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• Two South West backpacker hostels forced to shut over asbestos risks

  23-02-2026 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Two backpacker hostels in Western Australia's largest regional city have been ordered to shut due to serious health and safety concerns, including asbestos exposure risks.
  
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• AI company deal with AFL club defended by team boss

  09-09-2026 08:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmania Devils have signed a six-year sponsorship deal with artificial intelligence infrastructure company Firmus Technologies. The AI company and club say it's a natural pairing — but not all are convinced.
  
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• WA critical to AUKUS success, says UK envoy

  09-09-2026 08:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The head of the United Kingdom's nuclear submarine capability has underlined WA's critical role in driving the success of the controversial AUKUS program during a visit to Canberra.
  
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• Flagship ups copper stakes in Canada as red metal soars

  09-09-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Record copper prices, Canadian mining reforms and heavyweight neighbours have put Flagship Minerals’ billion-tonne-scale Whipsaw project in the spotlight.
  
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• Patriot locks up five-year access for massive Peruvian silver hunt

  09-09-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has secured a 5yr community deal in Peru to greenlight drilling at its Tassa silver project, host to a huge 559 to 774Moz silver-equivalent exploration target.
  
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• Gateway taps investors for $45m

  09-09-2026 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mount Pleasant-based junior Gateway Mining has announced a significant capital raise, as it moves to build on successful exploration results to date at its Yandal gold project.
  
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• Mobile billboards on target

  09-09-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The founders of a Perth mobile advertising startup have proved themselves to be fast learners.
  
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• Why some employers are paying extra for ‘human’ skills

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Some companies are rating staff on their use of AI, while others say graduates lack “soft skills”. What are young jobseekers to do?
  
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• ‘The sites are ready’: Power giant wants AI data centres built at its coal plants

  09-09-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  The owner of the Yallourn power station in Victoria and the Mt Piper plant in NSW says retiring coal sites are the perfect fit for new data centres.
  
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• Litis sells Queen Street asset

  09-09-2026 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The $7.15 million transaction paves the way for a new British-style pub.
  
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• Perth to Bunbury electric truck charging network piques Centurion's interest

  09-09-2026 07:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA logistics giant Centurion has taken an interest in a battery electric truck charging hub being developed between Perth and Bunbury.
  
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• Westgold targets 500koz in FY29

  09-09-2026 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wayne Bramwell-led Westgold has its sights on producing more than 500,000 ounces of gold in FY29, after releasing its updated three-year production outlook on Wednesday.
  
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• Opinion: AI adoption outpacing strategy

  09-09-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Research shows deployment of AI is moving faster than the strategic foundations it requires.
  
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• Coal workers back strike action at heart of WA's energy grid

  09-09-2026 07:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Talks between Chinese-owned Premier Coal and workers have fallen through, leaving industrial action on the cards for WA's coal-mining heartland. 
  
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• Auric adds 102koz shovel-ready gold kicker to WA Coolgardie ambitions

  09-09-2026 06:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has snapped up its Union Jack gold project near Coolgardie, WA, in a cash-and-scrip deal to bolt on an extra 102,000 ounces of shovel-ready resources, just a stone’s throw from its Burbanks mill.
  
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• Admin clearout for more neonatal beds at PCH

  09-09-2026 06:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Administrative staff are set to relocate from Perth Children's Hospital to make way for 19 new neonatal beds and two specialised patient rooms, as the state government urgently expands clinical capacity.
  
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• Golden Dragon breathes fire with high-grade WA gold hits

  09-09-2026 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Golden Dragon has struck high-grade gold at its WA Behring Bore. A new lode landed 4m at 6.98g/t gold, with re-assays from nearby Coodardy hitting up to 59.2g/t gold.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's license

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Black dust pollution sparks push to change Chinese-owned miner's licence

  09-09-2026 06:26 via abc.net.au
  
  An investigation into dust pollution around Geraldton has found magnetite from industrial activities is directly contributing to the levels of dust throughout the community.
  
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• Southern Cross Care WA buys $10.5m East Perth office asset

  09-09-2026 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of the state's largest aged care providers has purchased a new headquarters in East Perth after paying $10.45 million for the commercial property on Brook Street.
  
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• Perth drone manufacturer Innovaero books ASX bell ring

  09-09-2026 05:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based drone manufacturer Innovaero will debut on the Australian Securities Exchange this month, with its IPO offering valuing the company at $158.3 million.
  
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• Forrestania inks gold purchase pacts for WA production hubs

  09-09-2026 04:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has locked in a major ore purchase agreement and key supply deals for its Lake Johnston and Edna May gold hubs as it marches towards production in WA.
  
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• Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament

  09-09-2026 04:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.
  
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• Gateway banks $45m to unleash monster WA gold drill-out

  09-09-2026 04:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Gateway Mining has secured a huge $45m raise to fast-track drilling at its Yandal gold project in WA after a significant high-grade discovery at its emerging Cowza prospect.
  
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• Bannerman to raise up to $134m

  09-09-2026 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Bannerman Energy executive chair Brandon Munro says Wednesday's announced capital raise will ensure its Etango uranium project in Namibia is fully funded through to production.
  
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• Six new AI data centres proposed for Tasmania, but who by is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Unnamed companies are looking at setting up six data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• Six new AI data centre projects for Tasmania, but who from is being kept secret

  09-09-2026 04:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Six unnamed companies are looking at setting up data centres in Tasmania, a parliamentary document reveals. 
  
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• As Trump’s Iran war drags on, we’re facing the next oil crunch

  09-09-2026 04:11 via smh.com.au
  
  The US navy’s blockage of the Strait of Hormuz has allowed some oil to transit the crucial waterway, but not enough to stop oil prices rising.
  
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• Opal readers turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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• Opal readers to be turned off on Sydney Ferries amid industrial action

  09-09-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Transport for NSW says the workers cannot turn off the readers under the notified industrial action, despite the maritime union's announcement.
  
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