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Business · 18 October 2026
Two people were taken into police custody after they occupied an offshore Woodside gas platform about 200 km off Western Australia’s coast to protest the company’s gas operations.
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Business · 18 October 2026
A worldwide whisky downturn is hitting producers from Kentucky to Kilkenny, yet Tasmania’s distillers say they’re seizing ‘amazing opportunities’, the biggest challenge the state has faced since colonial‑law da…
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Business · 18 October 2026
Daniel Mulino confirmed the Treasury knew the Australian Taxation Office was weighing a July ban on credit‑card payments months before the plan was announced publicly, sparking a scramble among market watchers.
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Business · 18 October 2026
Former OECD head Mathias Cormann warns that limiting migration won’t lower living costs or boost productivity and that migrants actually help raise employment across Australia’s cities.
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Business · 17 October 2026
Bundaberg’s 20‑year hotel lull ends as a new development opens, sparking speculation that market participants might finally see a tourism‑driven property boom.
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Business · 17 October 2026
Australia’s rapid shift to electric vehicles is flooding the used‑car market with petrol and diesel models, driving prices sharply lower as owners trade up to zero‑emission rides.
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Business · 17 October 2026
More baby boomers are staying in the workforce well beyond traditional retirement age, driven by low interest rates, property incentives and concerns over shrinking pension pots.
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Finance · 16 October 2026
Haranga Resources' drill intercept in California's historic Mother Lode Gold Belt has breathed new life into the belt, sparking a frenzy of market participants who are suddenly acting like prospectors and turning the ASX…
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Finance · 16 October 2026
Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock earned $1.22 million in 2025‑26, while RBA employees are pushing back against proposed real wage cuts.
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