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The Sydney Morning Herald

Breaking news from Sydney, Australia and the world. Features the latest business, sport, entertainment, travel, lifestyle, and technology news.

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smh.com.au > business > the-economy > hundreds-of-jobs-to-go-at-taxpayer-backed-steelworks-20260914-p60xa2.html

Hundreds of jobs to go at taxpayer-backed steelworks

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (431+ words) September 14, 2026 — 6:44pm Hundreds of workers at the collapsed Whyalla steelworks will lose their jobs after the site’s administrators abandoned efforts to restart its ageing blast furnace, despite more than $1 billion in taxpayer support being on the table for a potential buyer....

The Sydney Morning Herald
smh.com.au > business > companies > forrestania-doubles-down-with-second-2mt-wa-gold-ore-deal-20260914-p60x7o.html

Forrestania doubles down with second 2Mt WA gold ore deal

10+ hour, 31+ min ago   (473+ words) September 14, 2026 — 1:40pm Forrestania Resources has secured a significant ore supply stream for its Western Australian gold processing hubs, executing a deal that gives it the right to purchase and process up to two million tonnes of ore over the next two…...

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smh.com.au > technology > will-ai-kill-us-all-i-doubt-it-but-let-s-reduce-the-risk-now-20260914-p60x24.html

Will AI kill us all? I doubt it, but let’s reduce the risk... now

9+ hour, 12+ min ago   (762+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:00pm It’s been a ridiculous week for artificial intelligence. On Monday, OpenAI reported an incident to the European Commission in which its agents hijacked a German website and turned it into a message board for other agents. On Tuesday, Anthropic…...

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smh.com.au > business > companies > sarytogan-tests-nail-97-7-percent-battery-grade-graphite-yield-20260914-p60x6m.html

Sarytogan tests nail 97.7% battery-grade graphite yield

11+ hour, 13+ min ago   (373+ words) September 14, 2026 — 12:58pm Testwork on a 24-tonne bulk sample from its massive deposit in Central Kazakhstan has delivered a hefty 97.7 per cent yield, towering over the typical industry range of 50 to 60 per cent. A high yield is crucial to production economics, putting…...

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smh.com.au > technology > these-three-kings-of-ai-have-a-plan-it-could-blow-everything-up-20260914-p60x1i.html

The AI alarm bells are ringing louder

12+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1074+ words) September 14, 2026 — 11:58am Could the US artificial intelligence industry heed the call from the leaders of three of its leading companies to slow development of AI? The problem for them, the rest of the sector and financial markets is that the entire…...

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smh.com.au > property > news > historic-home-on-one-of-brisbane-s-best-streets-sells-for-17m-20260914-p60x1r.html

Historic home on one of Brisbane’s best streets sells for $17m

12+ hour, 16+ min ago   (936+ words) September 14, 2026 — 11:56am A landmark federation home on one of Brisbane’s best streets has clinched the nation’s top auction result of the weekend after selling for $17 million. Built in early circa 1900s, the six-bedroom estate sits on a 2,024-square-metre parcel at 1 Sutherland Avenue, Ascot,…...

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smh.com.au > business > companies > major-private-hospital-operator-to-be-broken-up-after-lenders-back-consortium-bid-20260908-p60vfr.html

Major private hospital operator to be broken up after lenders back consortium bid

13+ hour, 32+ min ago   (437+ words) September 14, 2026 — 10:40am Australia’s second-largest private hospital operator Healthscope is set to be broken up, with Sydney’s Prince of Wales Private Hospital and Melbourne’s Knox Private Hospital to be sold to private equity under a deal announced on Monday. Lenders to the…...

SMH Traveller
smh.com.au > traveller > reviews-and-advice > premium-economy-is-getting-better-but-is-it-actually-worth-the-price-20260911-p60why.html

Premium economy is getting better, but is it actually worth the price?

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (381+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Emirates has just announced its premium economy flyers will get adjustable privacy screens between seats, the first of its kind for PE flyers. The electrically operated screen rises from the armrest to the full height of the seatback. It’s…...

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smh.com.au > politics > victoria > from-emergency-to-new-normal-how-labor-supercharged-use-of-contingency-funding-for-major-projects-20260913-p60wx2.html

From emergency to new normal: How Labor supercharged use of contingency funding for major projects

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (1072+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has pledged to overhaul the way the state government funds and accounts for major infrastructure projects as a step towards restoring integrity to Victoria’s finances if the Coalition is elected on November 28. Documents obtained under…...

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smh.com.au > politics > nsw > warning-to-universities-build-more-houses-to-keep-international-students-20260913-p60wwr.html

Warning to universities: Build more houses to keep international students

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (751+ words) September 14, 2026 — 5:00am Universities should invest more in residential housing for international students to ease pressure on supply, Premier Chris Minns says, arguing the tertiary sector needs to shoulder more responsibility for addressing the heat in the migration debate. As the Albanese…...