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• ASX hits another Qantas tumbles on flat profit, Optus accused of 'lack of care' culture — as it happened

  25-02-2026 21:21 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX nailed its second successive record close, buoyed by tech stocks and miners while Qantas tumbled after a disappointing set of results
  
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• Abetz to consider slashing high-earner public servant retirement payments

  25-02-2026 21:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government is considering reducing the superannuation given to high-earning public servants as a way of reining in its $7 billion unfunded superannuation liability, the ABC understands.
  
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• Super industry sounds alarm about increased switching to 'riskier' funds

  25-02-2026 19:37 via abc.net.au
  
  More young Australians with less super are moving away from tightly regulated super funds to platform-based or self-managed super funds. 
  
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• First home buyer affordability slips further, new real estate report shows

  25-02-2026 14:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dream of home ownership is becoming an increasingly unrealistic goal for young Australians, new research from Domain has found, with repayments on an entry-level house now averaging almost half a couple's combined income.  
  
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• First-home buyer affordability no longer just a Sydney problem

  25-02-2026 14:14 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian dream of home ownership is becoming an increasingly unrealistic goal for young Australians, new research from Domain has found, with repayments on an entry-level house now averaging almost half a couple's combined income.  
  
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• WiseTech to slash 2,000 jobs as AI ends era of 'manually writing code'

  25-02-2026 08:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The company says almost one third of staff across 40 countries would be affected by the redundancies as a move towards AI sees a reshaping of its workforce. 
  
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• WA population to hit 4 million by 2043 prompting housing warning

  25-02-2026 06:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Four million people are tipped to live in Western Australia by 2043 according to a new report which warns the boom could be derailed by a housing shortage. 
  
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• Inflation slightly hotter than expected, keeping rate hike on table

  25-02-2026 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Headline inflation was 3.8 per cent in January, which was unchanged from December, but underlying inflation increased slightly. Both numbers were higher than expected.
  
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• Inflation in January slightly hotter than expected

  25-02-2026 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Headline inflation was 3.8 per cent in January, which was unchanged from December, but underlying inflation increased slightly. Both numbers were higher than expected.
  
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• Breaking: Inflation in January slightly hotter than expected

  25-02-2026 02:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Headline inflation was 3.8 per cent in January, which was unchanged from December, but underlying inflation increased slightly. Both numbers were higher than expected.
  
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• Woolworths shares surge as food sales and profit beat expectations

  25-02-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 45 cents per shares, up from the same time a year ago.
  
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• Woolworths shares have best day on record as profit beats expectations

  25-02-2026 02:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Woolworths shares rally 13 per cent on a well-received result. The supermarket's shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 45 cents per share, up from the same time a year ago.
  
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• Judge in Coles court case questions whether ACCC case has to fail

  25-02-2026 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The judge overseeing a bombshell federal court case has made a stunning intervention as the consumer watchdog makes closing arguments.
  
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• 'Doesn't the case have to fail?': Judge interrupts closing statement in Coles trial

  25-02-2026 02:38 via abc.net.au
  
  The judge overseeing a bombshell federal court case has made a stunning intervention as the consumer watchdog makes closing arguments.
  
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