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• Queensland Rail charged over train crash that killed worker

  18-04-2023 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator has filed three charges over the 2021 incident, in which the locomotive hit a parked coal train and killed a man.
  
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• Why your power bill may rise despite the lower default market offer

  23-06-2026 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Some electricity users have been hit with higher charges, despite all the talk of the lower default market offers. Retailers say a rebalancing of supply and usage charges is the cause, but there are signs some are clawing back profit by raising their cheapest plans.
  
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• 'Confusopoly' blamed as power bill messages befuddle consumers

  23-06-2026 21:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Some electricity users have been hit with higher charges, despite all the talk of the lower default market offers. Retailers say a rebalancing of supply and usage charges is the cause, but there are signs some are clawing back profit by raising their cheapest plans.
  
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• 'Punched in the guts': Sacked academics take uni to Fair Work Commission

  23-06-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Two senior academics from Macquarie University allege they were targeted for redundancy because of their union activity. 
  
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• Self-managed super sector blindsided by Labor–Greens deal on tax package

  23-06-2026 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on self-managed super funds borrowing money to buy housing has blindsided the sector, which says Labor should instead target "unscrupulous" operators spruiking property as an investment.
  
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• Zero-visibility swamp dive uncovers water pipeline failure in major city

  23-06-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A decades-old pipeline supplying water to nearly 1 million people in Papua New Guinea's capital is at risk of collapsing without urgent repairs, threatening to cut off more than half of the city's water supply.
  
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• Sinkhole near PNG's capital just one sign of water network crisis

  23-06-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A decades-old pipeline supplying water to nearly 1 million people in Papua New Guinea's capital is at risk of collapsing without urgent repairs, threatening to cut off more than half of the city's water supply.
  
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• ASIC warns of 'extremely high' car loan fees amid rising complaints

  23-06-2026 16:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A new report warns customers about traps they face when taking out a car loan, including high interest rates and fees.  
  
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• Union passes 'no confidence' vote against SA's top cop and deputy

  23-06-2026 11:09 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's police union passes a vote of no confidence in the leadership of the police commissioner and his deputy, despite the top cop saying the move was "not reflective" of the feedback he received from officers.
  
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• SA pushes for AI data centres as industry says it's not asking for subsidies

  23-06-2026 07:12 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian government is pushing for the state to become home to billions of dollars' worth of artificial intelligence data centres, but says it will seek to regulate their water and energy use. 
  
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• Chihuahua Jet takes to the air as more pets allowed in cabin

  23-06-2026 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian airline is allowing small cats and dogs on a range of flights, with other passengers appearing unconcerned about sharing the plane with furry creatures.
  
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• Renewable energy company admits 'failures' caused destruction of Aboriginal site

  23-06-2026 06:38 via abc.net.au
  
  ACEREZ introduces strict cultural heritage protocols after a rock shelter was irreparably damaged. 
  
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• Music mogul Clive Davis dies at 94 leaving behind powerful imprint on industry

  23-06-2026 04:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Clive Davis, the influential music industry mogul who fostered the careers of superstars such as Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and Alicia Keys, has died. He was 94.
  
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• Nose landing gear failure could have caused fatal plane crash, ATSB says

  23-06-2026 03:42 via abc.net.au
  
  A plane crash that killed two people and injured several others in Adelaide earlier this year could have been caused by a failure in the plane's nose landing gear, an ongoing investigation has found.
  
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• Victorian farm fined for not meeting free-range standards

  23-06-2026 03:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Doreen Egg admits it sold eggs labelled as "free range" despite its hens not having access to an outdoor range, as required under Free Range Egg Labelling Information Standard.
  
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• 'They've been caught out': KPMG fallout continues with resignations

  23-06-2026 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  KPMG chair Martin Sheppard and two audit partners are leaving the accounting and consulting giant in the wake of a scandal over misuse of confidential client information and the alleged mistreatment of a whistleblower.
  
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• KPMG chair, audit partners to leave amid whistleblower fallout

  23-06-2026 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  KPMG chair Martin Sheppard and two audit partners are leaving the accounting and consulting giant in the wake of a scandal over misuse of confidential client information and the alleged mistreatment of a whistleblower.
  
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• Breaking: KPMG chair resigns amid whistleblower fallout

  23-06-2026 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  KPMG chair Martin Sheppard and two audit partners are leaving the accounting and consulting giant in the wake of a scandal over misuse of confidential client information and the alleged mistreatment of a whistleblower.
  
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• High cost of living fuels record regional migration, report says

  23-06-2026 02:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The rate at which capital city dwellers are moving the regions is at its highest level on record, which  the report's author says shows the trend is more than a post-COVID blip.
  
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• Union launches bid to save Boag's brewery from closure

  23-06-2026 00:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The United Workers Union has launched a petition calling on Boag's parent company Lion Australia to sell rather than close its Launceston brewery. The union has also written to Premier Jeremy Rockliff urging him to intervene.
  
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• WiseTech executive chair Richard White denies human trafficking reports — as it happened

  22-06-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  WiseTech shares finished the day lower by 3.3 per cent after Monday's 18 per cent dive, as executive chair Richard White "emphatically and unequivocally" has denied human trafficking reports. The ASX 200 closed 0.3 per cent lower.
  
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• Residents worried about dramatic increase to Menindee Lakes water release

  22-06-2026 23:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents living along the Darling River are worried the decision to double water releases from the Menindee Lakes will remove the system's drought reserve. But authorities say it will help rebuild populations of Murray cod downstream.
  
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• Calls to upgrade 'sketchy' Sturt Highway freight route

  22-06-2026 22:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Eight councils are calling for urgent safety upgrades to the popular freight and travel route spanning three states.
  
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• Logging company gives new answer to parliament over logs sent to Victoria

  22-06-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Sustainable Timber Tasmania has corrected the record after earlier stating that all logs from public native forests are processed in Tasmania.
  
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• Inspired by volcanoes, this new technology could affect billions of people

  22-06-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Private companies want to reflect the Sun to cool the planet. But scientists fear the geoengineering technology could disrupt monsoon rains, on which a billion people depend.
  
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• Can reflecting the Sun buy time for net zero? A startup has raised $US75m to try

  22-06-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Private companies want to reflect the Sun to cool the planet. But scientists fear the geoengineering technology could disrupt monsoon rains a billion people depend on.
  
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• Scammers are paying Meta to spread fake ABC News articles

  22-06-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A $350 million scam is targeting Australians using AI-generated images of ABC journalists and politicians.
  
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• Perfect dupes of ABC articles are fuelling an industrial-scale scam

  22-06-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A $350 million scam is targeting Australians using AI-generated images of ABC journalists and politicians.
  
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• Marinus will break energy 'deadlock' hobbling Tasmania, economist says

  22-06-2026 09:24 via abc.net.au
  
  An economist says Marinus Link remains an investment in the national interest and will shore up Tasmania's energy security. It follows a report last week questioning the project's business case.
  
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• Direct flights from Canberra to Bali take off again

  22-06-2026 09:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Virgin Australia launches direct flights from Canberra to Bali, becoming the first Australian carrier to fly internationally out of the capital. 
  
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