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• Nats hit out over sandalwood shift

  17-09-2026 07:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Proposed major reform to WA's sandalwood industry has been slammed by the Nationals, who claim a lack of consultation threatens the sector's future in the state.
  
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• Opinion: ‘Approved’ is not the same as ‘safe’

  18-09-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  OPINION: Well-resourced complainants can make life difficult for hospo owners.
  
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• Stone the crows! Popular north shore watering hole to close

  18-09-2026 07:00 via smh.com.au
  
  One of the lower north shore’s best-known watering holes, the Stoned Crow, is closing its doors.
  
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• Late rain puts WA on course for another big crop

  18-09-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australian farmers are eyeing off another 20-million-tonne-plus crop despite low or patchy rain throughout parts of the grain belt this season.
  
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• Migration policy fails to ease concern for harvest workers, station stay staff

  18-09-2026 06:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Immigration officials have been urged to process harvest worker visas immediately to ensure farmers can staff their operations when they begin taking their crops off from next week.
  
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• Markets bet 95pc chance of September rate hike after latest RBA comments

  18-09-2026 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  If you are struggling with current interest rates, the Reserve Bank's leaders delivered the sobering message that they are only just getting back to a "more sensible level".
  
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• Fortescue acquires Formula E racing team

  18-09-2026 06:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue's green technology arm will line up on global racetrack grids this year with its own customer team in the world of electric motorsports.
  
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• Aurum nails high-grade gold outside 3.22Moz Côte d’Ivoire resource

  18-09-2026 05:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Aurum Resources has hit bonanza gold grades up to 51.38g/t outside its 3.22-million-ounce Boundiali resource in West Africa, pointing to further resource growth.
  
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• SA government commits $109m to help struggling wine industry

  18-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian government has announced a $109 million support package for the state's struggling wine industry. 
  
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• Breaking: SA government commits $109m to help struggling wine industry

  18-09-2026 05:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The South Australian government has announced a $109 million support package for the state's struggling wine industry. 
  
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• Japan lifts interest rates to counter 'shocking' inflation

  18-09-2026 05:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The Bank of Japan today increased rates to 1.25 per cent, in a widely anticipated move to counter inflation fuelled by high energy costs.
  
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• Macmahon to acquire Aspect Engineering Solutions

  18-09-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX-listed contractor Macmahon Holdings has taken another big step to further diversify and strengthen growth within its mining value chain.
  
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• Environment ministers meet to thrash out standards

  18-09-2026 04:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The clock is ticking for the states and territories to agree to take on environmental assessments as ministers meet in Brisbane to thrash out details.
  
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• Runaway Tasmanian devil back on display at wildlife park after weeks on the run

  18-09-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Runaway devil Mary returns to public display after weeks on the run

  18-09-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
  
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• Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return

  18-09-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
  
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• ASX rises after Wall Street’s best day in six weeks; RBA chief’s inflation worry

  18-09-2026 02:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street jump higher.
  
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• School holidays flight disruption fear as QantasLink staff threaten action

  18-09-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantas industrial action could hit regional flights and freight.
  
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• School holidays flight disruption fear as QantasLink staff say strike likely

  18-09-2026 02:32 via abc.net.au
  
  School holidays start in Queensland, Victoria and the Northern Territory next week, and planned Qantaslink industrial action could hit regional flights and freight.
  
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• The fine, the party, and the building watchdog that went quiet

  18-09-2026 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A major developer was disciplined. A media release was drafted. Then nothing. Why did NSW's building watchdog go quiet?
  
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• After disciplining a developer, this watchdog went quiet

  18-09-2026 02:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A major developer was disciplined. A media release was drafted. Then nothing. Why did NSW's building watchdog go quiet?
  
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• K'gari resort set to be sold to US travel giant

  18-09-2026 02:22 via abc.net.au
  
  K'gari's Kingfisher Bay Resort is set to be taken over by US-owned "experiential tourism" giant Journey Beyond.
  
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• Wall St closes higher as oil eases, Treasury yields dip

  18-09-2026 02:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street has bounced ‌back as easing oil prices, dropping US Treasury yields and solid labour data helped markets move beyond the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in more than three years.
  
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• ASX rises after Wall Street’s best day in six weeks

  18-09-2026 02:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a positive start to the session.
  
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• Pioneering WA abalone ranch winding down amid mounting losses

  18-09-2026 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.
  
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• Flooded market leaves pioneering WA abalone ranch close to the end

  18-09-2026 01:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Rare Foods Australia winds down operations amid a Chinese supply glut and falling prices for abalone, after once being the biggest employer in the WA seaside town of Augusta.
  
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• Chamber of Arts and Culture WA reports financials after rocky year

  18-09-2026 00:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Chamber of Arts and Culture WA has published its 2025/2026 financial results, after the state's peak arts body had deliberated folding at the end of last year.
  
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• Social media and cultural taste sparks demand for exotic fruits

  17-09-2026 23:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Tropical fruits previously rare to Far North Queensland are finding a booming customer base in capital cities as retailers stock more of the unusual produce.
  
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• ASX set to rise, Wall Street climbs as oil prices slide, bond market pressure eases; UK keeps rates on hold

  17-09-2026 22:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a positive start to the session.
  
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• ASX set to rise, Wall Street climbs as oil prices slide and pressure from the bond market eases

  17-09-2026 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are rising and recovering most of their losses for the week, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a positive start to the session.
  
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