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• Shut down by algorithm: Small businesses suffer online nightmare

  11-08-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Small businesses are being switched off by online algorithms with no apparent human oversight, the small business ombudsman’s office says.
  
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• CBA posts $11b profit, but mortgage applications fell 15 per cent since May budget

  12-08-2026 00:44 via smh.com.au
  
  CBA notched another bumper profit but chief Matt Comyn warned economic growth was slowing amid higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• CBA profits hit $11 billion, home loan applications slump

  11-08-2026 23:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Matt Comyn said the Australian economy was resilient, helped by low unemployment and solid investment, though growth was slowing due to higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• CBA profits hit $11 billion, dividend raised

  11-08-2026 23:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Matt Comyn said the Australian economy was resilient, helped by low unemployment and solid investment, though growth was slowing due to higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk.

  11-08-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite Queensland importing half its milk, Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.   
  
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• E-scooter injuries plummet following council ban, study finds

  11-08-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  There has been a significant reduction in emergency department presentations following the City of Perth's ban on hiring e-scooters, according to a new study.
  
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• Shut Sydney Chinatown cream puff eatery owes tax office $845,000

  11-08-2026 22:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The 47-year-old Emperor's Garden restaurant famously attracted long queues of customers lining up for cream puffs made fresh and sold cheap from a small takeaway window.
  
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• ASX set to slide, Wall Street retreats as oil rises on Hormuz uncertainty; CBA results ahead

  11-08-2026 21:19 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are slipping below their records, while oil prices keep swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
  
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• The humiliation of KPMG’s lawyers is almost complete

  11-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If Allens and Ashurst end up going down with the consulting firm’s ship, they will have only themselves to blame.
  
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• 'It won't fall apart': Leading Liberal says we don't need 'gold-plated' building code

  11-08-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected.
  
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• From a tome to a pamphlet: Liberal vows to demolish building code

  11-08-2026 20:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected.
  
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• Health insurers access full medical records in 'aggressive' audits

  11-08-2026 20:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Hospitals and allied health providers are concerned that insurers are asking providers for their patients' full clinical history. 
  
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• Babies are welcome at this Olivia Dean concert … as long as they have their own ticket

  11-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  I hadn’t thought to ask if my son would be allowed in because – he’s a baby. And strapped to my body the whole time.
  
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• The RBA's best guess is that it's done hiking interest rates

  11-08-2026 10:42 via abc.net.au
  
  If the Reserve Bank's economic forecasts are right, then the governor says it is done raising interest rates. But the risks of it being wrong are skewed towards another hike.    
  
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• Port strike leaves cruise ships stranded at sea in Western Australia's north

  11-08-2026 10:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Cruise boat workers are pulling together to hand-load cargo and transfer passengers in small boats after strike action at the Port of Broome shuts down operations.
  
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• US court rules against Meta in Andrew Forrest scam ads case

  11-08-2026 10:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.
  
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• Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case

  11-08-2026 10:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.
  
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• Advance hits more high-grade silver in Mexico

  11-08-2026 09:29 via smh.com.au
  
  Advance Metals has extended silver mineralisation at its Gavilanes project in Mexico, hitting 13.2m at 311g/t silver in its fourth hole, with the system remaining open in every direction.
  
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• ASX gains as RBA keeps rates on hold; oil stocks rally, SGH, Life360 plunge

  11-08-2026 09:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket finished higher as energy stocks rallied due the latest jump in oil prices, after the Reserve Bank kept interest rates unchanged.
  
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• Kuniko grabs NSW gold-silver project steering wheel

  11-08-2026 08:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Kuniko Limited has secured a controlling 51 per cent interest in its NSW Commonwealth project after completing its A$1.5 million exploration earn-in more than a year ahead of schedule.
  
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• True North hits deep high-grade copper at Mt Oxide

  11-08-2026 08:46 via smh.com.au
  
  True North Copper has hit deep, wide copper at its Mt Oxide project in Queensland, with drilling extending mineralisation to 300m depth and returning a stellar 6m at 5.70% copper.
  
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• Critical zeros in on NZ gold targets

  11-08-2026 08:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Critical Resources has narrowed the search for a potential New Zealand gold discovery after identifying multiple soil anomalies at Lammerlaw, including a peak 238ppm arsenic result.
  
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• Aureka hits visible gold in new Vic zone

  11-08-2026 08:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Aureka has hit visible gold from just 18m deep at its Comstock project in Victoria, opening up a new target zone as it pushes towards near-term production with assays for the find expected in weeks.
  
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• It’s not just Gina Rinehart who failed to make a killing on SpaceX

  11-08-2026 07:32 via smh.com.au
  
  For the 28,000-plus Australian mum and dad punters, there hasn’t been much joy or excitement in the return on their investment.
  
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• Augustus bags 19.5g/t WA gold at Music Well

  11-08-2026 07:18 via smh.com.au
  
  Augustus Minerals has hit high-grade gold at its Music Well project in WA, with drilling returning 1m at 19.5g/t gold. A follow-up drill program is now being planned.
  
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• Reserve Bank keeps interest rates at 4.35pc

  11-08-2026 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at its August meeting, after three rate hikes earlier this year.
  
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• Interest rates on hold but RBA governor keeps door open to hikes

  11-08-2026 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at its August meeting, after three rate hikes earlier this year.
  
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• Breaking: Reserve Bank keeps interest rates at 4.35pc

  11-08-2026 06:48 via abc.net.au
  
  The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at its August meeting, after three rate hikes earlier this year.
  
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• TMK gas flows rise as Mongolia power play takes shape

  11-08-2026 06:07 via smh.com.au
  
  TMK Energy lifted July gas production 5 per cent at its Mongolian project as it prepares for a new drilling campaign and a gas-to-power project targeting year-end operations.
  
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• Brother of alleged Alan Jones victim only found out after arrest, court told

  11-08-2026 05:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The brother of a man accusing Alan Jones of indecent assault has told the court he never saw the radio host act inappropriately towards his brother, and was only told of the allegations after Mr Jones's arrest.
  
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