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• Potential insolvent trading probe after modular builder's closure

  26-08-2026 08:50 via abc.net.au
  
  The WA Consumer Protection Commissioner is calling on clients of a modular home building company which abruptly closed last week to lodge formal complaints so it can investigate further.
  
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• Locals asleep at school, 'walking around like zombies' due to new 24/7 airport

  26-08-2026 23:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals living near the new Western Sydney airport say they are only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.
  
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• 'Absolutely horrible': Sleepless nights for families near new Sydney airport

  26-08-2026 23:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals living near the new Western Sydney airport say they are only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.
  
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• 'Absolutely horrible': Nearby families kept awake by new Western Sydney airport

  26-08-2026 23:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Locals living near the new Western Sydney airport say they are only managing a few hours' sleep a night since operations began.
  
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• Thredbo 'exposed to a warming climate' as value cut by $149m

  26-08-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest ski resorts has had its value halved, with its owner blaming a poor 2026 snow season and the need to install new chairlifts and more snowmaking. 
  
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• ASX set to dip as Wall Street drifts; Nvidia rallies on earnings; Qantas results ahead

  26-08-2026 22:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading after a report said inflation was a touch worse last month than economists expected.
  
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• ASX set to dip as Wall Street drifts; Nvidia, Qantas results ahead

  26-08-2026 22:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading after a report said inflation was a touch worse last month than economists expected.
  
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• Tasmania Police cancels $6m KPMG contract — but can't say why

  26-08-2026 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania Police officers have been using a "clunky" intelligence system for years. KPMG was engaged to update it, but after two years and $6 million, its contract has been terminated and neither party can say why.
  
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• Tasmania Police cancels $6m KPMG contract but unable to say why

  26-08-2026 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania Police officers have been using a "clunky" intelligence system for years. KPMG was engaged to update it, but after two years and $6 million, its contract has been terminated and neither party can say why.
  
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• Police and KPMG unable to say why $6m contract cancelled

  26-08-2026 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania Police officers have been using a 'clunky' intelligence system for years. KPMG was engaged to update it, but after two years and $6 million, its contract has been terminated and neither party can say why.
  
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• ASX set for flat start as Wall Street dips; Nvidia, Qantas results ahead

  26-08-2026 21:26 via smh.com.au
  
  The US stock market is drifting after a report said inflation was a touch worse last month than economists expected.
  
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• Desperate agents vent online as real estate downturn bites

  26-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  From deploying stunts about false robberies to sharing tactics to avoid buyers seeking discounts, real estate agents are talking themselves through the downturn.
  
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• ASIC warns of 'first significant cracks' in Australian private credit

  26-08-2026 20:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The collapse of a large and hugely indebted NSW property developer leaves several private credit lenders and their investors heavily exposed, while other major funds have started restricting withdrawals.
  
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• Surge in families renting puts more children at risk of housing insecurity

  26-08-2026 17:15 via abc.net.au
  
  There has been a 20 per cent jump in Australian children growing up in rental households this century, with this group facing an average of six moves by aged 14, according to a new research paper.
  
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• Queensland allowed to use coal, gas for data centres despite renewable push

  26-08-2026 11:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's premier says it is a "good win" for his state, which owns much of its own electricity infrastructure, while the federal government had previously demanded states use renewables as a standard. 
  
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• Hobart council advances ban on full-home short stays

  26-08-2026 10:31 via abc.net.au
  
  Hobart City Council has voted to advance strict new limits on whole-home short stays. The plan, which aims to protect long-term rentals, will now go to the state planning body for final approval.
   
  
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• Macquarie Group dumps KPMG from audit contract

  26-08-2026 10:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group.
  
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• Breaking: Macquarie Group dumps KPMG from audit contract

  26-08-2026 10:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group.
  
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• Breaking: Macquarie dumps KPMG from nation's biggest audit contract

  26-08-2026 10:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Accounting firm KPMG says it is facing the consequences of its "past failings" as it is dropped by Macquarie Group.
  
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• Report finds rock art damage more extensive than thought

  26-08-2026 10:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The Murujuga Rock Art monitoring program finds pollutants from previous industrial activity have damaged a larger area of ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula than previously thought.
  
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• The financial trend raising the alarm from Wall Street to western Sydney

  26-08-2026 10:01 via smh.com.au
  
  The $3 billion collapse of western Sydney property developer Bathla Group is the latest cautionary tale involving the private credit sector.
  
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• Macquarie dumps KPMG from the nation’s biggest audit contract

  26-08-2026 09:32 via smh.com.au
  
  KPMG faces another round of job cuts after Macquarie dumped the firm from the most lucrative audit contract in Australia. 
  
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• Shock job cuts at Austrac despite expanding role battling financial crime

  26-08-2026 09:27 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s high-profile money laundering regulator Austrac is preparing for significant cuts to its workforce.
  
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• ASX falls as shock inflation fuels rate concerns; Woolies, Nine gain

  26-08-2026 08:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket pared early gains after the release of the latest inflation figures, while investors digested another flurry of local corporate results.
  
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• WA government to appeal $150m Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout

  26-08-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
  
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• Breaking: WA government to appeal landmark Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout

  26-08-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
  
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• Breaking: WA government to appeal $150m Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout

  26-08-2026 08:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
  
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• Farmers frustrated as Coles ends arrangement in home of Big Banana

  26-08-2026 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket. 
  
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• Anger as Coles in home of the Big Banana to drop local bananas

  26-08-2026 08:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Coffs Coast banana farmers struggle to make sense of a decision that will remove their produce from the shelves of a major local supermarket. 
  
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• Rio2 gets green light for Peruvian copper expansion

  26-08-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has received the green light for a major expansion of its Condestable copper mine in Peru, allowing for increased production and a 10-year life extension.
  
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