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The Sydney Morning Herald - Sep 28, 2026

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TikTok and Meta ran hundreds of ads for illegal tobacco, vapes

More News

Australian fuel prices near six-month highs on US-Iran peace deal impasse

Red Metal expands Qld footprint in hunt for copper elephants

Australia’s biggest gold miner rejects ‘opportunistic’ $38b takeover offer

A 175-year-old golden rule in markets is starting to break

Critical Resources doubles down on South American gold grab

Dateline soars on Washington support for gold-rare earths restart

Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar question: Could bonds end the AI boom?

Shares flat ahead of interest rate call as oil jumps

Is it OK to take an iced coffee into a job interview?

We should be wary of bots that claim to get us a better deal

Power struggle: The push for Australia’s coal plants to pay to pollute

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