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• WorkSafe investigates shovel fire at Kalgoorlie Super Pit

  13-09-2026 06:24 via abc.net.au
  
  WorkSafe WA is investigating a workplace incident at one of Australia's biggest gold mines, where the operator of a heavy-duty $18 million mining shovel escaped a fire that engulfed the driver's cab.   
  
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• Sleepless nights and depression for buyers after Bathla collapse

  16-09-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Prospective buyers have been bunking with loved ones for more than a year, while current owners scramble to secure repairs on their Bathla properties.
  
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• Victoria's power on the line as data centres boom

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• US Fed hikes interests rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis fire back, further widening Middle East war

  16-09-2026 18:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Iran-backed rebels in Yemen launch drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
  
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• $42b fund manager Cathie Wood sees interest rates topping 7pc on AI boom

  16-09-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The artificial intelligence boom could push the global economy into "good deflation" as economic growth surges, but that could result in interest rates exceeding 7 per cent, according to a major technology investor.
  
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• Victoria's construction sector royal commission to open next week

  16-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The inquiry into corruption on major Victorian infrastructure projects will hold an opening hearing next Wednesday, two months out from the state election.
  
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• Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town

  16-09-2026 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.
  
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• Major AI company Anthropic signs deal to use $32b Queensland data centre

  16-09-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.
  
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• Anthropic inks Queensland data centre deal worth five times Olympics budget

  16-09-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic. 
  
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• Key SA wave buoy to be redeployed a third time after lightning damage

  16-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bureau of Meteorology wave buoy has only been operational for about 10 months in two years, but replacement parts have been secured following its most outage and it's expected to be transmitting data again this week.
  
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• Kenilworth Dairies offers lifeline to Queensland dairy farm facing closure

  16-09-2026 05:22 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland family that feared 80 years of dairying would end after a contract was not renewed has been offered a last-minute lifeline.
  
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• Third appeal lodged against Australian-record $150m native title payout

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Andrew Forrest's Fortescue appeals $150m native title compensation

  16-09-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Fortescue is the third group to appeal against a record Federal Court award of $150.3 million to traditional owners. Both the Yindjibarndi people and the WA government have lodged filings of their own.
  
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• Website crashes due to demand for Spirit of Tasmania bookings

  16-09-2026 04:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Additional capacity for the long-awaited new Spirit of Tasmania ferries was released this morning, with high demand crashing the website.
  
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• Only Telstra's share market float was bigger. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• It may be second only to Telstra. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• It may be second in size only to Telstra. AI firm prepares for ASX listing

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• AI firm's ASX listing may be second-largest behind Telstra

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• AI data centre provider could become one of Australia's biggest stock floats

  16-09-2026 01:18 via abc.net.au
  
  AI data centre developer Firmus Technologies is seeking financial backers ahead of a multi-billion-dollar share market float next month, with one expert saying "mum and dad investors" are likely targets.
  
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• Historic outback pub hits the market as restoration costs soar

  16-09-2026 01:06 via abc.net.au
  
  A heritage-listed hotel in Western Australia's Goldfields, infamous for its connection to the murders of two police officers a century ago, hits the market with an asking price of more than $1 million.
  
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• Fishers fund review in last-ditch effort to overturn gillnet ban

  16-09-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The north Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.
  
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• Fishers fund independent review in last-ditch effort to overturn gillnet ban

  16-09-2026 00:52 via abc.net.au
  
  The North Queensland fishery produces between 200 and 300 tonnes of seafood annually, with some fishers fearing there is no viable replacement for gillnets.
  
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• Australian company Sharon AI buys former Visy paper mill site at Ettamogah

  15-09-2026 22:20 via abc.net.au
  
  An AI company confirms it has purchased a large paper mill site in Ettamogah, north of Albury, but is yet to disclose why.
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• One in five Melbourne units sold at a loss, as national housing prices drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing market 'normalising' as national resale profits drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing market ‘normalising’ as national resale profits drop

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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• Housing downturn ends record profit run for sellers

  15-09-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The national median profit has dropped to $371,000, as a softening housing market hits home prices. 
  
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