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• Breaking: Allegedly stolen car involved serious Cairns crash

  05-08-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Multiple patients are being taken to hospital and a major highway has been closed after a serious crash in Cairns.
  
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• Mt Bold spillway opens for first time since 2022 after record deluge

  14-08-2026 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Water has today opened four spillway gates at Mt Bold Reservoir after its storage levels jumped from 69 per cent to 95 per cent in a matter of days.
  
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• Asbestos in 320 tonnes of rubbish allegedly dumped near waterway

  14-08-2026 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Environment Protection Authority finds asbestos among rubbish allegedly dumped by a Clarence Valley skip-bin operator near a "sensitive waterway". 
  
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• Mark My Words August 14 2026

  14-08-2026 03:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall is joined by Isabel Vieira, Nadia Budihardjo and Claire Tyrrell to talk about the big events of the week in WA business and politics. In this edition, they discuss Northern Star, Michael Fotios, South West dairies, Laurence Escalante, Post Newspapers, Hesperia, Lend Lease and Shenton Quarter.
  
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• Research uncovers what determines flavour of Australian chocolate

  14-08-2026 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers find that the location where cocoa beans are fermented can have a big influence on chocolate flavour, unlocking the potential to market chocolate by region, like wine.
  
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• ASX declines as miners slump; QBE falls

  14-08-2026 02:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open despite Wall Street rising to an all-time high following the latest sign that US inflation is easing.
  
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• Former RBA governor’s damning $700m question for KPMG

  14-08-2026 02:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Former RBA governor and Macquarie chairman Glenn Stevens has appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into KPMG’s whistleblower scandal.
  
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• Albanese says Trump giving 'consideration' to tariff exemption after phone call

  14-08-2026 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.
  
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• Albanese says Trump considering tariff exemption after phone call

  14-08-2026 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.
  
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• ASX slides lower in early trade; Wall Street hits record

  14-08-2026 02:11 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open despite Wall Street rising to an all-time high following the latest sign that US inflation is easing while stocks also got a lift from falling oil prices.
  
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• Victorian Coalition says it would not accelerate end of coal power

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition pledges not to accelerate the end of coal-powered energy in Victoria should it win the November state election.
  
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• PM demands 'immediate' airport issues reporting after Sydney 'delay'

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A third safety issue on the tarmac at Sydney Airport in recent weeks prompted the nation's air safety boss question why investigators were not notified for four days about another incident on Sunday.
  
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• Air safety boss 'trying to understand' Sydney Airport incident reporting delay

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A third safety issue on the tarmac at Sydney Airport in recent weeks prompted the nation's air safety boss question why investigators were not notified for four days about another incident on Sunday.
  
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• Wall Street gains as Fed rate hike worries ease

  14-08-2026 01:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The S&P 500 has notched a ‌record-high close, fuelled by advances in Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks, as tame producer price inflation data supported expectations the Federal ‌Reserve will not raise interest rates at its September meeting.
  
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• Westpac director says bank’s board was kept in dark over KPMG allegations

  14-08-2026 01:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Westpac board member Michael Ullmer has told a parliamentary committee how the only warning of the KPMG whistleblower allegations relating to the bank was made to fellow director Peter Nash, who did not tell the rest of the bank’s board.
  
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• Qantas passengers stranded in Johannesburg for days demand compensation

  14-08-2026 01:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Hundreds of Qantas passengers have arrived home after being stranded in Johannesburg for three days when the A380 scheduled to fly them to Sydney was grounded with mechanical issues.
  
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• Australia's biggest spectator air show returns to Gold Coast

  13-08-2026 23:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An international air show that is expected to bring in $40 million is returning to the Gold Coast after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred decimated the city's beaches in 2025.
  
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• Selena Gomez accused of fraud by investors in her mental health start-up

  13-08-2026 23:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The star is being sued over claims she failed to deliver on promises to leverage her global celebrity and social-media following to promote Wondermind, which collapsed last year.
  
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• Deadly bird flu detection creates fear for tourist drawcard

  13-08-2026 23:07 via abc.net.au
  
  A seaside town on the NSW South Coast braces for the potential impact of bird flu on its upcoming tourist season after an infected dead bird was discovered last Saturday.
  
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• Residents fear 'start of the end' facing 30-storey tower on Sunshine Coast

  13-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a 99-metre high-rise in Maroochydore's CBD have sparked debate about the future of the rapidly growing region.
  
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• Once-sleepy Sunshine Coast set to build 30-storey skyscraper

  13-08-2026 22:38 via abc.net.au
  
  Plans for a 99-metre high-rise in Maroochydore's CBD have sparked debate about the future of the rapidly growing region.
  
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• Property lobby calls for stamp duty change for first home buyers

  13-08-2026 22:24 via abc.net.au
  
  First home buyers in three Australian jurisdictions are being slugged tens of thousands of dollars in taxes when buying established homes, as a property industry lobby says now is the time for concessions.
  
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• Woolworths dumps Farmers' Own milk brand

  13-08-2026 22:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths will discontinue its Farmers' Own milk brand by mid-2027 amid declining sales. 
  
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• Tasmanian parliament to probe transparency of Rushy Lagoon sale

  13-08-2026 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry, proposed by the Tasmanian government, will examine aspects of the sale of the state's largest farm to a UK investment firm that has plans for a large pine plantation on the site.
  
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• Committee to examine Rushy Lagoon sale as farmers seethe over 'betrayal'

  13-08-2026 22:08 via abc.net.au
  
  A parliamentary inquiry, proposed by the Tasmanian government, will examine aspects of the sale of the state's largest farm to a UK investment firm that has plans for a large pine plantation on the site.
  
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• One of Australia's longest-serving editors dies aged 96

  13-08-2026 21:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Robin Letts, the long-serving editor of one of Victoria's oldest newspapers, has died aged 96 after nearly eight decades of contribution to the local paper.
  
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• Travel giant double-billed hotel rooms in refugee accommodation scandal

  13-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC can reveal a Brisbane-based travel company was invoicing the government for more rooms than a hotel actually had.
  
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• Aussie travel giant racked up $100 million in overcharging scandal

  13-08-2026 21:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The ABC can reveal a Brisbane-based travel company was invoicing the government for more rooms than a hotel actually had.
  
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• My boss said I was ‘emotional’ when I asked for a pay rise. Is that fair?

  13-08-2026 21:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Apart from being disastrously unprofessional, it strikes me as the ad hominem attack of a person who has nothing to support their main contention.
  
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• Third of small businesses don't know if they made a profit last month

  13-08-2026 21:12 via abc.net.au
  
  Small businesses call for support to develop financial literacy skills as new research reveals a sobering reality.
  
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