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• Tasmanian EPA says it was not told extent of Firmus data centre generator plans

  10-10-2026 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's EPA is worried about the extent of AI data centre company Firmus's planned diesel generator use, saying it is much more than initially disclosed.
  
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• SCEE to acquire Entire, enter new sector

  12-10-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Graeme Dunn-led Southern Cross Electrical Engineering will enter the mechanical services sector, after announcing it will acquire Victoria-based Entire Operations.
  
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• O’Byrne wins 2026 Lester Prize in unanimous call

  12-10-2026 08:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Melbourne-based artist Fiona O'Byrne has taken home the Lester Prize for Portraiture, with judges unanimously selecting her oil painting of her daughter in last week's awards.
  
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• Australian shares advance as banks, miners rally

  12-10-2026 07:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The sharemarket has started the week higher after banks rallied in anticipation of US earnings season.
  
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• Larvotto strikes high-grade jackpot at NSW antimony-gold mine

  12-10-2026 07:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto has hit high-grade gold and made a new discovery at its NSW Hillgrove mine, with multiple high-grade hits from the Blacklode and Midas lodes, in addition to a new lode dubbed “Echidna”.
  
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• The tech world believes in second chances, but does Oliver Curtis deserve a third?

  12-10-2026 07:55 via smh.com.au
  
  There is plenty of blame to share and no shortage of schadenfreude at data centre player Firmus’ failure to launch. But it’s hardly a “great loss for Australia”.
  
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• Critical Resources puts boots on Suriname gold ground

  12-10-2026 07:43 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has boots on the ground in Suriname, advancing due diligence on two gold projects as big players like Gold Fields plough capital into the region.
  
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• National petrol prices surge past $2.40 a litre with little relief in sight

  12-10-2026 07:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Drivers in Australia have not faced pump prices this high since the opening weeks of the Iran war. Things are unlikely to change until the situation is resolved.
  
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• Overwatch Technologies to join ASX in $8m float

  12-10-2026 07:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A homegrown tech company that tracks illicit ships at sea is set to join the Australian share market this Friday after raising $8 million from investors.
  
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• Horizon Gold eyes bigger WA mine after spectacular hits

  12-10-2026 07:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Horizon Gold has struck 44m at 5.08g/t gold at its 2.3Moz Gum Creek project, pointing to growth beyond its 728,000-ounce definitive feasibility study reserve in WA, as drilling continues.
  
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• Job losses likely at remote island mine as costs nearly double due to flooding

  12-10-2026 06:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Production costs at South 32's Groote Eylandt mine have increased by more than 80 per cent in recent years.
  
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• Dalaroo unearths fresh gold clues 1.25km from African discovery

  12-10-2026 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Dalaroo Metals has logged a 34m altered and veined zone 1.25km from its recent high-grade gold discovery in Africa. The geology appears similar, with assays pending.
  
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• Kaniva wants to be known as an EV charging hub

  12-10-2026 06:23 via abc.net.au
  
  The publican of the Victorian farming town currently known for its sheep and silo art wants to add EV fast chargers to that list.
  
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• The Putin ‘solution’: Donald Trump’s strange deal is destined to fail

  12-10-2026 06:05 via smh.com.au
  
  With a very odd agreement with Moscow, Trump has made another desperate bid to try to bring oil prices down.
  
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• WA workplace safety under scrutiny as deaths top national average

  12-10-2026 05:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Twenty-eight workers lost their lives on the job across Western Australia in 2025, pushing the state's workplace fatality rate above the national average during the deadliest year for Australian workplaces in more than a decade.
  
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• Genus acquires Kiwi telco for up to NZ$65m

  12-10-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GenusPlus Group has taken a key step in further its growth in New Zealand, after announcing on Monday it would acquire private Kiwi telco Universal Communications Group.
  
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• Genus acquires Kiwi contractor for up to NZ$65m

  12-10-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GenusPlus Group has taken a key step in further its growth in New Zealand, after announcing on Monday it would acquire private Kiwi contractor Universal Communications Group.
  
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• King River goes deep with 11,000m WA Murchison gold assault

  12-10-2026 04:38 via smh.com.au
  
  King River Resources has kicked off an 11,000m drill blitz at its Mindoolah gold project in WA, targeting extensions to high-grade hits and large, untested anomalies.
  
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• Fight erupts between union and ABC’s head of news

  12-10-2026 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The ABC’s news boss is staring down the barrel of a staff revolt after threatening a senior journalist with disciplinary action.
  
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• The extra stripe that's landed Australian retailer White Fox in court

  12-10-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say the matter could test the validity of Adidas's trademark in Australia. 
  
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• Adidas alleges White Fox Boutique infringed its three-stripe trademark

  12-10-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say the matter could test the validity of Adidas's trademark in Australia. 
  
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• World-first ammonia-powered iron ore bulk carrier sets sail for the Pilbara

  12-10-2026 04:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A trailblazing Belgian bulk carrier has set sail on its maiden voyage from China to the Pilbara.
  
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• Arafura inks upsized rare earths offtake deal

  12-10-2026 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Arafura Rare Earths has executed an upsized offtake deal with global commodities trader Traxys North America after breaking ground on its $1.6 billion Nolans rare earths project.
  
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• Tony Buti, WA universities at odds over merger plan

  12-10-2026 03:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government's plan for a merger has been met with apprehension from Western Australian universities, which the Education Minister described as 'disappointing'.
  
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• Cashies committed to WA Rugby League

  12-10-2026 03:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Cash Converters name is never far from the conversation when talk turns to the growth of rugby league in Western Australia during the past 30 years.
  
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• Critica lands inaugural 160Mt WA rare earths resource

  12-10-2026 03:39 via smh.com.au
  
  Critica Limited has delivered a maiden 160 million tonne indicated resource at its giant Jupiter rare earths project in WA, lifting confidence in 10 per cent of the deposit ahead of a scoping study.
  
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• Greg Norman just took a bite out of Qantas. Does he have a point?

  12-10-2026 02:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Shark calls Qantas the “Never-On-Time” airline. We checked if he was right.
  
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• 'Loud and clear': tax surcharge about-face defended

  12-10-2026 02:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The government has defended a messy transition period that is set to cost millions of dollars as it covers the bill for businesses' card surcharges on tax payments.
  
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• ASX opens higher as miners rise; oil edges up

  12-10-2026 01:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has started the week in positive territory, with mining stocks driving the local bourse higher.
  
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• Wall Street posts strong gains ahead of inflation data

  12-10-2026 01:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street has closed ‌higher as investors shifted their focus to next week, with third-quarter earnings season set to start and inflation data expected, which could shed light on the Federal ‌Reserve's next policy decision.
  
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