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• Rex grounds two routes 10 months after $60m rescue package

  14-10-2026 07:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Less than a year after Rex was sold with the aid of a federal government rescue package, the embattled airline has suspended services to Orange and Port Macquarie.
  
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• Pope's AI adviser warns Australia's copyright changes risk 'new form of colonialism'

  14-10-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Father Paolo Benanti is a Franciscan friar but he's also a key adviser to the Vatican on AI and he has a warning for Australia on the actions of AI companies.
  
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• Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest

  14-10-2026 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.
  
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• Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Breaking: Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Forcing gas producers to sell to Australia won't 'crash' prices, King says

  14-10-2026 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Burned once before on energy bill promises, the resources minister won't say what new gas reservation laws will do to wholesale gas prices, but promises they will cause downward pressure without crashing the market.
  
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• Government says perpetrators of financial abuse will be pursued in court

  14-10-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Perpetrators of financial abuse who use the tax and social security systems to create debts as a form of coercive control could soon be held liable.
  
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• Conflicting advice left prospector stranded on outback tenement

  14-10-2026 04:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A prospector receives a three-month permit to retrieve and secure his equipment after years of conflicting advice forced him to break the law to leave his outback tenement.
  
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• Failed caravan company AOR allegedly traded insolvent since 2023

  14-10-2026 04:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators for Australian Off Road caravans say the company owes creditors, including customers, $14 million.
  
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• Reassessment of billion-dollar silver mine sparks tractor protest

  14-10-2026 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Opponents of a proposed billion-dollar silver and lead mine drive tractors through Mudgee as the Independent Planning Commission begins reassessing the project.
  
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• Court overturns heritage order that stalled $1b NSW gold mine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW gold mine was "made without authority". 
  
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• Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b goldmine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW goldmine was "made without authority". 
  
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• Court dumps Plibersek heritage decision that halted $1b gold mine

  14-10-2026 02:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Federal Court rules that a Commonwealth decision that blocked a NSW gold mine was "made without authority". 
  
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• 'A lot of emotion:' First round of redundancies to hit Whyalla steelworks

  14-10-2026 02:17 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 250 Whyalla steelworks employees have accepted redundancies but those wanting to stay are facing an anxious wait. 
  
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• Girls returning for limited season run 10 years after finale

  14-10-2026 01:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The Emmy-winning HBO series Girls is returning for five episodes. Series creator and star Lena Dunham says the cast vowed only to return if they had something burning to say.
  
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• They're vital community hubs, but regional post offices face uncertain futures

  13-10-2026 23:22 via abc.net.au
  
  For decades, post offices have been the heart of most small towns. But as licensees age and habits change, there are fears they could disappear.
  
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• ASX slips, Commonwealth Bank faces shareholders — as it happened

  13-10-2026 23:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX lost ground after a negative close on Wall Street. Major bank stocks fell, including CBA, which detailed its AI rollout at its annual meeting. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Real estate agents urged to 'enhance responsibly' as AI use rises

  13-10-2026 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The real estate industry is "one of the fastest adopters of AI", using the technology to create listings, enhance images and songs, experts say.
  
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• Lux Solar fined, investigated as consumers say they were ripped off

  13-10-2026 20:28 via abc.net.au
  
  More consumers have come forward claiming solar battery installers have ripped them off under the federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
  
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• Consumers say regulators must 'lift their game' after solar battery delays

  13-10-2026 20:28 via abc.net.au
  
  More consumers have come forward claiming solar battery installers have ripped them off under the federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
  
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• Outcry over council's 'extortionate' fee hike on short-stay homes

  13-10-2026 20:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A coastal Victorian council is defending a fee increase for providers of short-stay rental accommodation, as some locals urge a rethink.
  
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• Private school fees loophole a sticking point in Labor's trust tax plan Greens say

  13-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to introduce legislation for a 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts on Wednesday amid fierce business opposition, but has been presented with another obstacle from the Greens.
  
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• Greens warn of private school fees loophole in Labor's trust tax

  13-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to introduce legislation for a 30 per cent tax on discretionary trusts on Wednesday amid fierce business opposition, but has been presented with another obstacle from the Greens.
  
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• More than 300 scientists say AI oversight needed after 'preventable' hacks

  13-10-2026 13:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of scientists from more than 30 countries call for greater AI safety measures in an open letter, saying that without them, critical infrastructure risks being exposed.
  
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• Hundreds of scientists call for greater AI security in new open letter

  13-10-2026 13:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of scientists from more than 30 countries call for greater AI safety measures in an open letter, saying that without them, critical infrastructure risks being exposed.
  
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• Germany's Nuremberg Airport reopens after aviation emergency

  13-10-2026 12:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Nuremberg Airport said all passengers are safe after a flight from Corfu transmitted an emergency code.
  
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• Germany's Nuremberg Airport closes due to aviation emergency

  13-10-2026 12:56 via abc.net.au
  
  An aviation emergency halts flights at one of Germany's biggest international airports. 
  
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• Germany scrambles jets after airline radio glitch sends false hijack alert

  13-10-2026 12:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Nuremberg Airport said all passengers are safe after a flight from Corfu transmitted an emergency code.
  
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• Breaking: Germany's Nuremberg Airport closes due to aviation emergency

  13-10-2026 12:56 via abc.net.au
  
  An aviation emergency halts flights at one of Germany's biggest international airports. 
  
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• Consumer watchdog takes egg 'cartel' to court

  13-10-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Sunny Queen and 11 other egg businesses coordinated on production and supply decisions, likely substantially reducing competition for many years, the ACCC alleges.
  
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