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• Newly minted Bluey Dollarbuck features beloved backyard cricketer

  17-09-2026 03:17 via abc.net.au
  
  There will be 200,000 new Bluey coins but they will not be spotted circulating as cash. 
  
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• Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial

  19-09-2026 00:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Fifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
  
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• Tourist park plan sparks divide in Noosa hinterland town

  18-09-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  A plan to create a tourist park opposite the renovated Kin Kin Hotel sparks an angry response from some residents. 
  
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• Bathla's books show company was $736m out

  18-09-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC understands the company's bank accounts had "not been reconciled for some time" and records may contain about $736 million in overstated inter-company receivables and payables.
   
  
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• The rice industry is the 'backbone' of this small town, but it's struggling

  18-09-2026 21:53 via abc.net.au
  
  It's just over a month since Australia's largest rice processor, SunRice, laid-off nearly 80 workers in southern NSW and already some people are struggling to pay rent.
  
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• Adelaide workers expected to bear brunt of Bendigo Bank cuts

  18-09-2026 11:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A union says 137 workers at the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank are slated for redundancy as part of an ongoing restructure, but the company says its plans are "yet to be finalised". 
  
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• Alan Jones trial hears of 'sharp shift' in athlete's relationship with him

  18-09-2026 10:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A friend of prominent athlete 'Complainant M' told police he noticed a "sharp shift" in the athlete's relationship with broadcaster Alan Jones around the time of an alleged assault.
  
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• Queensland Rail network to return to normal after pay agreement reached

  18-09-2026 08:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A long-running pay dispute between Queensland Rail and seven unions has ended with an agreement, following months of delays for commuters.
  
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• RBA leaders warn that interest rates are just back to 'sensible level'

  18-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  If you are struggling with current interest rates, the Reserve Bank's leaders delivered the sobering message that they are only just getting back to a "more sensible level".
  
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• Markets bet 95pc chance of September rate hike after latest RBA comments

  18-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  If you are struggling with current interest rates, the Reserve Bank's leaders delivered the sobering message that they are only just getting back to a "more sensible level".
  
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• SA government commits $109m to help struggling wine industry

  18-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian government has announced a $109 million support package for the state's struggling wine industry. 
  
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• Breaking: SA government commits $109m to help struggling wine industry

  18-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian government has announced a $109 million support package for the state's struggling wine industry. 
  
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• Japan, the country inflation once forgot, announces 'shocking' rate rise

  18-09-2026 05:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bank of Japan today increased rates to 1.25 per cent, in a widely anticipated move to counter inflation fuelled by high energy costs.
  
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• Japan lifts interest rates to counter 'shocking' inflation

  18-09-2026 05:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bank of Japan today increased rates to 1.25 per cent, in a widely anticipated move to counter inflation fuelled by high energy costs.
  
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• Runaway Tasmanian devil back on display at wildlife park after weeks on the run

  18-09-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Runaway devil Mary returns to public display after weeks on the run

  18-09-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
  
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• School holidays flight disruption fear as QantasLink staff threaten action

  18-09-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantas industrial action could hit regional flights and freight.
  
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• School holidays flight disruption fear as QantasLink staff say strike likely

  18-09-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantaslink industrial action could hit regional flights and freight.
  
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• The fine, the party, and the building watchdog that went quiet

  18-09-2026 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A major developer was disciplined. A media release was drafted. Then nothing. Why did NSW's building watchdog go quiet?
  
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• After disciplining a developer, this watchdog went quiet

  18-09-2026 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A major developer was disciplined. A media release was drafted. Then nothing. Why did NSW's building watchdog go quiet?
  
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• K'gari resort set to be sold to US travel giant

  18-09-2026 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  K'gari's Kingfisher Bay Resort is set to be taken over by US-owned "experiential tourism" giant Journey Beyond.
  
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• Pioneering WA abalone ranch winding down amid mounting losses

  18-09-2026 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.
  
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• Flooded market leaves pioneering WA abalone ranch close to the end

  18-09-2026 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.
  
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• Bathla administrators given more time as funding talks continue — as it happened

  17-09-2026 23:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Bathla Group's administrators have been given more time to work through the troubled property developer's voluntary administration. 
  
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• Social media and cultural taste sparks demand for exotic fruits

  17-09-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Tropical fruits previously rare to Far North Queensland are finding a booming customer base in capital cities as retailers stock more of the unusual produce.
  
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• Shirt brand owner shares fix to get thousands of Temu dupes taken down

  17-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Warwick Levy spent hours trying to get his brand's T-shirt designs removed from Temu as its reporting platform kept crashing.
  
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• Why Australia has a 'fuel costs crisis' not a fuel supply crisis when it comes to diesel

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Diesel 'crack spread' filling refiners' coffers as conflict cuts margins

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry

  17-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
  
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• Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says

  17-09-2026 18:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.
  
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