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• Mass power outages from dust pollution see SA Power deploy taskforce

  21-01-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Ongoing dry conditions across South Australia since 2024 are causing dust and salt to build up across inland and coastal power networks, polluting insulators and leading to mass blackouts.
  
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• Climate activists charged after Woodside offshore rig stunt

  19-10-2026 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Greenpeace activists are due to face court after sailing out to open waters and occupying an offshore gas platform to protest Woodside's planned gas developments.
  
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• Breaking: Climate activists charged after Woodside offshore rig stunt

  19-10-2026 03:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Greenpeace activists are due to face court after sailing out to open waters and occupying an offshore gas platform to protest Woodside's planned gas developments.
  
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• Judge finds Aboriginal protection order on goldmine 'fundamentally flawed'

  19-10-2026 02:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court identifies fundamental flaws in the process involved in granting Aboriginal protection to part of a goldmine site in New South Wales.  
  
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• Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura and Horsham

  19-10-2026 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The coalition says passenger services would return to Mildura and Dimboola by mid-2029 as part of its $51.2 million Wimmera Mallee Rail plan. 
  
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• Victorian Liberal Nationals promise to return V/Line trains to Mildura

  19-10-2026 01:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The coalition says passenger services would return to Mildura and Dimboola by mid-2029 as part of its $51.2 million Wimmera Mallee Rail plan. 
  
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• Oyster farmers cautious ahead of summer as algal bloom recovery continues

  18-10-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australian oyster growers are reporting recovery after last year's harmful algal bloom is moving at different speeds along the coastline with challenges including a decrease stock and increase in barnacles. 
  
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• Council moves to block Coles store near protected wetlands

  18-10-2026 22:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Two Victorian councils join forces to prevent a new Coles supermarket from being built near a tourist hub on the Bellarine Peninsula. 
  
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• Queensland's plan for one million new homes leaves some feeling squeezed out

  18-10-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As it marks two years in office, the LNP has touted a rise in the rate of homes under construction in Queensland, but it still falls short of what's needed to build one million in 20 years. 
  
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• Queensland's plan for 1 million new homes leaves some feeling squeezed out

  18-10-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As it marks two years in office, the LNP has touted a rise in the rate of homes under construction in Queensland, but it still falls short of what is needed to build 1 million in 20 years. 
  
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• Queensland's 'ambitious' plan for one million new homes leaves some feeling squeezed out

  18-10-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  As it marks two years in office, the LNP has touted a rise in the rate of homes under construction in Queensland, but it still falls short of what's needed to build one million in 20 years. 
  
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• Suncorp borrowers' mortgage payments could spike in ANZ transfer

  18-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Suncorp mortgage borrowers have received an alarming email informing them ANZ's takeover could see their minimum monthly mortgage repayments increase by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Suncorp borrower's mortgage payments could spike in ANZ transfer

  18-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Suncorp mortgage borrowers have received an alarming email informing them ANZ's takeover could see their minimum monthly mortgage repayments increase by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Suncorp borrower's mortgage payments could spike amid transfer to ANZ

  18-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Suncorp mortgage borrowers have received an alarming email informing them ANZ's takeover could see their minimum monthly mortgage repayments increase by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Suncorp borrowers could face 'unwelcome shock' in ANZ transfer

  18-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Suncorp mortgage borrowers have received an alarming email informing them ANZ's takeover could see their minimum monthly mortgage repayments increase by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Suncorp Bank borrowers could face 'unwelcome shock' in ANZ transfer

  18-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Suncorp Bank mortgage borrowers have received an alarming email informing them ANZ's takeover could see their minimum monthly mortgage repayments increase by hundreds of dollars.
  
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• Women allege pregnancy discrimination inside government departments

  18-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A former high-ranking counterterrorism official is among 24 women working in the public sector who told Four Corners they experienced discrimination after falling pregnant. 
  
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• Soaring AI stocks create lopsided US economy

  18-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say AI's dominance of the US market brings risks all of its own. 
  
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• Soaring AI companies create lopsided US economy

  18-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say AI's dominance of the US market brings risks all of its own. 
  
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• Parents allege mistreatment inside government departments

  18-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A former high-ranking counterterrorism official is among 24 women working in the public sector who told Four Corners they experienced discrimination after falling pregnant. 
  
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• A small group of AI companies are creating a lopsided US economy

  18-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say AI's dominance of the US market brings risks all of its own. 
  
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• Two people in custody after protest at offshore Woodside gas platform

  18-10-2026 07:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Two people are in police custody after occupying an offshore Woodside platform about 200 kilometres off Western Australia's coast to protest against the company's gas operations. 
  
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• It's the other spirit of Tasmania but the worldwide whisky business is in trouble

  18-10-2026 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A global whisky downturn is hitting distillers from Kentucky to Kilkenny. But it is unfamiliar territory for Tasmania, where producers are facing their biggest challenge since the state was governed by colonial law.
  
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• Bill Lark is the godfather of Australian whisky but he has never seen times like these

  18-10-2026 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A global whisky downturn is hitting distillers from Kentucky to Kilkenny. But it is unfamiliar territory for Tasmania, where producers are facing their biggest challenge since the state was governed by colonial law.
  
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• Amid whisky's global gloom Tasmania is still seizing 'amazing opportunities'

  18-10-2026 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A global whisky downturn is hitting distillers from Kentucky to Kilkenny. But it is unfamiliar territory for Tasmania, where producers are facing their biggest challenge since the state was governed by colonial law.
  
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• Timor-Leste president says stalled gas project 'finally happening'

  18-10-2026 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Jose Ramos-Horta says agreements for the long-stalled Greater Sunrise gas project will be signed within the next few months.
  
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• Timor-Leste president says first gas agreements to be signed

  18-10-2026 04:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Jose Ramos-Horta says agreements for the long-stalled Greater Sunrise gas project will be signed within the next few months.
  
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• Gas company called 'rude' for not sharing decommissioning news earlier

  18-10-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Emails obtained under Freedom of Information show the Canadian-owned company and the state government had been discussing the network's future eight months before affected customers were informed.
  
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• Assistant treasurer knew about ATO's credit card ban plans months ago

  18-10-2026 01:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Assistant Treasurer Daniel Mulino concedes the government knew the Australian Taxation Office was considering banning credit card payments in July, months before the decision was made public.
  
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• How artificial intelligence is helping the lobster industry

  17-10-2026 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence technology capable of recognising individual lobsters is being used in a bid to strengthen consumer trust — and even break into new markets.
  
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