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• Rebel Wilson 'looking forward to moving on' after defamation win

  22-07-2026 06:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Hollywood actor Rebel Wilson successfully defends a defamation case brought against her by the star of her directorial debut.
  
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• Thousands flock to Victorian canola farm chasing social media snaps

  25-07-2026 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists looking to get a picture of canola fields are often told to steer clear, but one central Victorian farm is welcoming them with open arms and has turned the attraction into a popular agritourism event.
  
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• Chemical manufacturer ends sales of controversial herbicide

  25-07-2026 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The chemical giant has ended sales in Australia and New Zealand, blaming new regulatory restrictions, as well as commercial, manufacturing and logistical challenges. 
  
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• Businesses sue Trump as he defends 'very standard tariffs'

  25-07-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Two small US businesses sue the US president to try to stop him from placing new tariffs on imports from scores of countries, including Australia.
  
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• Fishers flag tourism potential for '12 species in a day' marine park

  25-07-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  It's already a paradise for fishers in the know from across Australia, but locals say the remote Limmen Bight Marine Park has vast, untapped potential as a tourism hot spot.
  
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• Factory-built homes could help Australia reindustrialise, report says

  25-07-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Factory-built homes could solve Australia's housing crisis and drive reindustrialisation, a Labor think tank report says.
  
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• NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas

  24-07-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government wants to develop the "data centre capital of the globe" and says natural gas will be key to succeeding. 
  
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• Worker housing for $1.5b Queensland wind farm faces opposition

  24-07-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  While the worker accommodation would be a $68 million investment in Kingaroy, residents are voicing their opposition to the temporary project.
  
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• Brewery uses solar bitcoin rig to make beer and cover power bills

  24-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A brewery is using a bitcoin mine to heat the water used in beer production as a way to use up surplus energy generated by rooftop solar panels.
  
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• Brewery uses Bitcoin mining to make 100k litres of beer a month

  24-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A brewery is using a bitcoin mine to heat the water used in beer production as a way to use up surplus energy generated by rooftop solar panels.
  
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• Friends turned millionaires take tech company shares battle to court

  24-07-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The millionaire co-founder of an Australian video tech company behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters has told the Federal Court a decade of hostility by his fellow shareholders has unfairly barred him from selling his lucrative stake in the billion-dollar business.
  
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• Whitsundays wind farm plan scaled down after backlash

  24-07-2026 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of strong wind along and fierce community opposition have forced Alinta Energy to scale back the size of its proposed Whitsundays wind farm.
  
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• Trump tariffs 'hurting investment and jobs', businesses warn

  24-07-2026 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Business Council of Australia says a new tariff will make it harder for Australian businesses to compete in the US and could reduce investment.
  
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• New Trump tariffs 'make it harder for Australian businesses to compete'

  24-07-2026 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Business Council of Australia says a new tariff will make it harder for Australian businesses to compete in the US and could reduce investment.
  
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• Microsoft says Teams outage across Asia-Pacific now 'mitigated'

  24-07-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The company says the issue stopped users "joining or creating Microsoft Teams meetings or calls for users in the Asia-Pacific region".
  
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• Microsoft investigating reported Teams outage across Asia-Pacific

  24-07-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Downdetector has recorded a surge in outages on Microsoft Teams. 
  
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• Breaking: Microsoft investigating reported Teams outage across Asia-Pacific

  24-07-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Downdetector has recorded a surge in outages on Microsoft Teams. 
  
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• Four Corners withdraws episodes by sacked reporter

  24-07-2026 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has withdrawn the Four Corners programs Meth Highway and Cocaine Nation by sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal due to concerns about accuracy.
  
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• Breaking: Four Corners withdraws episodes by sacked reporter

  24-07-2026 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC has withdrawn the Four Corners programs Meth Highway and Cocaine Nation by sacked reporter Mahmood Fazal due to concerns about accuracy.
  
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• Fishing ban considered as NSW South Coast abalone populations depleted

  24-07-2026 01:54 via abc.net.au
  
  As the NSW government considers closing 350 kilometres of shoreline to abalone harvesting, divers say the severe decline of the shellfish is due to mismanagement.
  
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• Budjerah's debut album Gentleman has been a long time coming

  24-07-2026 00:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Two-time ARIA Award-winning music artist Budjerah has just released his long-awaited debut album and announced an official tour.
  
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• Worker dead, another injured as truck rolls over vehicle at Queensland mine

  23-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  One man is dead and another has been seriously injured after their vehicle was struck by a giant mining truck at a Central Queensland coal site.
  
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• Breaking: Workers injured as truck rolls over vehicle at Queensland mine

  23-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Two men have been seriously injured after their vehicle was struck by a giant mining truck at a Central Queensland coal site.
  
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• Breaking: Worker dead, another injured as truck rolls over vehicle at Queensland mine

  23-07-2026 23:56 via abc.net.au
  
  One man is dead and another has been seriously injured after their vehicle was struck by a giant mining truck at a Central Queensland coal site.
  
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• US confirms new 12.5pc tariff for Australia

  23-07-2026 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The levy will be placed on exports from later today, superseding a 10 per cent tariff that was set to expire. Dozens of other countries will also be hit, but Australia's tariff rate is among the highest.
  
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• Breaking: US confirms new 12.5pc tariff for Australia

  23-07-2026 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The Trump administration confirms a 12.5 per cent tariff will be placed on Australian exports to the US from later today (AEST).
  
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• Australian government arguing 'very forcefully' against Trump's new 12.5pc tariffs

  23-07-2026 23:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The levy will be placed on exports from later today, superseding a 10 per cent tariff that was set to expire. Dozens of other countries will also be hit, but Australia's tariff rate is among the highest.
  
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• Origin Energy data security incident investigation 'ongoing' — as it happened

  23-07-2026 23:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Origin Energy has told the ABC the cyber security investigation is continuing.
  
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• Why are Sydney house prices falling in some areas, but rising in others?

  23-07-2026 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  First home buyers are "less likely to be affected" by Sydney's housing price and unit downturn as historically affordable areas have increased, a property expert says. 
  
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• Sydney's affordable house prices increase despite premium location downfalls

  23-07-2026 22:39 via abc.net.au
  
  First home buyers are "less likely to be affected" by Sydney's housing price and unit downturn as historically affordable areas have increased, a property expert says. 
  
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