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• Port Moresby's water supply network showing 'signs of imminent failure'

  23-06-2026 20:39 via abc.net.au
  
  A decades-old pipeline supplying water to nearly 1 million people in Papua New Guinea's capital is at risk of collapsing without urgent repairs, threatening to cut off more than half of the city's water supply.
  
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• Qld water minister calls on major water retailer to abandon price hikes

  24-06-2026 09:01 via abc.net.au
  
  South east Queensland households will face a higher price hike on their water and sewerage bills next year.
  
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• Committee approves Locus’ $240m Hillarys apartments

  24-06-2026 08:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A state planning body has approved an apartment plan near Hillarys boat harbour, despite the proposal attracting some community opposition.
  
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• Third bird flu case expected

  24-06-2026 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The third case of bird flu in West Australia is expected to be confirmed in coming days after a migratory seabird was found with symptoms on a beach between Dunsborough and Busselton.
  
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• Opinion: One wrong may make for a hard right

  24-06-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Major internal economic changes are colliding with external forces in testing times for business and politics.
  
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• What this coal mine sale says about the future of the industry

  24-06-2026 07:50 via abc.net.au
  
  An Indonesian mining company has agreed to purchase a bankrupt Queensland company's assets, which include the Vulcan coal mine in the Bowen Basin.
  
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• Forrestdale lead-acid battery recycling plant opens

  24-06-2026 07:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Scrap metal dealer Paul Owens has opened a new $12 million recycling plant focused on traditional lead-acid batteries in Perth's southern suburbs.
  
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• Opinion: Scheme rewards the learning journey

  24-06-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: A UK student loan scheme may work here if the right conditions are met.
  
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• 'We all know each other': Why this local Canberra shopping precinct is thriving

  24-06-2026 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Local shops are a distinctive feature of Canberra, but while some are thriving, others have fallen into disrepair and offer no sense of community for nearby residents.
  
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• Canberra's local shops are distinctive. But some thrive while others fail

  24-06-2026 07:05 via abc.net.au
  
  Local shops are a distinctive feature of Canberra, but while some are thriving, others have fallen into disrepair and offer no sense of community for nearby residents.
  
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• Coalition's Sydney solar plan could cost billions in investment, premier says

  24-06-2026 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Under the proposal, a Sydney City Renewable Energy Zone would be established to support greater use of solar and battery storage across the city, while the New England project would be scaled back and its proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line corridor scrapped.
  
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• Coalition's renewables push 'chaos' for NSW energy plan, Minns says

  24-06-2026 06:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Under the proposal, a Sydney City Renewable Energy Zone would be established to support greater use of solar and battery storage across the city, while the New England project would be scaled back and its proposed 500-kilovolt transmission line corridor scrapped.
  
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• Matt Wright sued for negligence after airboat allegedly crashed into tree

  24-06-2026 06:21 via abc.net.au
  
  A man who says he suffered a "psychiatric injury" after witnessing injuries sustained by his wife in a 2023 airboat crash is suing tour operator and Netflix star Matt Wright for negligence.
  
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• Vale Mr Walker

  24-06-2026 06:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of the Pilbara's most respected Aboriginal elders has died, leaving behind a remarkable legacy of native title rights, economic progress, and cultural rediscovery.
  
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• JPS: from a ‘troopy’ to $75m in 6 years

  24-06-2026 05:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Diversified contractor Tasmea has announced its second acquisition this month, paying up to $75 million for an oil and gas services business started from scratch six years ago.
  
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• WA's top foundations in $580m giving year

  24-06-2026 04:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There has been a shake-up on the list of the state's biggest foundations amid a boom in philanthropic giving.
  
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• WA’s mining wealth changing, report says

  24-06-2026 04:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Researchers have estimated the resources sector's contribution to WA at almost $200 billion a year, but warns of the risks of relying too much on the industry.
  
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• PNG reverses bird flu ban on Australian chicken and egg imports

  24-06-2026 04:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, has reversed its decision to suspend Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak.
  
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• Bird flu prompts Papua New Guinea to ban Australian chicken and egg imports

  24-06-2026 04:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest chicken meat buyer, Papua New Guinea, suspends Australian poultry and egg imports due to the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, even though Australian authorities say there is no evidence the virus has spread.
  
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• Laurence Escalante amends bail for Sydney trip

  24-06-2026 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  VGW founder Laurence Escalante has succeeded in changing his bail arrangements, to accommodate a Sydney trip next month.
  
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• Underlying inflation rises despite fuel price fall

  24-06-2026 03:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Despite a fall in headline inflation, a larger-than-expected rise in the underlying figure to 3.6 per cent will concern the Reserve Bank.
  
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• Headline inflation down, but underlying inflation highest since 2024

  24-06-2026 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Underlying inflation allows economists to look beneath the daily noise of random price movements to see what the economy's broader inflationary pressures are looking like.
  
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• Breaking: Headline inflation down, but underlying inflation highest since 2024

  24-06-2026 03:51 via abc.net.au
  
  Underlying inflation allows economists to look beneath the daily noise of random price movements to see what the economy's broader inflationary pressures are looking like.
  
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• Qantas A380 to be inspected urgently after cracks found

  24-06-2026 02:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Airbus says it will inspect 16 A380 planes, including one Qantas plane, after cracks were found in a key wing component.
  
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• Broome non-profit Morrgul's tips for giving Indigenous business a chance

  24-06-2026 02:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Non-profit business development agency Morrgul has a wealth of data to prove its mantra that education and employment are the best ways to lift people out of poverty.
  
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• Origin 'named and shamed' for failing to pass on lower electricity prices

  24-06-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer David Janetzki says Origin "appears not to be doing the right thing" by increasing prices in regions where price drops were predicted. 
  
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• Albany wharf upgrade gives Qube exposure to WA grains industry

  24-06-2026 02:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $13 million wharf upgrade at the Port of Albany will give Qube Holdings its first physical toehold in Western Australia's booming grain export market.
  
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• Labor tax change deal angers super funds, business

  24-06-2026 01:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A government handshake with the Greens over the treatment of self-managed super funds has riled the finance industry, as Labor looks to counter the rise of One Nation
  
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• Victorian taxi drivers face punishment for refusing short trips

  24-06-2026 01:36 via abc.net.au
  
  The government is expanding its "two strikes and you're out" rules to include drivers who refuse to take passengers with assistance dogs or who knock back short trips.
  
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• Wall Street ends lower as AI spending concerns mount

  24-06-2026 01:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ‌Nasdaq and the S&P 500 have closed at more than one-week lows, dragged down by sharp losses in semiconductor stocks as investors scrutinised ‌growing debt-funded AI spending.
  
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