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• Live: Dutton puts defence on negotiating table on Trump's tariffs

  02-04-2025 19:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese vows to avoid a "race to the bottom" after US President Donald Trump unveiled a raft of global tariffs, including a 10 per cent reciprocal tariff on Australian imports to the US. Follow live.
  
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• Bluey tops US streaming charts for second year running

  29-01-2026 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Americans tuned in to watch 45.2 billion minutes of Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli last year. 
  
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• Nicheliving facing legal action over management of trust account

  29-01-2026 07:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Deregistered Perth builder Nicheliving is being taken to the WA State Administrative Tribunal over allegations it improperly released customer funds from a trust account. 
  
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• Deregistered Perth builder Nicheliving faces further legal action

  29-01-2026 07:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Deregistered Perth builder Nicheliving is being taken to the WA State Administrative Tribunal over allegations it improperly released customer funds from a trust account. 
  
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• Australian company to produce 10,000 tonnes of mineral critical for AI

  29-01-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian government fund will invest $75 million in Alpha HPA, helping it build the world's largest single manufacturing facility for high-purity aluminium materials.
  
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• State government backs out of central Queensland wind farm

  29-01-2026 03:11 via abc.net.au
  
  CleanCo says the project does not align with the Queensland Government Energy Roadmap, given changing energy market conditions.
  
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• Tasmania takes control of ore stockpile after Liberty Bell Bay defaults on loan

  29-01-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government appoints receivers and managers at Liberty Bell Bay smelter in the state's north to protect the manganese ore stockpile paid for by taxpayers.
  
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• Breaking: Tasmania takes control of ore stockpile after Liberty Bell Bay defaults on loan

  29-01-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government appoints receivers and managers at Liberty Bell Bay smelter in the state's north to protect the manganese ore stockpile paid for by taxpayers.
  
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• Gold Coast firm fined $14m over Qoin cryptocurrency

  29-01-2026 00:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The company behind the Gold Coast-based crypto token Qoin has been fined $14 million by the Federal Court following long-running legal action by the corporate watchdog.
  
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• Music rights body says Australian artists are fighting algorithms to be heard

  28-01-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  While this year's triple j Hottest 100 featured a significant number of Australian songs, local artists have suffered a shocking decline in online streaming figures over the past five years. 
  
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• Travel agents overwhelmed by new UK passport rules

  28-01-2026 19:52 via abc.net.au
  
  New passport rules for UK Australian dual citizens have customers in "tears", say travel agents who are working through the night to help. 
  
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• Jetstar twice violated own policy on fees for changing support worker's name

  28-01-2026 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The 22-year-old northern Tasmanian man with a disability was incorrectly told he'd have to pay a fee to change the name of his support worker on a ticket. After an apology and a refund, it happened again.
  
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• Jetstar twice violated own policy on fees for changing support worker

  28-01-2026 19:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The 22-year-old northern Tasmanian man with a disability was incorrectly told he'd have to pay a fee to change the name of his support worker on a ticket. After an apology and a refund, it happened again.
  
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• Amazon accidentally announces further 16,000 layoffs in AI pivot

  28-01-2026 16:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A misfired internal email was the first time many employees found out about a second round of job cuts in just six months.
  
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• Renewables supply more than fossil fuels as Australia notches power demand record

  28-01-2026 15:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid fits and starts, Australia's energy transition turned a big corner in 2025, as renewables shot past fossil fuels despite demand records.
  
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• Grid hits major milestone as coal, gas shrink amid ‘tripling’ battery discharge

  28-01-2026 15:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Amid fits and starts, Australia's energy transition turned a big corner in 2025, as renewables shot past fossil fuels despite demand records.
  
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• Would-be tenants queried on 'lifestyle' in 50-question rental applications

  28-01-2026 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.
  
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• Privacy concerns for renters filling out 50-question lease applications

  28-01-2026 15:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Tenants are being forced to hand over excessive personal data when applying for rental properties, with new research warning that applicants' personal information could be at risk.
  
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• Gem hunter illegally mined tonnes of turquoise ore at NT sacred site

  28-01-2026 10:35 via abc.net.au
  
  A gemstone dealer has received a four-month suspended prison sentence for illegally mining more than 8 tonnes of turquoise ore at a Northern Territory sacred site.
  
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• Chinese ambassador hints at retaliation over Port of Darwin

  28-01-2026 07:52 via abc.net.au
  
  China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, questions the Albanese government's ethics in wanting to return the Port of Darwin to Australian hands.
  
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• Fake Botox still being imported into Australia, months after first warning

  28-01-2026 07:04 via abc.net.au
  
  Counterfeit Botox vials were packaged in branded boxes that appear like a genuine product, according to a renewed warning from the Therapeutic Goods Administration.
  
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• Sobering export report for Australian producers as world turns off wine consumption

  28-01-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Global demand for Australian wine is continuing to dwindle, with the latest Wine Australia export report showing an 8 per cent decrease in 2025 as consumers opt for alcohol-free trends.
  
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• Sydney's worst hotspots for microplastic pollution revealed

  28-01-2026 03:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Microplastic pollution on Sydney's beaches and harbour shorelines has tripled in the past three years, according to a report, much of it from sources of "preventable losses".
  
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• Rate hike 'all but certain' as inflation well above RBA's target

  28-01-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation rose at the end of 2025, picking up more than forecast. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 per cent annually in December, up from 3.4 per cent in the year to November, adding to rate hike expectations.
  
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• Hotter-than-forecast inflation leaves RBA 'primed' to hike rates

  28-01-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation rose at the end of 2025, picking up more than forecast. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 per cent annually in December, up from 3.4 per cent in the year to November, adding to rate hike expectations.
  
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• Breaking: Inflation hotter than forecast at end of 2025

  28-01-2026 01:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Inflation rose at the end of 2025, picking up more than forecast. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 per cent annually in December, up from 3.4 per cent in the year to November, adding to rate hike expectations.
  
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• Scallop fishers throw catch overboard as Queensland trawling ban extended

  27-01-2026 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Fishing for scallops in inshore waters from Townsville to Hervey Bay was banned in 2021. While the catch will resume in the north, the southern fishery critical to the industry remains off limits. 
  
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• ICAC investigating allegations of $5m bribe offered to councillors

  27-01-2026 20:29 via abc.net.au
  
  The New South Wales corruption watchdog is examining allegations fugitive property developer Jean Nassif sought to bribe members of a former Parramatta council.
  
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• Australia's largest city is running out of landfill. It's causing a trash war

  27-01-2026 20:16 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal to build an incinerator in the regional town of Parkes could see 700,000 tonnes of Sydney's red bin rubbish transported there every year, and it has locals divided about the long-term health risks and environmental impacts. 
  
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• Smelter told slag reuse could pose 'significant' land use issues

  27-01-2026 19:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Liberty Bell Bay is considering how to use a manganese by-product, after concerns were raised by Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority.
  
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