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• Sydney Sweeney’s ad puts a risky new industry in the spotlight

  15-09-2026 08:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Hollywood star’s risque new ad for an online sports prediction platform is just the latest bit of controversy for an industry on the rise.
  
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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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• Worried about losing creativity and other skills to AI? You’re not alone

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Many of us fear AI weakens independent thought, creativity and learning, especially among young people who may rely on it to think for them.
  
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• Why your closest friends probably won’t help you find a job

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The surprising reality is that your next career move will probably emerge from the very edge of your orbit.
  
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• This city slicker took a job in Darwin. What happened next surprised her

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Long-time city dweller Emma Jane Edwards decided to move on whim 18 months ago.
  
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• They transformed the Espy. Now they want to revive a vacant Fitzroy pub

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Five mates who launched a pub empire in their 20s have purchased a historic pub in Brunswick Street.
  
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• Shirt brand owner shares fix to get thousands of Temu dupes taken down

  17-09-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Warwick Levy spent hours trying to get his brand's T-shirt designs removed from Temu as its reporting platform kept crashing.
  
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• My accent is unremarkable. But it has almost certainly helped me

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  There’s a type of bias holding us back, economically and socially. Here’s how the way we speak might be shaping how people perceive us.
  
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• ‘Hard to say there won’t be job cuts’, freshly arrived ABC news chief declares

  17-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In his first big day greeting staff, Simon Robinson did not confirm there would be job cuts, but pointedly avoided ruling out redundancies.
  
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• Why Australia has a 'fuel costs crisis' not a fuel supply crisis when it comes to diesel

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Diesel 'crack spread' filling refiners' coffers as conflict cuts margins

  17-09-2026 20:58 via abc.net.au
  
  The "crack spread", or profit margin, on diesel is increasing as refiners capitalise on the Middle East conflict, and it's hurting the slim margins of Australia's farmers.
  
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• Business and miners back Labor's migration policies, but farmers angry

  17-09-2026 20:44 via abc.net.au
  
  Business groups, miners, and the housing industry welcome the Albanese government's changes to the migration system, but farmers and the hospitality and tourism industries say they will make labour shortages worse.
  
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• Qantas ground staff set to strike over ‘Joyce-era’ bargaining agreements

  17-09-2026 19:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The 600 workers poised to go on strike are the last remaining Qantas ground workers, after 1800 of their colleagues were illegally sacked during the COVID pandemic.
  
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• Australia could follow Canada as EU 'associate member', parliament president says

  17-09-2026 18:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has welcomed the prospect of Canada becoming the first "associate member" of the European Union, as the president of the European Parliament has hinted Australia and New Zealand could follow.
  
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• Smart glasses ban looms as Labor sets out new AI rules

  17-09-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.
  
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• Government considers smart glasses ban for public servants

  17-09-2026 14:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Smart glasses could be prohibited in Commonwealth workplaces as the government consults on new rules for Australia's growing AI sector.
  
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• ‘They’re wolves’: Coles keeps milk prices higher despite axing farmer support

  17-09-2026 11:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The supermarket giant started charging customers more when war broke out in the Middle East to support farmers. Now it and a Woolworths supplier have ended subsidies.
  
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• ‘They’re wolves’: Coles keep milk prices higher despite axing farmer support

  17-09-2026 11:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The supermarket giant started charging customers more when war broke out in the Middle East to support farmers. Now it and a Woolworths supplier have ended subsidies.
  
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• Farming, tourism leaders slam federal government's backpacker cuts

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• Backpacker cuts slammed as 'low blow' for farming and tourism

  17-09-2026 10:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Farming and tourism industry leaders say cuts to backpacker numbers will slash the available workforce across regional Australia.
  
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• Aussie shares lift as Fed rate call calms bond market

  17-09-2026 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has logged a second session of tentative gains after a US interest rate hike helped soothe global bond market jitters.
  
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• ASX gains as oil prices, bond yields ease; Big four banks advance

  17-09-2026 09:54 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has risen for the second day in a row after the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate rise in three years and a drop in oil prices.
  
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• Migration changes will hurt key WA sectors

  17-09-2026 09:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA businesses warn that the federal government's migration system changes will severely impact significant parts of the economy despite improved access to skilled workers.
  
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• At Close of Business Podcast September 17 2026

  17-09-2026 09:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ella Loneragan and Sam Jones discuss a turnaround at the Chamber of Arts and Culture Western Australia. Plus; Labor's immigration policy; sandalwood industry calls and Perth Mint's record revenue.
  
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• Goh appears in WA court, avoids contempt action

  17-09-2026 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Property developer Victor Goh has appeared before a Perth court over an allegation of contempt, which was dismissed but with a judge's stern warning.
  
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• Cook govt's events ROI nothing to celebrate, Sandra Brewer says

  17-09-2026 09:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer says the state government's $2.80 return for every dollar spent on major events pales in comparison to Mark McGowan's “bold” tourism strategy back in the early 2000s.
  
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• Schools grappling with class 'splitting' as union flags industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• ACT schools grappling with class 'splitting', as union flags more industrial action

  17-09-2026 09:26 via abc.net.au
  
  A nationwide teacher shortage affecting the ACT is causing huge teacher workloads and disrupting learning, as the union calls on the government to step up its pay and conditions offer.
  
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• Transparency concerns over City of Perth inquiry

  17-09-2026 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An inquiry report into the City of Perth will be made public but previous findings will remain confidential, as Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley responds to transparency concerns.
  
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