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• Which real TV journalists inspired The Newsreader?

  08-09-2023 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Actor Sam Reid, who plays a TV news presenter in the series, admits he based his character on a real Australian journalist. And the creator of The Newsreader reveals which ABC journalist influenced another character on the show.
  
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• Another setback for beleaguered Cape du Couedic wave buoy

  24-09-2026 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans to redeploy a wave buoy that has only been operational for 10 months since August 2024 face new delays.
  
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• 'Who wouldn't slap you': Jones's ex-butler's comments outside court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Jones greeted athlete with 'slap on the bottom', ex-butler tells court

  24-09-2026 05:09 via abc.net.au
  
  David Allan, who worked as Alan Jones's personal butler for more than 18 years, is giving evidence in the broadcaster's indecent assault and sexual touching trial.
  
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• Sydney Airport's warning for passengers amid two separate staff strikes

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• 'Quite disruptive': Passengers react to workers' strikes at Sydney Airport

  24-09-2026 04:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Passengers travelling from Sydney Airport today are being warned to arrive with extra time before their flight, as two separate strikes impact airport security and ground services.
  
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• Coal mine owners walk away and leave rehabilitation to state

  24-09-2026 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Liquidators surrender the leases of a central Queensland coal mine, with questions around who will manage and pay for the rehabilitation of the site.
  
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• Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August

  24-09-2026 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Some economists say the increase won't be enough to stop the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates next week.
  
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• Breaking: Unemployment rate reaches post-COVID era high of 4.6pc in August

  24-09-2026 03:45 via abc.net.au
  
  The national unemployment rate rises to 4.6 per cent, up from 4.5 per cent in July, in seasonally adjusted and trend terms.
  
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• Analyst warns diesel could top $4 and rationing possible if US ban proceeds

  24-09-2026 03:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Saul Kavonic says the US's proposed diesel export ban is "probably the most worrying development we've seen in global fuel markets since the [Middle East] war began".
   
  
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• Hopes new Bass Strait service will lead to cheaper shipping for farmers

  24-09-2026 02:25 via abc.net.au
  
  There will be a "big change" for cattle producers on King and Flinders islands when a new Victorian depot is complete that will allow shipping to bypass mainland Tasmania, a local freight service says.
  
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• Roadside stall operators question future of honesty box system after crimes

  24-09-2026 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Theft and vandalism are leading the operators of some roadside pantries to reconsider the honesty box payment system.
  
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• Qld council says costs prevent it hitting recycling targets

  24-09-2026 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  As fuel prices soar, many regional local governments are struggling with the cost of transporting recyclables hundreds of kilometres for processing.
  
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• Historic winery sold to Victorian company with plans to restart production

  24-09-2026 01:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The winery's heritage-listed underground cellars have been little more than a tourist attraction of late. All that might be about to change. 
  
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• Victorian pubs to stay open until 3am under Labor election promise

  23-09-2026 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so that dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion.
  
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• Police say changing drinking habits mean 3am pub closures not a concern

  23-09-2026 23:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Victorian Labor is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion.
  
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• Bindi Raye lives the ultimate FIFO lifestyle online. None of it is real

  23-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Bindi Raye's online profiles portray the life of a twenty-something-year-old FIFO worker in WA's north, but an ABC investigation has found she does not exist.
  
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• NT Labor fracking stand-off emerges as caucus members voice opposition

  23-09-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Four of Labor's six politicians in the Northern Territory parliament are personally opposed to fracking, contradicting the opposition's official position.
  
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• First Nations workers in Australia paid 16pc less per hour, report finds

  23-09-2026 22:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A landmark report has found Indigenous workers are on average paid 16 per cent less an hour than the average Australian, amounting to nearly two months of work each year for free.
  
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• 'Monopoly' power companies win backing to slug all consumers for EV chargers

  23-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter fight is brewing between EV charging companies and poles-and-wires companies, and now a regulator has weighed in.
  
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• All consumers to pay for EV chargers under power monopoly 'waiver'

  23-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter fight is brewing between EV charging companies and poles-and-wires companies, and now a regulator has weighed in.
  
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• Why you'll rarely hear the truth about AI from insiders or the media

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• There's a reason AI makes you nervous — it's not just a coincidence

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• 'Self-censorship is real': What the public isn’t being told about AI

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• 'No country controls every layer': The AI systems reshaping global power

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• 'No country controls every layer': The AI complex systems reshaping global power

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Inside the AI machine: How the tech race binds nations into dependence

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, new survey reveals
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, a new survey reveals.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s estate in feud with nephew over alleged threats

  23-09-2026 15:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Dolly Parton's nephew has been accused of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire, court documents show.
  
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