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• Why Darwin could become 'a major interconnection point' for global data

  07-10-2026 01:40 via abc.net.au
  
  As data centres and fibre-optic cable networks proliferate, planning documents show two international subsea cables could soon dock in the Darwin suburb of Fannie Bay.
  
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• Forrestania revives WA wheatbelt mine with 223,000oz gold boost

  07-10-2026 05:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has defined a maiden 223,300-ounce gold resource at its Tampia project near Merredin in WA, bolstering its new Westonia hub-and-spoke processing strategy.
  
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• Babcock, Thales among frontrunners to anchor Western Defence Forge

  07-10-2026 05:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has identified five preferred anchor tenants for its Western Defence Forge advanced manufacturing hub.
  
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• WA housing starts up, completions down

  07-10-2026 05:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New statistics have laid bare the impact of brick shortages on housing supply in WA.
  
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• Serpentine Jarrahdale look to defence future

  07-10-2026 05:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has joined the race to attract the defence industry by offering 440 hectares of land for manufacturing and logistics companies.
  
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• Auric boosts gold bounty 50% with bargain WA buy

  07-10-2026 05:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has locked in its WA Union Jack acquisition for $9.5m in cash and shares, lifting the company’s global resource by 51% to 301,000 mine-ready gold ounces.
  
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• High Court ruling shakes up WA resources industry

  07-10-2026 05:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The High Court of Australia's ruling over a coal mine's life extension has shaken up the resources industry and sets a precedent to consider greenhouse gas emissions both at a local level and overseas.
  
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• High Court ruling shakes up resources industry

  07-10-2026 05:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The High Court of Australia's ruling over a coal mine's life extension has shaken up the resources industry and sets a precedent to consider greenhouse gas emissions both at a local level and overseas.
  
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• Telstra switches on Perth Aura network

  07-10-2026 05:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Telstra Digital Infrastrucutre has reached a pivotal milestone in its multi-billion-dollar national backbone rollout, officially lighting up the transcontinental Perth-to-Sydney route of its Aura Network.
  
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• Rich Côte d’Ivoire gold strike sends Dalaroo soaring

  07-10-2026 04:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Dalaroo Metals soared 67% in early trade to 12.5c after jagging high-grade gold in Côte d’Ivoire, landing 18m at 7.31g/t gold and a broad hit of 23m at 2.14g/t from surface.
  
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• Kinetic secures $250m WAPOL contract

  07-10-2026 04:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Kinetic IT has extended its working relationship with the WA Police Force, after securing a new IT services agreement.
  
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• News anchor Richard Morecroft remembered as a 'great Australian'

  07-10-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Richard Morecroft graced television screens for decades as an ABC 7PM news anchor and host of Letters and Numbers on SBS.
  
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• Henderson to have multiple dry docks

  07-10-2026 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Henderson Defence Precinct will possibly have up to four dry docks, according to Defence Minister Richard Marles.
  
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• Core profit up, net profit down at Perth Markets Group

  07-10-2026 03:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth Markets Group has been buoyed by strong core earnings growth while simultaneously recording a 33 per cent profit slide.
  
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• Landowner pushes back against opposition to Goolwa's first McDonald's

  07-10-2026 03:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The owner of the land where Goolwa's first McDonald's could be built says a significant portion of the South Australian town's population wants it to happen, despite vocal opposition from a local group.
  
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• Shrugging off war, the bond rout and oil crunch: Why Wall Street keeps rallying

  07-10-2026 03:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The US sharemarket goes up and up, but it’s not a broad-based bull run. In fact, it comes down to two tech stars that are stemming the tide for investors.
  
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• CME claims 80pc power price rise since 2020

  07-10-2026 03:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Chamber of Minerals and Energy has put the heat on government to support industry grappling with rising electricity costs in the state's main grid.
  
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• ASX turns lower as banks decline, gold miners shine; Wall Street hits record

  07-10-2026 03:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The local sharemarket opened higher but then swung into the red, even after Wall Street traders drove US stocks to all-time highs overnight.
  
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• Licence granted for controversial mineral sands mine

  07-10-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Victoria's mining regulator has granted a 20-year licence for a mineral sands mine near Horsham in Victoria's west, despite local government and community concerns about the site's environmental impact.  
  
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• NSW coalmine climate ruling a massive shake-up to Australia's oil and gas

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia.  
  
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• Breaking: High Court rules in favour of climate oin Hunter valley coal mine case

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court has ruled in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could re-draw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia. 
  
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• Breaking: High Court rules in favour of climate in Hunter Valley coal mine case

  07-10-2026 01:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's High Court rules in favour of a Hunter Valley community group in a landmark climate ruling that could redraw how fossil fuel projects are approved in Australia. 
  
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• ASX edges higher after Wall Street hits record; Paramount completes $158b Warner takeover

  07-10-2026 01:34 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket is posting modest gains in early trade after Wall Street traders drove US stocks to all-time highs overnight.
  
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• Big Red Bash says 2027 will be the outback festival's last hurrah

  07-10-2026 01:33 via abc.net.au
  
  The Big Red Bash has been a major event in outback Queensland for more than a decade, but organisers say next year will be the festival's final year. 
  
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• Population growth not stopping 'recession-like' economy

  07-10-2026 01:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australians face "recession-like" conditions as the nation's increasing reliance on population growth over productivity catches up with policy-makers.
  
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• Business sector blasts coalition's migration policy

  07-10-2026 01:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sweeping cuts to migration proposed by the coalition have been blasted by the business sector, while farming leaders back the approach that would bring workers back to the regions.
  
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• ATO won't budge on credit card ban after snap meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO won't budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not be reversing its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO will not budge on credit card ban after meeting with business groups

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Small business groups say the ATO has indicated it will not reverse its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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• ATO convenes snap meeting over credit card ban

  07-10-2026 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's tax chief calls a snap meeting with business groups after the tax office faces backlash over its decision to stop accepting credit card payments.
  
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