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• Optus customers do what they can to protect themselves as expert warns scams will ramp up

  30-09-2022 00:48 via abc.net.au
  
  As the extent of the Optus data breach emerges, a past victim of identity fraud urges people to more tightly guard their online security, as a cyber security researcher says tougher laws on company data retention are needed.
  
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• Opinion: Climate projections reined-in

  08-06-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: A change in a future climate modelling pathway has been described as “the most significant development in climate research in decades”.
  
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• Trading platform IG Markets fails in $5.5m bid against Perth investor

  08-06-2026 07:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's highest court has struck out IG Markets' bid against a Perth stock trader who reaped $5.5 million in 30 minutes on its trading platform.
  
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• Opinion: Capital gains changes are anti-exit

  08-06-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Tax changes in the recent federal budget will benefit those building long-term technology businesses in WA.
  
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• Energy minister leaves door open to 'sneaky' mining energy plans

  08-06-2026 06:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's energy minister has left the door open to allowing miners to feed excess power into common user energy grids and non-mining infrastructure.
  
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• Judge calls wharfie time in Steve Wyatt's battle with MinRes over haulage tech

  08-06-2026 05:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A WA Supreme Court judge has warned that Steve Wyatt's showdown with Mineral Resources could be delayed until 2028 after the estranged co-founder again changed his lawyers.
  
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• Western Australians recognised in King's Birthday honours

  08-06-2026 04:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ninety-five Western Australians have been honoured for their services and commitment within the 2026 King's Birthday Honours list.
  
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• 'Open mind on One Nation': Zempilas

  08-06-2026 04:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Basil Zempilas has refused to rule out a preference deal with One Nation, casting the surging minor party as an opportunity rather than a threat.
  
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• Sanderson staunch as 2030 cynics circle

  08-06-2026 03:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Amber-Jade Sanderson says critics of the energy transition need to look at what's happening on the ground.
  
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• Labor gets 'message' after historic poll for One Nation

  08-06-2026 02:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Labor insists it's implementing "big changes" as voters abandon the major parties, with new polling showing Pauline Hanson's right-wing party is the most popular for the first time.
  
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• Wall Street ends sharply lower as chips stocks slide

  08-06-2026 02:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street's nine-week winning streak has ended with a thud as red-hot technology stocks suffered their ‌largest daily decline since April 2025 after a hot May jobs report fuelled fears of a hawkish policy pivot from the US Federal Reserve.
  
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• WA opposition set to introduce stronger train lighting legislation

  08-06-2026 02:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Advocates welcome a WA opposition bill enforcing better train lighting, after decades of campaigning.
  
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• Offtake, supply deals for Mineral Resources-backed iron pellet plant

  08-06-2026 01:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A British company which wants to build an iron ore processor in Europe has struck preliminary deals to supply enough material to fill its capacity more than four times over.
  
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• Outback cake decorator stops reporting vandalism because 'nothing gets done'

  07-06-2026 23:01 via abc.net.au
  
  After three vandalism incidents in three years, cake decorator Ishani Harney says the emotional and financial toll of crime lingers long after the damage is repaired.
  
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• The electric classic car that now drives like a 'pocket rocket'

  07-06-2026 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  It may look like a small vintage car, but an EV conversion has brought it "up to speed" to its modern counterparts.
  
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• Highland cows encounters bring 'positive impact', agritourism operators say

  07-06-2026 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Traipsing around a farm in the wake of a highland cow or donkey might seem like a quaint rural pastime — but those in the business of agritourism believe there are other benefits.
  
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• Qld government contemplates ditching anti-junk-mail measures

  07-06-2026 21:56 via abc.net.au
  
  A new consultation paper argues the measures are too burdensome and recommends repealing state laws and making local councils responsible for combating junk mail.
  
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• Tasmania's population boom has gone bust — and it spells trouble

  07-06-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  From being a hot destination 10 years ago, Tasmania's population growth has ground to a halt — and big changes will be needed to reverse the trend, experts say.
  
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• Tasmania's population boom has gone bust and it spells trouble

  07-06-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  From being a hot destination 10 years ago, Tasmania's population growth has ground to a halt. Big changes will be needed to reverse the trend, experts say.
  
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• People loved moving to Tasmania during the pandemic — but not anymore

  07-06-2026 21:47 via abc.net.au
  
  From being a hot destination 10 years ago, Tasmania's population growth has ground to a halt — and big changes will be needed to reverse the trend, experts say.
  
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• Top neurologists say they were snubbed in review of controversial weed killer

  07-06-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator did not engage with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease. 
  
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• Top neurologists say regulator ignored warnings as weed killer decision looms

  07-06-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's leading movement disorder specialists say the chemical regulator did not engage with their concerns about paraquat, despite growing evidence linking the herbicide to Parkinson's disease. 
  
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• 'We blinked': Government accused of backing down on AI regulation

  07-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could lead to harm.
  
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• It's an AI behemoth. Now Anthropic is making a power play in Australia

  07-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could lead to harm.
  
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• Australia's AI strategy under fire as big tech plans to invest billions

  07-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could cause more harm.
  
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• As big tech heads Down Under, some fear Australia risks giving up control

  07-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could cause more harm.
  
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• Anthropic has its eyes on Australia — and a large slice of its electricity output

  07-06-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's biggest tech titans see Australia as a promising investment opportunity for their AI ambitions, but some fear the federal government's regulatory retreat could lead to harm.
  
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• Homelessness service concerned by changing demographic in clients

  07-06-2026 06:07 via abc.net.au
  
  As cost of living and housing pressures intensify, a South Australian homelessness service says more young women and single mothers are reaching out for support.
  
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• The barrel-makers at the heart of Tasmania's whisky industry

  07-06-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Master cooper Dave Schmeider spent nearly 56 years in the barrel-making trade and reckons his "nose is stuffed" and his body is telling him to "back up"; luckily, his daughter, Mell, has followed him into the business. 
  
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• Family of coopers keeping the artisan trade of making barrels alive

  07-06-2026 05:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Master cooper Dave Schmeider spent nearly 56 years in the barrel-making trade and reckons his "nose is stuffed" and his body is telling him to "back up"; luckily, daughter, Mell, has followed him into the business.
  
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