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• Would you like ice with that? How this business keeps the construction industry cool

  20-10-2021 02:12 via abc.net.au
  
  In Rockhampton, tap water runs too hot for cement production, so family-run business is capitalising on the opportunity by producing ice to keep the industry cool.
  
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• ASX set to slump, Wall Street falls as Warsh spooks investors after Fed raises rates

  16-09-2026 22:36 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks fell after the Federal Reserve hiked its main interest rate for the first time in three years and suggested more may be ahead as it tries to get the nation’s high inflation under control.
  
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• Sleepless nights and depression for buyers after Bathla collapse

  16-09-2026 22:33 via abc.net.au
  
  Prospective buyers have been bunking with loved ones for more than a year, while current owners scramble to secure repairs on their Bathla properties.
  
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• Victoria's power on the line as data centres boom

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• Data centres boom hoovering power. But there's a growing problem

  16-09-2026 21:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest wind farm is about to double in capacity. Twenty-five per cent will power data centres.
  
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• Supply crunch hits Australian fuel distributors at east-coast ports

  16-09-2026 21:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Independent fuel distributors are struggling to access their usual volumes of petrol and diesel at key east-coast terminals, adding pressure to small service stations.
  
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• ASX set to slump, Wall Street falls as Warsh speaks after Fed raises rates

  16-09-2026 21:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market has pared some early gains after the Federal Reserve showed it’s trying to get the nation’s high inflation under control by hiking interest rates for the first time in three years.
  
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• US Fed hikes interests rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation, Trump calls for cut

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation in move likely to rile Trump

  16-09-2026 21:15 via abc.net.au
  
  The US economy has been dealing with years of higher-than-target inflation, and prices have surged in the wake of Mr Trump's war on Iran, his signature tariff policies and the ongoing AI boom.
  
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• The private credit cockroaches eating our rich-listers

  16-09-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Some of Australia’s rich-listers are getting burnt as private creditors get roasted by the failures of publicans and property developers. But that won’t be where the pain stops.
  
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• ASX set to slide, Wall Street steady as Fed raises rates, signals one more hike this year

  16-09-2026 20:58 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market has pared some early gains after the Federal Reserve showed it’s trying to get the nation’s high inflation under control by hiking interest rates for the first time in three years.
  
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• Saudis pound Yemen as Houthis fire back, further widening Middle East war

  16-09-2026 18:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Iran-backed rebels in Yemen launch drones and missiles at Saudi cities, as the Kingdom launches hundreds of air strikes against Houthi positions, in a further sign that the conflict is worsening.
  
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• ‘Mum will be sad’: Did the casualisation of workwear kill Cue?

  16-09-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The company rose alongside a generation of female Australian professionals who loved its mod fashion, power suits and department store concessions. But times have changed.
  
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• $42b fund manager Cathie Wood sees interest rates topping 7pc on AI boom

  16-09-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The artificial intelligence boom could push the global economy into "good deflation" as economic growth surges, but that could result in interest rates exceeding 7 per cent, according to a major technology investor.
  
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• ‘Greater clarity’, BGC on Midland Brick’s rationing decision

  16-09-2026 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  UPDATE: BGC chief executive Michael Allan has confirmed it intended to provide “greater clarity” to customers when its subsidiary Midland Brick announced to builders it would be rationing bricks amid a shortage.
  
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• BGC confirms Midland Brick's rationing

  16-09-2026 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  UPDATE: BGC chief executive Michael Allan has confirmed it intended to provide “greater clarity” to customers when its subsidiary Midland Brick announced to builders it would be rationing bricks amid a shortage.
  
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• Mining rebound helps Australian shares creep higher

  16-09-2026 09:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have overcome a shaky start to finish the session higher, led by a recovery in miners after an afternoon upswing in metals prices.
  
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• ASX finishes higher ahead of Fed rate call as oil prices ease

  16-09-2026 09:38 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket took a breather on Wednesday as the rally in oil prices paused and investors treaded lightly ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision.
  
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• News Corp starts generating local news stories with AI ‘assistance’

  16-09-2026 09:21 via smh.com.au
  
  The Herald Sun has expanded its use of artificial intelligence to deliver reports of local council meetings in areas where News Corp has shuttered dedicated local newspapers.
  
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• Victoria's construction sector royal commission to open next week

  16-09-2026 09:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The inquiry into corruption on major Victorian infrastructure projects will hold an opening hearing next Wednesday, two months out from the state election.
  
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• NATO pathway opened for Australian defence industry

  16-09-2026 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian companies may soon be able to compete for NATO contracts following parliamentary approval of a ground-breaking deal.
  
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• Housing 'not only determinant' in Coalition migration policy

  16-09-2026 09:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Housing will not be the sole determinant in deciding the scale of cuts the Coalition proposes to the nation's migration program, opposition home affairs spokesperson Jonno Duniam says.
  
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• Subs decision politically radioactive

  16-09-2026 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Government and industry are headed for a collision over waste laws and long-term radioactive storage.
  
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• Commission approves next stage of $807m Royal Perth Hospital expansion

  16-09-2026 09:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A state planning authority has approved the second stage of the $807 million redevelopment of Royal Perth Hospital to go ahead.
  
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• HIA WA’s Michael McGowan says tough times ahead for WA builders

  16-09-2026 08:43 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Midland Brick was attempting to reduce uncertainty about wait times when the state's sole brick manufacturer told builders it would be rationing bricks, but the industry would still face tough times ahead, HIA WA's Michael McGowan says.
  
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• Community 'blindsided' by legislation change fears becoming ghost town

  16-09-2026 08:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The state government has introduced legislation to repeal a requirement for a coal mine to house its workforce in a nearby town.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast September 16 2026

  16-09-2026 08:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones speaks to Ella Loneragan about why a collision course is looming over waste laws and long-term radioactive storage.
  
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• Minerals 260 to raise $280m

  16-09-2026 08:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tim Goyder-chaired Minerals 260 has announced it will raise up to $280 million, as it moves to underpin development of its Bullabulling gold project in the Goldfields.
  
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• Major AI company Anthropic signs deal to use $32b Queensland data centre

  16-09-2026 08:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A $32 billion data centre proposed for a site west of Brisbane will be used by AI giant Anthropic.
  
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