withdraws a court application that traditional owners argued would "erase" their rights.
  
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