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• Widow not told of husband's death on FIFO swing until 14 hours later

  07-07-2026 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  A Perth widow says she has been kept in the dark about the circumstances leading to the death of her husband as he worked on an offshore gas plant.
  
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• New York high-rise at risk of 'collapse' after buckled columns spark evacuations

  07-07-2026 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  The former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was being converted into luxury apartments when buckled interior columns were discovered inside the building. 
  
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• Single mother of six hit with $6k power bill after months of no communication

  07-07-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A single mother of six young children is paying off a $6,000 power bill after the Northern Territory's main energy retailer failed to send her a bill for almost 12 months. She's among thousands of Jacana Energy customers facing significant bills.
  
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• 'How am I going to pay this?': NT customers speak out over delayed power bills

  07-07-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  A single mother of six young children is paying off a $6,000 power bill after the Northern Territory's main energy retailer failed to send her a bill for almost 12 months. She's among thousands of Jacana Energy customers facing significant bills.
  
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• Telstra mobile network crashes nationwide causing transport and payment delays

  07-07-2026 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra customers, as well as customers of mobile providers that use Telstra's network, have flooded outage detection websites with reports.
  
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• Breaking: Telstra users report mobile network has crashed across Australia

  07-07-2026 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  Telstra customers, as well as customers of mobile providers that use Telstra's network, have flooded outage detection websites with reports.
  
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• Government report says AI not causing mass job lay-offs, yet

  07-07-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Artificial intelligence is not yet causing a broad disruption to Australia's labour market, according to a government report.
  
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• Staff at award-winning agency find lock-out notice on front door

  07-07-2026 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Staff of an award-winning branding agency say they arrived at work one day to locked doors and a notice saying their employer was $25,000 behind on rent, and it went downhill from there.
  
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• Ad agency employees told to sign secrecy clause to get paid out

  07-07-2026 21:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Staff of an award-winning branding agency say they arrived at work one day to locked doors and a notice saying their employer was $25,000 behind on rent, and it went downhill from there.
  
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• PBS dispute could see MS patients pay $33k a year for crucial drugs

  07-07-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.
  
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• PBS dispute could force MS patients to pay $33k a year for crucial drugs

  07-07-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.
  
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• Critical drugs could be pulled from PBS amid pricing stoush

  07-07-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The latest PBS stoush with drugmakers means thousands of people with MS are at risk of being forced to pay $33,000 a year for lifesaving medication.
  
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• The Qantas text that looks like a scam, but could be worth hundreds

  07-07-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  More than one million Qantas customers are being notified they may be eligible for access to a multi-million-dollar settlement. 
  
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• Qantas customers warned not to delete email about $105m settlement

  07-07-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1 million Qantas customers are being notified they may be eligible for access to a multi-million-dollar settlement. 
  
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• Qantas customers urged to check for $105m settlement notice

  07-07-2026 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  More than 1 million Qantas customers are being notified they may be eligible for access to a multi-million-dollar settlement. 
  
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• Widow 'disregarded' as she fights for answers over FIFO husband's death

  07-07-2026 05:53 via abc.net.au
  
  A Perth widow says she has been kept in the dark about the circumstances leading to the death of her husband as he worked on an offshore gas plant more than 18 months ago. 
  
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• Fishers buoyed as algal bloom-related whiting ban lifted early

  07-07-2026 05:38 via abc.net.au
  
  A temporary ban on recreational catches of King George whiting along parts of the SA coast is lifted earlier than scheduled, in a move that fishers say will benefit the whole sector.
  
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• Richard White resigns as WiseTech chair but will remain with firm

  07-07-2026 03:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The billionaire founder of WiseTech Global said he was stepping down as the company's chair after "recent personal media attention" created an "unnecessary distraction" from the business. 
  
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• Company pledges $500m for net zero mill to resurrect 'steel city'

  07-07-2026 02:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Once dubbed Australia's "steel city", steel production wound down in Newcastle in 1999 when BHP closed its plant. Now, an Australian company says it will build a new steel plant, powered only by electricity. 
  
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• Microsoft workers in Australia to be caught up in 4,800 global job cuts

  07-07-2026 02:14 via abc.net.au
  
  ABC News understands Microsoft Australia staff will be impacted by the tech giant's latest round of lay-offs. Microsoft will cut about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce.
  
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• Council abandons road train safety restrictions amid criticism from farmers

  07-07-2026 02:05 via abc.net.au
  
  A North Queensland council abandons plans to restrict road trains from using five key freight routes after criticism from farmers.
  
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• Will government vouchers turn around slow start to Kimberley's tourist season?

  07-07-2026 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government says a discounted tours scheme will help revitalise the Kimberley's sluggish start to its annual tourism season but operators have questioned the voucher program.
  
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• Discounts 'too little, too late' after slow start to WA's northern tourist season

  07-07-2026 01:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA government says a discounted tours scheme will help revitalise the Kimberley's sluggish start to its annual tourism season but operators have questioned the voucher program.
  
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• Family of killed miner calls for stronger sentencing for mining corporations

  07-07-2026 01:15 via abc.net.au
  
  They waited four years for a court outcome, only to be left feeling like it was an injustice. 
  
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• Victorian town finally gets drinking water, but not everyone is happy

  07-07-2026 00:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's largest town without drinking water finally gets a new potable supply, but it has left the community that has relied on tank water divided.
  
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• What Alcoa's looming alumina monopoly could mean for WA's jarrah forests

  07-07-2026 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Alcoa's $8 billion purchase of South32 could be key to unlocking untouched areas of WA's northern jarrah forest for bauxite mining, raising the concern of environmentalists.
  
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• ASX falls as forecaster gives 'downbeat' assessment of Australian economy — as it happened

  06-07-2026 23:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Deloitte Access Economics forecasts the longest stretch of sub-2 per cent growth since the early 1990s recession. Nine Entertainment retains the free-to-air rights to the National Rugby League through to 2034. 
  
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• Sudden venue closures in Hobart a 'big blow' but not unexpected

  06-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  There are questions around the future of Hobart's nightlife after the abrupt closure of some of the capital city's most loved institutions due to challenging trading conditions.
  
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• Sudden venue closures a 'big blow' but not unexpected, industry experts say

  06-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  There are questions around the future of Hobart's nightlife after the abrupt closure of some of the capital city's most loved institutions due to challenging trading conditions.
  
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• Before seven venues suddenly closed, Brittney noticed things changing

  06-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  There are questions around the future of Hobart's nightlife after the abrupt closure of some of the capital city's most loved institutions due to challenging trading conditions.
  
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