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• Unemployment edges up as thousands give up on looking for work during lockdowns

  14-10-2021 02:39 via abc.net.au
  
  Another 138,000 jobs were lost last month as Australia's two most populous states struggled through extended lockdowns, but the unemployment rate was held down by a dramatic plunge in people looking for work.
  
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• Crown sues insurer refusing to help it cover mammoth class action payout

  28-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Casino operator is suing a multinational insurer, which has declined to pay out a policy the gambling giant expects to help it fund a $72 million class action.
  
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• South African gold giant set to pursue Australian rival

  28-09-2026 10:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  One of the world's top mining firms is disappointed the board of Australia's leading goldminer has knocked back its near $40 billion takeover approach but isn't giving up its pursuit.
  
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• Australian fuel prices near six-month highs on US-Iran peace deal impasse

  28-09-2026 09:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Average petrol prices climbed 10¢ a litre and diesel rose 14¢ last week to hit their highest levels since the second month of the Iran war.
  
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• Red Metal expands Qld footprint in hunt for copper elephants

  28-09-2026 08:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Red Metal Ltd has swooped in on ground near its two projects in QLD, lodging 17 additional tenement applications for prospective iron oxide-copper-gold deposits.
  
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• TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes

  28-09-2026 07:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The ads, many of which have since been pulled, helped to fuel a mammoth black market that has spawned firebombings and crime around the country.
  
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• A 175-year-old golden rule in markets is starting to break

  28-09-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Gold has effectively always cost much more than silver, and nickel more than copper. But the age of electricity is starting to wreak havoc on accepted wisdom.
  
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• Track work postponed to give Knights fans a smooth ride to grand final

  28-09-2026 07:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Planned train track works will not go ahead on the day of the NRL grand final after hundreds of Newcastle Knights fans were stranded at stations following a freight service breakdown ahead of the preliminary final.
  
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• Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV VMAs showdown

  28-09-2026 05:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Madonna emerges as the big winner at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Taylor Swift still broke records.
  
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• Madonna beats Taylor Swift in MTV awards showdown

  28-09-2026 05:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Madonna emerges as the big winner at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Taylor Swift still broke records.
  
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• Critical Resources doubles down on South American gold grab

  28-09-2026 05:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has continued its push into the South American nation of Suriname, grabbing a second gold project in the tiny, gold-rich country.
  
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• Dateline soars on Washington support for gold-rare earths restart

  28-09-2026 05:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Dateline Resources has surged after securing heavyweight US Government backing in a legal push to restart work at its Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California.
  
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• Ingenia receives third takeover bid

  28-09-2026 04:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ingenia Communities Group would not go ahead with its proposed acquisition of Peet if it accepts a $2.14 billion takeover offer from Warburg Pincus.
  
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• Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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• Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could the bond rout end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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• Wall Street’s multi-trillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

  28-09-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The sudden surge in US bond yields threatens a market trading at near record levels, and the boom in artificial intelligence-related stocks that has driven it.
  
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• Shares flat ahead of interest rate call as oil jumps

  28-09-2026 03:19 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian shares had a shaky start to the week, with a slump in miners counterbalancing rallies in banks, utilities and health care stocks.
  
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• ASX advances in early trade as Northern Star soars on takeover bid

  28-09-2026 03:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has started the trading week with a modest gain ahead of the Reserve Bank’s likely decision to raise interest rates to a 15-year-high on Tuesday.
  
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• Australia’s biggest gold miner rejects ‘opportunistic’ $38b takeover offer

  28-09-2026 02:14 via smh.com.au
  
  South Africa’s Gold Fields offered to buy Northern Star Resources in a potential blockbuster deal, but was knocked back.
  
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• Flood victims wait four years for repairs to homes

  27-09-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Flood-affected residents have been waiting nearly four years to get their homes repaired or even rebuilt due to a severe tradesperson shortage.
  
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• SA's statewide blackout was 10 years ago — but electricity debate is still live

  27-09-2026 22:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Energy policy has changed greatly since South Australia was left in darkness exactly 10 years ago today — but if there is a universal constant of the energy debate, it is that there is always friction over electricity.
  
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• ASX set for a flat start to the week ahead of RBA’s rate decision

  27-09-2026 22:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is set to start the new trading week on a cautious note, with futures indicating a flat open ahead of the Reserve Bank’s likely decision to raise interest rates to a 15-year-high on Tuesday.
  
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• South Africans eye takeover of Australia’s biggest gold miner

  27-09-2026 21:27 via smh.com.au
  
  South Africa’s Gold Fields has expressed interest in buying Northern Star Resources in a potential blockbuster deal, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
  
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• Is it ok to take an iced coffee into a job interview?

  27-09-2026 21:05 via smh.com.au
  
  A viral post by a leading job recruiter has sparked an online firestorm. The heated debate that has followed isn’t really about iced coffee.
  
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• We should be wary of bots that claim to get us a better deal

  27-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Can AI-powered personal assistants break the “lazy tax”? Maybe, but there’s also a real risk they could misbehave.
  
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• Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute

  27-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A new fight has erupted over a push for coal-fired power plants to face tougher pollution laws to ensure they do not stay open beyond current closure dates.
  
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• Banks cut rewards programs, free travel insurance amid surcharge ban

  27-09-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Sweeping reforms from the Reserve Bank start this week, as banks hike fees and slash rewards programs in preparation.
  
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• 'Something we've never seen before': The risk of AI bioweapons

  27-09-2026 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  AI companies say their tools could be used to make biological weaponry. These are the threats and what can be done to mitigate them. 
  
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• How seriously should we take biological threats from AI?

  27-09-2026 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  AI companies say their tools could be used to make biological weaponry. These are the threats and what can be done to mitigate them. 
  
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• What to know about maximising the range of your electric vehicle

  27-09-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  If you're among the many Australians who have bought an electric vehicle this year, or just want to better understand your EV, here's what the experts say about maximising the range of your ride.  
  
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