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• US-China tariff cuts include emus, robots, whales and soccer balls

  29-09-2026 05:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Both countries have struck a deal to lower tariffs on non-sensitive goods worth $US60 billion, with the list including live animals, surgical robots and soccer balls.
  
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• Banks raise interest rates after RBA lifts cash rate to highest since 2011

  30-09-2026 09:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's big four banks announce interest rate rises after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate to its highest level in more than a decade.  
  
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• Childcare centre forced to close after recording 126 breaches

  30-09-2026 08:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Jenny's Kindergarten and Early Learning Centre at Bathurst has been shut down due to non-compliance and child safety risks. 
  
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• Sydney Airport near-collision one of worst in 20 years, investigators say

  30-09-2026 07:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has delivered findings on four of the six ongoing investigations into conflict investigations at Sydney Airport in recent months. 
  
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• Mortgage squeeze hits Tasmanians after repeated rate rises

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• Mortgage pain hits Tasmanians especially hard

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• Mortgage pain hits Tasmanians after repeated rate rises

  30-09-2026 06:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian home and business owners are assessing how to absorb the latest interest rate hike, in a state where wages are already lower than other states.
  
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• Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs

  30-09-2026 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Planning Commission approves plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue coal mining at a site near Singleton until 2045.
  
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• Breaking: Planning decision to extend life of mega coal mine saves 1,500 jobs

  30-09-2026 05:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Independent Planning Commission approves plans that will allow Hunter Valley Operations to continue coal mining at a site near Singleton until 2045.
  
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• Emergency water restrictions for Queensland town following pump failure

  30-09-2026 04:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Clermont residents are still being urged to conserve water, while storage levels are critically low due to multiple pump failures.
  
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• November rate rise less likely with inflation data lower than expected

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The odds of the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates in November have fallen sharply after the latest consumer price index (CPI) came in lower than expected. News figures from the ABS show show headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in the year to August.
  
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• Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July

  30-09-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  News figures show annual headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July.
  
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• Finance presenter Alan Kohler retiring after three decades at ABC

  30-09-2026 02:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Alan Kohler, one of the most influential journalists Australia has ever produced, will retire at the end of the year.
  
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• Riverina could soon be home to one of Australia's biggest data centres

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• $15b data centre next to tip could be among Australia's largest

  30-09-2026 01:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A proposal by CDC Data Centres would see one of the largest data centres in Australia developed on the outskirts of Wagga Wagga.
  
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• Big banks begin passing on rate rises to customers after RBA decision — as it happened

  30-09-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The big four banks have all confirmed they will increase home loan variable interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, following the Reserve Bank's decision to raise the official cash rate. 
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear train carriages

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Why passengers are being barred from rear carriages on these Sydney trains

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Tangara carriages locked down over 'train surfing' and break-in fears

  29-09-2026 22:42 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple security breaches, the back carriage has been closed off on many Tangara trains.
  
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• Four years since retail laws passed, but no help for cafe owner

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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• Cafe owner faces costly legal battle as retail laws gather dust

  29-09-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  A cafe owner in dispute over a building compliance issue may have to take their case to court, as a retail law passed four years ago is yet to be enacted.
  
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• Inside the fossil fuel industry's push into Australian classrooms

  29-09-2026 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.
  
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• Battery customers feeling 'ripped off' after solar company collapses

  29-09-2026 21:33 via abc.net.au
  
  A Sydney solar company has collapsed, leaving large numbers of customers furious after they paid hefty deposits for battery systems under a multi-billion-dollar federal government scheme.
  
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• 10 years on, Geelong and Broadmeadows count the cost of Ford's departure

  29-09-2026 21:26 via abc.net.au
  
  While the Geelong and Broadmeadows economies have bounced back from Ford factory closures in 2016, former workers say their journeys have been tough.
  
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• Pilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, study finds

  29-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed.
  
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• Pilots, aircrew face higher radiation-related cancer death rates, study

  29-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  While the study of death records across 500 occupations is US based, experts say the finding could be similar in Australia and suggests more radiation monitoring of airline crew is needed.
  
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• RBA hopes it 'will all be worth it' as Australians face highest rates in 15 years

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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• Doing the sums as fourth rate hike adds hundreds to repayments

  29-09-2026 20:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Home owners are looking for ways to earn extra funds as the increase to interest rates to 4.6 per cent makes it harder to make ends meet.
  
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