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1. ASX set to slide as oil prices rise; $A stronger

   The ASX is set to slide today as oil prices rise, with European stocks also weighed down by higher oil and a drop in Novartis after a failed heart drug. Wall Street was closed for the Labor Day holiday.

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2. ‘A very costly lemon’: Business groups prepare for working-from-home challenge

   Employer groups have again vowed to take Victoria's proposed working-from-home bill to the High Court, despite Labor's pro-business amendments.

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3. Is this the most expensive subject your child could pick?

   Experts are warning that changes to the curriculum will leave schools and parents footing the bill, with some subjects set to become more expensive.

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4. ‘The fortunate ones’: Lifesaving early warning for deadliest cancer

   More than 60 people in NSW have been diagnosed with early-stage lung cancers before developing symptoms, thanks to a new national screening program described as lifesaving.

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5. As Leniu wanted to punch on, this is what was going through Keaon Koloamatangi’s head

   South Sydney forward Keaon Koloamatangi won plenty of admirers for keeping his cool when Roosters forward Spencer Leniu wanted to punch on, amid a volley of profanities.

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