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• Gun not thoroughly checked before fatal shooting on Alec Baldwin film set

  27-10-2021 18:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A gun used on the set of the film Rust was not thoroughly checked before being given to actor Alec Baldwin, who fired a live lead bullet in an accidental fatal shooting, according to officials and a new court filing.
  
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• The Sydney suburb at risk of becoming a 'data centre wasteland'

  25-07-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney is in the middle of a data centre boom fuelled by the global AI race. In Lane Cove West and Ryde, residents and councils say they are the ones paying the price.
  
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• Council fears Sydney suburb risks becoming 'data centre wasteland'

  25-07-2026 23:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Sydney is in the middle of a data centre boom fuelled by the global AI race. In Lane Cove West and Ryde, residents and councils say they are the ones paying the price.
  
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• Couple told two modular homes on one block makes it an 'estate'

  25-07-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  An Illawarra family that has spent two years trying to build another modular home on their property have been told the move would make it a "manufactured housing estate".
  
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• Trillion-dollar super war chest waiting to be unleashed on green projects

  25-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian super funds manage $4.5 trillion in retirement savings, but directing some of that war chest towards the clean energy transition could be more difficult than it seems. 
  
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• The generational shift that has pushed 'generic' shops to the wall

  25-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  It has been a brutal year for Australian retail, with high rents, wage increases and the cost-of-living squeeze forcing big brands to make some hard calls. Here's why some are still surviving. 
  
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• Legacy stores have been closing but physical retail is not 'dead'

  25-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  It has been a brutal year for Australian retail, with high rents, wage increases and the cost-of-living squeeze forcing big brands to make some hard calls. Here's why some are still surviving. 
  
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• Clean energy investment is facing headwinds. Could superannuation help?

  25-07-2026 20:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Australian super funds manage $4.5 trillion in retirement savings, but directing some of that war chest towards the clean energy transition could be more difficult than it seems. 
  
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• Liberty Bell Bay may have been insolvent for more than a year before closing

  25-07-2026 06:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Administrators say the manganese smelter was insolvent before it was given a $20 million loan by the Tasmanian government.
  
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• Here's what you need to know about Woodside's Federal Court case

  25-07-2026 05:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Four days in, the Federal Court has scrutinised the decision to extend Australia's biggest gas project another 40 years, amid fears for Indigenous heritage and climate impacts.
  
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• Thousands flock to Victorian canola farm chasing social media snaps

  25-07-2026 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Tourists looking to get a picture of canola fields are often told to steer clear, but one central Victorian farm is welcoming them with open arms and has turned the attraction into a popular agritourism event.
  
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• Chemical manufacturer ends sales of controversial herbicide

  25-07-2026 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The chemical giant has ended sales in Australia and New Zealand, blaming new regulatory restrictions, as well as commercial, manufacturing and logistical challenges. 
  
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• Businesses sue Trump as he defends 'very standard tariffs'

  25-07-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Two small US businesses sue the US president to try to stop him from placing new tariffs on imports from scores of countries, including Australia.
  
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• Limmen Bight a seagrass refuge for dugongs and a mecca for fishers

  25-07-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  It's already a paradise for fishers in the know from across Australia, but locals say the remote Limmen Bight Marine Park has vast, untapped potential as a tourism hot spot.
  
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• Fishers flag tourism potential for '12 species in a day' marine park

  25-07-2026 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  It's already a paradise for fishers in the know from across Australia, but locals say the remote Limmen Bight Marine Park has vast, untapped potential as a tourism hot spot.
  
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• Factory-built homes could help Australia reindustrialise, report says

  25-07-2026 00:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Factory-built homes could solve Australia's housing crisis and drive reindustrialisation, a Labor think tank report says.
  
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• NT government opens door to AI industry powered by Beetaloo gas

  24-07-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  The Northern Territory government wants to develop the "data centre capital of the globe" and says natural gas will be key to succeeding. 
  
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• Worker housing for $1.5b Queensland wind farm faces opposition

  24-07-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  While the worker accommodation would be a $68 million investment in Kingaroy, residents are voicing their opposition to the temporary project.
  
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• Brewery uses solar bitcoin rig to make beer and cover power bills

  24-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A brewery is using a bitcoin mine to heat the water used in beer production as a way to use up surplus energy generated by rooftop solar panels.
  
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• Brewery uses Bitcoin mining to make 100k litres of beer a month

  24-07-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A brewery is using a bitcoin mine to heat the water used in beer production as a way to use up surplus energy generated by rooftop solar panels.
  
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• Friends turned millionaires take tech company shares battle to court

  24-07-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  The millionaire co-founder of an Australian video tech company behind some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters has told the Federal Court a decade of hostility by his fellow shareholders has unfairly barred him from selling his lucrative stake in the billion-dollar business.
  
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• Aussie shares post worst day in a month as oil soars

  24-07-2026 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has had its worst session in five weeks as oil surges and optimism fades for a timely resolution to the renewed US-Iran conflict.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast July 24 2026

  24-07-2026 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tom Zaunmayr and Sam Jones discuss a Pilbara council's use of a futurist and AI to develop its future plan.
  
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• Warrant issued for businessman who missed sentencing

  24-07-2026 09:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The District Court has issued an arrest warrant for WA and Bali businessman Stephen Robert Bruce after he failed to turn up at his sentencing hearing on Friday morning, claiming he had COVID.
  
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• Whitsundays wind farm plan scaled down after backlash

  24-07-2026 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  A lack of strong wind along and fierce community opposition have forced Alinta Energy to scale back the size of its proposed Whitsundays wind farm.
  
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• Retention, pathways critical for sport sector

  24-07-2026 09:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SportWest chief executive Troy Kirkham says there is an importance for WA's sport and recreation sector to ensure high-quality staff are retained and able to fulfil their potential.
  
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• OPINION: The world wants uranium, WA Labor says no

  24-07-2026 09:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: WA holds some of the world's most significant uranium resources, yet WA Labor's indefensible ban is locking the state out of a major economic and strategic opportunity.
  
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• Trust the science, Jarvis urges ag sector, as hostility grows

  24-07-2026 08:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Faith in science needs to be restored, Agriculture Minister Jackie Jarvis says, amid a growing tide of skepticism and ‘dodgy' AI images.
  
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• Trump tariffs 'hurting investment and jobs', businesses warn

  24-07-2026 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Business Council of Australia says a new tariff will make it harder for Australian businesses to compete in the US and could reduce investment.
  
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• New Trump tariffs 'make it harder for Australian businesses to compete'

  24-07-2026 08:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The Business Council of Australia says a new tariff will make it harder for Australian businesses to compete in the US and could reduce investment.
  
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