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• Asbestos sand contamination was a fluke discovery in an Australian lab

  18-11-2025 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian lab discovered asbestos in children's play sand by chance and regulators only found out about it because of a podcast interview, the ABC can reveal.
  
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• Review: Let the fruit do the talking at Lenton Brae

  16-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  REVIEW: New ownership, a strong team, and a clear vision is taking Lenton Brae to the logical next level.
  
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• Sia Partners acquires Seven Consulting in east coast expansion

  16-10-2026 07:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  French management consultancy Sia Partners has expanded beyond its WA base into Australia's eastern states with the acquisition of business transformation firm Seven Consulting.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Identifai, Aevenira & Image Resources

  16-10-2026 07:29 via smh.com.au
  
  This week’s Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Identifai, after the Israeli biotech newcomer made a stellar debut on the ASX with its AI-powered prenatal screening technology.
  
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• Mark My Words October 16 2026

  16-10-2026 07:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo is joined by Gary Adshead, Claire Tyrrell, and Tom Zaunmayr to discuss university mergers, prime beachfront sites, Dianella Plaza, Victor Goh, and more.
  
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• Opinion: Social currency meets power play

  16-10-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Fine dining will always have its place, but a more casual focus is emerging.
  
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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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• Inpex secures Bonaparte carbon storage site for Ichthys LNG

  16-10-2026 06:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has declared an offshore site for the proposed Bonaparte carbon project, to store greenhouse gas from the $US45 billion Ichthys LNG plant.
  
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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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• Australia's AI chance at risk, inquiry heard

  16-10-2026 05:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia risks squandering its window of opportunity to shape the direction of artificial intelligence.
  
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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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• Forrestania fast-tracks WA gold production for December

  16-10-2026 04:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania is fast-tracking its Edna May gold restart for December. First ore is on the pad, mill liners are en route, and mining has mobilised.
  
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• Aurum hits more golden paydirt beyond West African resource

  16-10-2026 04:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Aurum has hit bonanza gold, including 0.65m at 41.38g/t, outside its BST1 resource at the 3.22Moz Boundiali project, ahead of a key gold resource update due this month.
  
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• Deep Yellow defers Tumas FID again

  16-10-2026 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Deep Yellow rose slightly early on Friday, despite the uranium producer again deferring a final investment decision at its flagship Tumas project in Namibia.
  
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• Euroz shuffles leadership, Hughes to return

  16-10-2026 04:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jay Hughes will return to Euroz Hartleys as non-executive chairman once its $145 million corporate finance division sale is complete, while a new CEO will join the ranks.
  
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• Alcoa warns of ‘harder decisions’ if WA approvals delayed further

  16-10-2026 03:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Alcoa's global CEO says the company may have to make ‘harder decisions', if it does not secure new WA environmental approvals in the first six months of next year.
  
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• December rare earths production debut looms for Lindian in Malawi

  16-10-2026 03:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Lindian Resources is set for first rare earths production in December at its Kangankunde project in Malawi, with construction and power infrastructure nearly complete.
  
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• PLS Group approves $2.5b Pilgangoora lithium mine expansion

  16-10-2026 03:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Pilgangoora project in the Pilbara will become the world's largest hard rock lithium mine under a $2.5 billion expansion approved by PLS Group.
  
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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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• Miners and tech stocks send ASX higher after Wall Street rebounds

  16-10-2026 02:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket pushed higher in early trade on Friday, led by a rally in mining and tech stocks, after US stock pulled closer to their records overnight.
  
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• Dating apps are supposed to make money and help people find love. Are they doing neither?

  16-10-2026 02:35 via smh.com.au
  
  “The worst thing possible for Hinge is for people to fall in love,” says Australian writer Alistair Kitchen, who has created his own app to rival it.
  
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• TVSN fires off legal letters as war with suppliers escalates

  16-10-2026 02:22 via smh.com.au
  
  TVSN director Bernie Brookes is refusing to hand the business over to administrators as suppliers become infuriated with the home shopping network’s radio silence.
  
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• Wall St higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

  16-10-2026 01:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The S&P 500 has closed higher, springing back from early losses as investors concerned about AI stocks shifted into Eli Lilly, UnitedHealth ‌and other healthcare and consumer stocks.
  
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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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• Closing the gap in the North West

  16-10-2026 01:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Multi-user port is testing Australia's northern defence strategy.
  
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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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