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• Traders blindly sending billions in profits to the tip with their food waste

  12-10-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia wastes about $36 billion worth of food a year and experts say many businesses don't even know how much potential profit they're throwing away.
  
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• Reserve Bank governor paid $1.2 million as RBA workers fight real wage cuts

  16-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Michele Bullock received total remuneration of $1.22 million in 2025-26.
  
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• Proposed Dalby data centre to harvest rainwater from roof

  16-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The international developer that has proposed Australia's largest data centre says it would be able to operate during even the worst droughts. 
  
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• Nationals say Liberals oppose EU trade deal, Liberals beg to differ

  16-10-2026 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite Matt Canavan's assertion that both the Liberal and National parties oppose the EU free trade deal, Liberals say they have not agreed a position and some are inclined to support it.
  
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• 3M lays out 'attack' on Commonwealth's $2 billion PFAS lawsuit

  16-10-2026 05:39 via abc.net.au
  
  The US chemical giant 3M will defend the federal government's claims of public nuisance and misleading and deceptive conduct. 
  
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• 'Investors freaking out' about Wall Street big tech as warning bell rings

  16-10-2026 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of insuring against a debt default of Wall Street's tech titans has hit record levels. Soaring debt and rising interest rates have seen investors fret about a major collapse.
  
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• 'Canary in the coalmine' for a major Wall Street collapse, analysts warn

  16-10-2026 03:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The cost of insuring against a debt default by Wall Street's tech titans has hit record levels. Soaring debt and rising interest rates have investors fretting about a potential collapse.
  
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• Safety concern in remote community with police station unstaffed

  16-10-2026 02:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Residents near Laura, in southern Cape York Peninsula, say the understaffing of their police station has led to safety concerns, including for those at risk of domestic violence.
  
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• Mayor says flood-prone airstrip may need to move despite $27m upgrade

  16-10-2026 01:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A Gulf of Carpentaria Mayor is calling for a newly repaired airstrip to be relocated to avoid future disasters.
  
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• Sandalwood industry left in limbo as WA government mulls new rules

  16-10-2026 01:03 via abc.net.au
  
  Producers say Western Australia's lucrative sandalwood industry faces an uncertain future, as the state government reviews the regulations governing the harvest of the valuable wood. 
  
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• Supercars to return to Phillip Island, plugging hole left by MotoGP exit

  16-10-2026 00:42 via abc.net.au
  
  The Victorian government has announced a five-year deal to bring the Supercars to Phillip Island, helping offset an $80 million loss caused by losing the MotoGP.
  
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• New Victorian laws reveal auction reserves, so buyers stop wasting weekends

  15-10-2026 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The real estate industry says new laws targeting agents underquoting a house price are well-intentioned but poorly designed.
  
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• Interests of homebuyers and sellers collide in fight for transparency

  15-10-2026 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The real estate industry says new laws targeting agents underquoting a house price are well-intentioned but poorly designed.
  
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• Reassembling John Travolta's jet down to nuts and 5,400 bolts stage

  15-10-2026 23:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The old luxury jet movie star John Travolta donated to a NSW aviation museum is being painstakingly reassembled on site.
  
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• Global sugar prices rally amid key producer Brazil's presidential election

  15-10-2026 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The rally has brought relief to Australian farmers, who faced months of uncertainty as input costs rose.
  
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• Steelworkers down tools for last time amid first wave of redundancies

  15-10-2026 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  As the first wave of hundreds of job losses hits Whyalla's troubled steel plant, workers and the city as a whole are facing uncertain futures.
  
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• Car insurance premiums jump by almost 60 per cent in four years

  15-10-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Some comprehensive car insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2020 as the government calls on the industry to "step up with fairer pricing and greater transparency".
  
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• Car insurance premiums increase almost 60pc in four years

  15-10-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Some comprehensive car insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2020 as the government calls on the industry to "step up with fairer pricing and greater transparency".
  
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• ASX closes week higher — as it happened

  15-10-2026 22:29 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian shares closed the week higher after investors, who are cautious about AI, heard from US Federal Reserve chairman Kevin Warsh. He told an IMF meeting in Bangkok that AI was a huge benefit to the US economy, although the pathway to job creation and wealth would be "very bumpy".
  
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• Amazon sold light months after being told of fire danger

  15-10-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Amazon Australia was warned months ago that a ceiling light for sale had caught fire and melted during a lab test.
  
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• Amazon removes ceiling light after it catches fire in safety test

  15-10-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Amazon Australia was warned months ago that a ceiling light for sale had caught fire and melted during a lab test.
  
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• Hobart stadium facing 'cost pressures' as price tag remains unclear

  15-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  With an updated price tag for Hobart's AFL stadium expected to be released by the end of the year, the Tasmanian premier has skirted around questions on whether he would limit Tasmania's contribution to $875 million.
  
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• Builder revealed, but cost of new stadium still 'being worked through'

  15-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  With an updated price tag for Hobart's AFL stadium expected to be released by the end of the year, the Tasmanian premier has skirted around questions on whether he would limit Tasmania's contribution to $875 million.
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania crew hit by severe gastro on voyage from Scotland

  15-10-2026 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe gastro outbreak on the Spirit of Tasmania V during its delivery voyage earlier this year has become the focus of a pay dispute in the Fair Work Commission.
  
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• Dispute over outbreak that was 'like seasick, times 10' on Spirit ferry

  15-10-2026 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe gastro outbreak on the Spirit of Tasmania V during its delivery voyage earlier this year has become the focus of a pay dispute in the Fair Work Commission.
  
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• Journalist Amy Goodman won't take 'no comment' for an answer

  15-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Oscar-nominated filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal documented years in the life of an indomitable newshound.
  
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• Sailors missing as two ships set ablaze in Romanian Black Sea

  15-10-2026 12:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew members from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters.
  
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• ACCC takes Kmart to court over nail glue burns and button battery safety

  15-10-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog has taken legal action against Kmart, alleging it breached Australian consumer law by selling millions of bottles of nail glue that caused burns.
  
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• China 'dumped' aluminium windows and doors in Australia, report finds

  15-10-2026 08:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's international trade monitor has found the Chinese exports aluminium windows and doors were "dumped" here, heavily undercutting local prices and damaging the local industry.
   
  
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• Ferry fight heads to court as Kangaroo Island shutdown confirmed

  15-10-2026 06:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The operator of Kangaroo Island's "lifeline" ferry has launched legal action to get the second of two long-promised new ferries delivered to Australia. 
  
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