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• National park officials defend 'diabolical' new booking system for WA campers

  14-02-2026 03:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A West Australian department is working to refine its new campsite booking system for a World Heritage area after its website crashed during the first week of the trial.
  
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• London tourist tax on accommodation will be capped at 5pc, mayor says

  12-09-2026 06:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Legislation unveiled by the government this week will allow local authorities to charge a flat fee or percentage of an overnight stay for domestic and international guests in London accommodations.  
  
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• Victoria Police conduct dozens of welfare checks after Optus outage

  12-09-2026 02:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Optus outage yesterday left some callers struggling to get through to emergency services for more than an hour.
  
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• Bendigo, Geelong urged to join light rail revolution

  12-09-2026 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost 20 years ago, transport expert Peter Newman called for Bendigo's trams to be used as public transport. Now, Bendigo and Geelong are among several cities across Australia looking to adopt light rail as a potential transport solution.
  
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• Saudi Arabia closes oil pipeline after drone attack launched from Iraq

  12-09-2026 01:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Drones launched from Iraq have hit a major Saudi oil pipeline and led to its closure, as Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels capture a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.
  
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• Diesel price 'deja vu' for grain farmers nearing harvest

  12-09-2026 00:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers are embarking on the fourth largest winter harvest on record as the diesel price rises again.
  
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• 'Has anybody been consulted?': Businesses hit by TasWater bill increase

  12-09-2026 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have been hit with hefty bill increases by Tasmania's water provider, leaving some wondering if they can remain open. 
  
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• 'Has anybody been consulted?' Business owners stunned by bill increase

  12-09-2026 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have been hit with hefty bill increases by Tasmania's water provider, leaving some wondering if they can remain open. 
  
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• Club reliant on raffles, alcohol sales concerned over TasWater bill hike

  12-09-2026 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have been hit with hefty bill increases by Tasmania's water provider, leaving some wondering if they can remain open. 
  
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• Business sees 500pc sewage bill increase in wake of TasWater changes

  12-09-2026 00:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have been hit with hefty bill increases by Tasmania's water provider, leaving some wondering if they can remain open. 
  
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• Australian-first water recycling tech switched on in regional NSW

  12-09-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A new water recycling plant in Central NSW can process '16 times' more efficiently than existing systems, its inventor says. 
  
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• Best wet season in decades gives life to living medicine cabinet

  11-09-2026 23:57 via abc.net.au
  
  After a particularly wet season, wildflowers and other plant life along the Darling-Baaka River have flourished in numbers not seen for decades, according to local Barkindji and Malyangapa tour guide Dave Doyle.
  
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• Putin and Iranian president arrive in India for summit focusing on war

  11-09-2026 11:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Vladimir Putin arrives in India for talks ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit set to be dominated by conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine.
  
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• Being a renter, Maiya missed out on solar boon but that is about to change

  11-09-2026 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
  
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• Being a renter, Jenny missed out on solar boon but that is about to change

  11-09-2026 10:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia readies to lift a ban on plug-in solar, unlocking access to the technology for millions of apartment dwellers and renters for the first time.
  
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• Analyst warns of 'late-stage bubble' as rates and oil prices surge

  11-09-2026 07:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Global interest rate hikes are predicted as oil prices spark inflation fears.
  
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• Residents say they 'can't live without' firewood ahead of ban

  11-09-2026 07:49 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on collecting firewood in two national parks, due to come into effect next month, has many residents questioning how they will heat their homes next winter.
  
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• Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east

  11-09-2026 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.
  
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• Company plans 700-metre jetty as part of sand export project

  11-09-2026 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.
  
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• Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines

  11-09-2026 04:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines. 
  
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• Resort says sale or refinancing will address 'outstanding' superannuation

  11-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The co-owner of a high-profile South Australian island resort confirms the business is working to pay "outstanding” superannuation as Rumi on Louth is listed for sale.
  
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• Apartment buyer facing $40k shortfall as Bathla collapse puts discount offer at risk

  11-09-2026 03:57 via abc.net.au
  
  May bought her apartment on the promise that property developer Bathla would knock $40,000 off the price at settlement. Now with the company in administration, she has no guarantee it will be honoured.
  
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• BHP subsidiary class action begins over public holiday work

  11-09-2026 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The class action alleges that a BHP subsidiary did not offer workers a reasonable chance to apply for leave over public holidays. 
  
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• New pest insect breaches biosecurity and destroys berry crops

  11-09-2026 01:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Invasive flower thrips, detected in Australia for the first time, are destroying millions of dollars' worth of berry crops. The pest could spread to vegetables and flowers, and increase food prices.
  
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• Why these big new AI data centres are set to escape new regulations

  11-09-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of approved but yet-to-be-built AI data centre projects will escape the federal government's proposed restrictions around energy and water use because the new rules are not expected to be retrospective.
  
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• Bigger and hungrier: What we know about 27 proposed new data centres

  11-09-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of approved but yet-to-be-built AI data centre projects will escape the federal government's proposed restrictions around energy and water use because the new rules are not expected to be retrospective.
  
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• Bigger and hungrier: What we know about 25 proposed new data centres

  11-09-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Dozens of approved but yet-to-be-built AI data centre projects will escape the federal government's proposed restrictions around energy and water use because the new rules are not expected to be retrospective.
  
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• ASX drops, Nikkei plunges as oil prices and bond yields surge — as it happened

  10-09-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares are lower after oil prices and treasury yields surge, weighing on Wall Street.
  
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• Outbid by $60k, Karli won her dream home with a heartfelt letter

  10-09-2026 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In a red-hot property market where cash is usually king, Karli Bryant was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway cottage. Then the owner read her letter.
  
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• First homebuyer scores historic cottage despite $60,000 higher bid

  10-09-2026 22:55 via abc.net.au
  
  In a red-hot property market where cash is usually king, Karli Bryant was outbid by $60,000 on a 116-year-old railway cottage. Then the owner read her letter.
  
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