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• Respite in Freo port strike

  15-10-2021 09:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Strike action at Fremantle Port has been temporarily suspended following a move this morning by the federal government to intervene, it is understood.
  
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• Bindi Raye lives the ultimate FIFO lifestyle online. None of it is real

  23-09-2026 23:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Bindi Raye's online profiles portray the life of a twenty-something-year-old FIFO worker in WA's north, but an ABC investigation has found she does not exist.
  
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• NT Labor fracking stand-off emerges as caucus members voice opposition

  23-09-2026 22:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Four of Labor's six politicians in the Northern Territory parliament are personally opposed to fracking, contradicting the opposition's official position.
  
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• First Nations workers in Australia paid 16pc less per hour, report finds

  23-09-2026 22:54 via abc.net.au
  
  A landmark report has found Indigenous workers are on average paid 16 per cent less an hour than the average Australian, amounting to nearly two months of work each year for free.
  
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• Chinese carmaker’s new EV battery will charge in under five minutes

  23-09-2026 22:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Geely has just upped the ante in its ‘flash charging’ battle with rival BYD, unveiling a battery it says is the fastest in the industry.
  
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• All consumers to pay for EV chargers under power monopoly 'waiver'

  23-09-2026 22:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A bitter fight is brewing between EV charging companies and poles-and-wires companies, and now a regulator has weighed in.
  
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• ASX set to slump as bond market pressure rattles Wall Street; Oil prices jump

  23-09-2026 21:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Pressure from the US bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.
  
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• The RBA will hike rates again but inflation is testing the bank’s most valuable asset

  23-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Our independent Reserve Bank is in a protracted battle against high inflation. But the RBA faces another reputational threat: credibility.
  
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• 'Self-censorship is real': What the public isn’t being told about AI

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Inside the AI machine: How the tech race binds nations into dependence

  23-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  ChatGPT might be the face of AI, but behind the prompts lies a complex physical ecosystem that is reshaping power balances around the world.
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, new survey reveals
  
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• Half of young Australian adults now living with parents, survey shows

  23-09-2026 16:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Half of all young Australians are still living with their parents, up from 39 per cent in 2001, a new survey reveals.
  
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• Dolly Parton’s estate in feud with nephew over alleged threats

  23-09-2026 15:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Dolly Parton's nephew has been accused of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire, court documents show.
  
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• The world economy is becoming wary of America

  23-09-2026 11:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Almost two years into Donald Trump’s second term, the global economy is looking for ways to distance itself from the United States.
  
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• I want to control my car without crashing it. Here’s where design is going wrong

  23-09-2026 11:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Enshittification is spreading. Now everyday products are getting worse too. The biggest backward step is the high-tech feature that hides behind a pane of glass.
  
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• Oil platform 'a warning' as government considers new decommissioning rules

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Commonwealth to foot bill for maintenance, safety of abandoned WA oil platform

  23-09-2026 10:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government is paying to keep an oil platform safe after its owners collapsed. The Cliff Head platform off the WA coast has raised fresh questions about the strength of Australia's offshore decommissioning laws.
  
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• Mining sector keeps local shares from sinking into red

  23-09-2026 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The mining sector has kept the local bourse above water - although just barely.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index on Wednesday finished up 7.5 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 8,765.3, in its third straight session of very modest gains.
  
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• Fremantle Mayor beckons 40k-plus footy fans

  23-09-2026 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fremantle Mayor Ben Lawver says the port city is preparing to draw 40,000 fans for the Fremantle Dockers' Grand Final clash – a figure he believes could prove conservative.
  
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• Fuel price fears for Australia as global buffers dry up

  23-09-2026 09:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The world is burning through oil stockpiles at record speed, threatening more price pain at Australian petrol stations.
  
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• Sacked city chief engages Martin Bennett to battle dismissal

  23-09-2026 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sacked City of Perth chief executive Michelle Reynolds has engaged high-profile defamation lawyer Martin Bennett, as she prepares to fight her dismissal by the council on Tuesday.
  
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• Sacked city CEO Michelle Reynolds engages Martin Bennett to battle dismissal

  23-09-2026 09:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sacked City of Perth chief executive Michelle Reynolds has engaged high-profile defamation lawyer Martin Bennett, as she prepares to fight her dismissal by the council on Tuesday.
  
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• Former WA premier Mark McGowan to join Southern Cross Media

  23-09-2026 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former WA premier Mark McGowan has joined Ryan Stokes-chaired Southern Cross Media as a non-executive director.
  
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• The $16b Aussie tech firm in a slanging match over its China links

  23-09-2026 09:14 via smh.com.au
  
  The $16 billion Australian payments unicorn remains very sensitive to criticism of its operations in China.
  
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• Wage-price spiral 'unlikely': RBA board member

  23-09-2026 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A damaging wages breakout is unlikely despite persistent high inflation, according to a Reserve Bank of Australia board member.
  
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• Canberrans told to direct anger at Trump over nation's most costly fuel

  23-09-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  An inquiry into the capital's high fuel prices will examine why ACT motorists pay more for fuel than people just over the border in New South Wales.
  
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• ASX finishes flat as miners rise, oil stocks struggle; IDP plummets

  23-09-2026 09:06 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket was treading water on Wednesday, with gains by mining stocks offset by weaker energy stocks as oil dropped below the $US100-a-barrel mark.
  
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• 'We've done nothing wrong': Firearms shop's gun laws plea after $800k loss

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• Firearms businesses struggling under Minns government's gun laws

  23-09-2026 08:58 via abc.net.au
  
  Family-run firearms businesses say they are copping the brunt of the Minns government's post-Bondi gun laws, with some forced to sell their homes and dip into their retirement nest eggs.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast September 23 2026

  23-09-2026 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tom Zaunmayr speaks to Justin Fris about how WA's small business sector is navigating a series of challenges.
  
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