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• Too 'negative' and wrong priorities: Labor, Liberals on the nose with these voters

  30-04-2025 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Some Tasmanians are considering voting for non-major party candidates for the first time at Saturday's federal election, saying they are increasingly dissatisfied with the policies of Labor and the Liberals. 
  
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• Labor's CGT plan flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry

  15-06-2026 08:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Economists have offered qualified support for the government's plans on day one of a Senate inquiry.
  
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• Labor's capital gains proposal flawed but better than what we have, economists tell inquiry

  15-06-2026 08:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Economists have offered qualified support for the government's plans on day one of a Senate inquiry.
  
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• Air quality monitoring to be upgraded in the NT after Inpex under-reporting

  15-06-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government has announced a plan to introduce new air quality monitoring of toxic pollutants, including any carcinogenic emissions. It follows a review that found gas giant Inpex had underestimated its emissions in Darwin.
  
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• 'Potentially still a future': Liberty Bell Bay smelter given another reprieve

  15-06-2026 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The administrator for the mothballed manganese smelter is continuing to engage with the consortium designated as its preferred buyer, the ABC understands.
  
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• Breaking: Liberty Bell Bay smelter given another reprieve

  15-06-2026 05:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The administrator for the mothballed manganese smelter is continuing to engage with the consortium designated as its preferred buyer, the ABC understands.
  
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• 'Lives in danger' as SA Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy fails yet again

  15-06-2026 04:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The wave buoy off Kangaroo Island is the only such device operated by the Bureau of Meteorology in South Australia and is relied upon by professional divers and fishers. 
  
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• Property tycoon Alan Bond's former island getaway to anchor mining logistics hub

  15-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A Kimberley iron ore mine with idyllic views across a tropical sea will close after 70 years of operation as a new phase begins for offshore oil and gas.
  
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• Picturesque islands in WA's north set to become transport hubs after $20m sale

  15-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A Kimberley iron ore mine with idyllic views across a tropical sea will close after 70 years of operation as a new phase begins for offshore oil and gas.
  
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• Concerns new BHP agreement 'locks in' basin water extraction

  14-06-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Environmentalists and First Nations groups say a new mining agreement with BHP does not do enough to end water extraction from the Great Artesian Basin. But the SA government says the agreement imposes stricter environmental regulation.
  
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• Singapore-based AI company to become Tasmania's largest power user

  14-06-2026 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence company Firmus Technologies will become Tasmania's biggest power user if its ambitions to establish three "AI factories" in the state come to fruition.
  
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• AI company set to become Tasmania's largest power user

  14-06-2026 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence company Firmus Technologies will become Tasmania's biggest power user if its ambitions to establish three "AI factories" in the state come to fruition.
  
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• AI company set to become Tasmania's biggest power user

  14-06-2026 21:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence company Firmus Technologies will become Tasmania's biggest power user if its ambitions to establish three "AI factories" in the state come to fruition.
  
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• Trump criticises Netanyahu after Israeli strikes on Beirut derail Iran peace deal

  14-06-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump maintains the deal to end the conflict between the US and Iran will be signed despite Iran challenging the timeline, as he tells Israel not to carry out further attacks on Lebanon. 
  
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• Locals affected by Ireland's AI data centre boom share 'cautionary tales'

  14-06-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia and other countries embark on a new wave of AI-driven data centre development, locals in Ireland share how the runaway growth of the facilities can affect everyday life.
  
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• Ireland is a data centre 'cautionary tale'. This is the impact on locals

  14-06-2026 20:59 via abc.net.au
  
  As Australia and other countries embark on a new wave of AI-driven data centre development, locals in Ireland share how the runaway growth of the facilities can affect everyday life.
  
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• Multi-billion-dollar economic policy undermined by 'black cladding'

  14-06-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost $15 billion has been spent over a decade via the federal government's Indigenous Procurement Policy, but critics say it's failed to make a significant difference to Indigenous people due to the practice of "black cladding".
  
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• Travellers owed $4.3 million as dream holidays shattered

  14-06-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers who collectively lost millions after a travel agency collapsed are calling for an overhaul of consumer protections in the sector.
   
  
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• Dream holidays shattered in $4.3 million travel agency collapse

  14-06-2026 20:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian travellers who collectively lost millions after a travel agency collapsed are calling for an overhaul of consumer protections in the sector. 
   
  
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• Messages show Dashdot encouraged customers to proceed days before collapse

  14-06-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Emails and messages seen by ABC News show Dashdot's staff were still encouraging prospective customers to engage with the buyers agency shortly before it entered voluntary liquidation. 
  
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• Dashdot customers urged to proceed days before collapse

  14-06-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Emails and messages seen by ABC News show Dashdot's staff were still encouraging prospective customers to engage with the buyers agency shortly before it entered voluntary liquidation. 
  
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• Buyer's agency clients urged to proceed days before collapse

  14-06-2026 20:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Emails and messages seen by ABC News show Dashdot's staff were still encouraging prospective customers to engage with the buyers agency shortly before it entered voluntary liquidation. 
  
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• Prolonged pause on interest rates possible as RBA board meets for June

  14-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Most experts are tipping interest rates will remain on hold but the question is when will they come down.
  
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• Are we in for a prolonged pause on interest rates? Some economists think so

  14-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  Most experts are tipping interest rates will remain on hold but the question is when will they come down.
  
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• Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm the economy

  14-06-2026 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's biggest gas producers has lost a bid to stop industrial action at its Darwin facilities after claiming strikes would force shutdowns and cause significant damage to the nation's economy.
  
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• Fair Work rejects gas giant's claim strikes would harm Australia's economy

  14-06-2026 08:21 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's biggest gas producers has lost a bid to stop industrial action at its Darwin facilities after claiming strikes would force shutdowns and cause significant damage to the nation's economy.
  
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• The feminist and the bra fitter: Inside the world of Hannah Ferguson and her mum

  14-06-2026 04:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Emerging media star Hannah Ferguson and her mum, professional bra fitter Phillipa Mitchell, have found themselves on a similar path of empowering women, but just don't expect them to see it that way.
  
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• Woman ditches custom wedding gown for $90 op shop dream dress

  14-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Kaila Scally-Chadwick abandoned her previously purchased made-to-order gown when she found her dream dress in a second-hand shop just months out from the big day.
  
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• 'Straight to landfill': Compostable packaging but nowhere to compost it

  14-06-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in landfill because there is no facility to compost it.
  
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• Locations released for 18 community batteries in Perth, Bunbury

  13-06-2026 07:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Construction begins on 18 community batteries across WA, as a climate and conservation advocate calls for a legislated target for renewable energy uptake. 
  
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