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• ‘One disaster after another’: failed pub baron’s former accountant turns on him

  12-08-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  A long-time accountant to colourful Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has accused his former boss of using company funds to finance his lavish lifestyle.
  
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• ASX’s worst week since April; financial stocks dip, miners down

  14-08-2026 09:34 via smh.com.au
  
  Investors take money off the table amid softer commodity prices and earnings uncertainty.
  
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• Trump is steering America towards a financial crisis

  14-08-2026 09:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump could trigger a disaster as markets lose faith in Washington’s economic management.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Accent, Liberty, King River & Aus Mines

  14-08-2026 08:49 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Accent Resources, which rocketed 5233 per cent in a curious case of trading madness, with its market cap ballooning to over $300 million on just hot air.
  
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• BNK locks in new exec team as SME focus develops

  14-08-2026 07:56 via smh.com.au
  
  BNK Banking Corporation has appointed Steve Kinsella and Judith Newman as its CEO and CFO respectively, locking in the interim leadership team that has steered its branchless bank strategy since April.
  
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• Breaking: Angry WA premier lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive GST report

  14-08-2026 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  An angry Roger Cook has lashed who he calls 'east-coast clowns' over an explosive proposed shake-up of the GST carve-up.
  
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• Angry WA premier lashes 'east-coast clowns' on explosive GST report

  14-08-2026 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  An angry Roger Cook has lashed who he calls 'east-coast clowns' over an explosive proposed shake-up of the GST carve-up.
  
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• Has KPMG made ex-auditor Eileen Hoggett the $1.5m 'fall guy' for its wider scandal?

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower's revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts.
  
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• Ex-KPMG executives grilled over firm's conduct

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. KPMG current and former executives have also been quizzed about a whistleblower's revelations that the firm used confidential client data to win corporate contracts.
  
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• Doubt cast over KPMG's 'integrity' in wake of audit leaks scandal

  14-08-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  In the wake of the KPMG audit leak scandal, executives from Macquarie, Westpac, Optus and Dexus cast doubt on their faith in the auditor. 
  
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• Ex-colleague of Alan Jones breaks down over alleged unwanted kiss

  14-08-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The man, known as Complainant C, is accusing Mr Jones of indecently assaulting him on eight different occasions when the pair worked together in 2008.
  
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• Alleged sexual touching left complainant 'squirming', Jones trial hears

  14-08-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  The man, known as Complainant C, is accusing Mr Jones of indecently assaulting him on eight different occasions when the pair worked together in 2008.
  
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• Landmark review says GST plan costly and unfair

  14-08-2026 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.
  
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• Albanese and Chalmers given escape plan from 'costly mistake' of WA GST deal

  14-08-2026 06:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Productivity Commission finds the WA GST deal is a "costly mistake" that has led to "perverse" outcomes, and recommends it be scrapped.
  
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• WA dual-threat Accelerate’s gold and emerging manganese muscle

  14-08-2026 05:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources is turning heads with a dual-commodity strategy, pairing its Kalgoorlie gold assets with a high-grade manganese discovery in the Pilbara.
  
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• Accelerate Resources opens second front with rich WA manganese play

  14-08-2026 05:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources is turning heads with a dual-commodity strategy, pairing its Kalgoorlie gold assets with a high-grade manganese discovery in the Pilbara.
  
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• Kuniko drilling flags NSW resource growth

  14-08-2026 05:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Kuniko’s drilling has extended its Silica Hill silver-gold system in NSW by 100m. The new holes hit visible sulphides up-dip and down-dip of a previous bonanza hit, flagging potential for resource growth.
  
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• Mt Bold spillway opens for first time since 2022 after record deluge

  14-08-2026 04:33 via abc.net.au
  
  SA Water has today opened four spillway gates at Mt Bold Reservoir after its storage levels jumped from 69 per cent to 95 per cent in a matter of days.
  
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• Asbestos in 320 tonnes of rubbish allegedly dumped near waterway

  14-08-2026 04:28 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW Environment Protection Authority finds asbestos among rubbish allegedly dumped by a Clarence Valley skip-bin operator near a "sensitive waterway". 
  
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• Are you priced out of a home? Australians share their stories

  14-08-2026 03:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Your stories, experiences and questions about Australia's tight housing market and affordability pressures.
  
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• Research uncovers what determines flavour of Australian chocolate

  14-08-2026 03:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Researchers find that the location where cocoa beans are fermented can have a big influence on chocolate flavour, unlocking the potential to market chocolate by region, like wine.
  
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• ASX declines as miners slump; QBE falls

  14-08-2026 02:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open despite Wall Street rising to an all-time high following the latest sign that US inflation is easing.
  
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• Former RBA governor’s damning $700m question for KPMG

  14-08-2026 02:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Former RBA governor and Macquarie chairman Glenn Stevens has appeared before a parliamentary inquiry into KPMG’s whistleblower scandal.
  
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• An email, a smiling emoji and the expulsion of a KPMG high-flyer

  14-08-2026 02:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Sacked KPMG executive Eileen Hoggett has been confronted with evidence showing she emailed a colleague about confidential documents stored in her locker.
  
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• Albanese says Trump giving 'consideration' to tariff exemption after phone call

  14-08-2026 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Anthony Albanese says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.
  
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• Albanese says Trump considering tariff exemption after phone call

  14-08-2026 02:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister says he has urged Donald Trump to consider giving Australia a full exemption from Washington's sweeping tariffs, or "at the very least no increase" from the old 10 per cent rate.
  
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• ASX slides lower in early trade; Wall Street hits record

  14-08-2026 02:11 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has retreated at the open despite Wall Street rising to an all-time high following the latest sign that US inflation is easing while stocks also got a lift from falling oil prices.
  
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• Victorian Coalition says it would not accelerate end of coal power

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The Coalition pledges not to accelerate the end of coal-powered energy in Victoria should it win the November state election.
  
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• PM demands 'immediate' airport issues reporting after Sydney 'delay'

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A third safety issue on the tarmac at Sydney Airport in recent weeks prompted the nation's air safety boss question why investigators were not notified for four days about another incident on Sunday.
  
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• Air safety boss 'trying to understand' Sydney Airport incident reporting delay

  14-08-2026 01:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A third safety issue on the tarmac at Sydney Airport in recent weeks prompted the nation's air safety boss question why investigators were not notified for four days about another incident on Sunday.
  
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