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• Modelling finds 'outdated' law costing teens $411m in superannuation

  31-08-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers aged under 18 who work less than 30 hours a week for one employer do not currently get paid superannuation, which the Super Members Council says is discriminatory.
  
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• Amateur drone pilots put races and aircraft at risk, authorities say

  02-09-2026 00:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Looking through her shots from an outback camel race, a photographer notices she snapped a drone where it should not have been.
  
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• Rare photos found in attic shed light on Indigenous rights movement

  02-09-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  They waited in a Fremantle attic for decades. Now an anthropologist's snapshots of remote Australian history are about to see the light of day.
  
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• NSW premier 'serious' about Indian airline joining Western Sydney Airport

  01-09-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Chris Minns met Air India representatives in New Delhi on Tuesday night, however no formal agreement has been reached.
  
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• Indian airline agreement with Western Sydney Airport still up in the air

  01-09-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Chris Minns met Air India representatives in New Delhi on Tuesday night, however no formal agreement has been reached.
  
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• Midnight power raid by big batteries in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Big batteries' midnight power raid now in regulator's crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• Big batteries’ midnight power raid now in regulator’s crosshairs

  01-09-2026 22:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Batteries have been hailed as an antidote to price pain but strange charging behaviour in WA has pushed the market higher. Now the regulator is preparing to intervene.
  
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• AI boom could hit housing pipeline as worker shortage grows

  01-09-2026 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A government-established jobs and skills commission is calling on urgent action to add thousands of skilled tradespeople to the workforce and address poaching across projects.
  
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• Former UTAS executive alleges 'smear campaign' after she reported her relationship

  01-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
  
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• Former UTAS exec alleges 'smear campaign' after reporting relationship

  01-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A former senior HR executive at the University of Tasmania alleges the institution mishandled her conflict-of-interest disclosure about a relationship she had formed with another executive.
  
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• Social media algorithm opt-in would curb 'manosphere', says advocate

  01-09-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Consent advocate Chanel Contos wants Australians to be able to opt out of algorithm-driven content.
  
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• 76yo loses retirement savings as granny flat builder collapses

  01-09-2026 10:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Customers detail their "heartbreaking" financial losses after the collapse of Bella Modular, as a liquidator is appointed to see if any money can be clawed back for creditors.
  
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• Inquiry slams years of government failure before rushed fishing ban

  01-09-2026 09:32 via abc.net.au
  
  A lower house committee has scrutinised the Tasmanian government's decision to ban people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south. It found the government failed to properly manage the species for years, before rushing through the ban without proper consultation.
  
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• Brisbane's ferry workers to go on strike during Riverfire

  01-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Brisbane ferry workers have been undertaking intermittent industrial action since July 30, with pay negotiations between the Maritime Union of Australia and RiverCity Ferries stalling.
  
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• Crackdown on alleged misuse of housing contract sunset clauses in SA

  01-09-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Legislation to stop homebuyers being left high and dry by developers misusing sunset clauses in contracts will soon be introduced to SA parliament, the state government says.
  
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• 'No action' against Chris Ellison, MinRes after regulator ends tax probe

  01-09-2026 08:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The corporate regulator said it would take "no action" against the Perth-based miner and its managing director after concluding its investigation into the tax allegations.
  
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• Once-in-a-generation Australian bond sell-off is 'bad news' for everyone

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Key interest rate hits 15-year high, affecting all Australians

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Key interest rate hits 15-year high, affecting all Australian borrowers

  01-09-2026 08:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The yield of the Australian government's 10-year bond has climbed to a 15-year high, in a worrying sign for Australian borrowers. 
  
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• Major developer faces liquidation as funding deadline brought forward

  01-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators of crumbling property development business Bathla Group are preparing to liquidate it by the end of the day. 
  
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• Debt-ridden developer at risk of collapse unless it secures $20m tonight

  01-09-2026 08:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators of crumbling property development business Bathla Group are preparing to liquidate it by the end of the day. 
  
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• Materials to rebuild homes after disaster rise by 70pc in five years, report finds

  01-09-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  According to a report released by the Insurance Council of Australia, the cost to build a home in Australia has risen almost 30 per cent in five years.
  
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• Materials to rebuild homes after disaster rise by 70 per cent in five years, report finds

  01-09-2026 07:13 via abc.net.au
  
  According to a report released by the Insurance Council of Australia, the cost to build a home in Australia has risen almost 30 per cent in five years.
  
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• Energy watchdog slaps down billion-dollar bailout for transmission line

  01-09-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest transmission company's bid to pass a billion-dollar bill on to consumers for a bungled high-voltage power line has been slapped down by the regulator.
  
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• Energy regulator rejects Transgrid bid for taxpayer bailout

  01-09-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest transmission company's bid to pass a billion-dollar bill on to consumers for a bungled high-voltage power line has been slapped down by the regulator.
  
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• Phones and computers are about to be more expensive — thanks to AI

  01-09-2026 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The price of phones, laptops and game consoles are rising thanks to a global shortage of their most important part. 
  
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• How the AI boom is making phone prices soar

  01-09-2026 05:19 via abc.net.au
  
  The price of phones, laptops and game consoles are rising thanks to a global shortage of their most important part. 
  
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• Oil prices surge on latest US-Iran flare-up, ASX slips as housing slump continues — as it happened

  31-08-2026 23:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest flare-up in hostilities between the US and Iran has led to a 3 per cent surge in the oil price. The Australian share market slips while house prices are falling in most of the nation's capital cities. 
  
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• Fracked gas from Beetaloo Basin will flow to NT power grid from today

  31-08-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  As of today, gas fracked from the Beetaloo Basin will flow into the Northern Territory's power grid, with the CLP forecasting the project will generate billions in economic value. But environmental activists say hundreds of Territorians oppose the project.
  
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