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• Morningstar

  18-07-2023 02:20
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  PrintLike you, Morningstar strives to help clients achieve their financial goals and make sound financial decisions. That’s why we’ve created a comprehensive suite of solutions to both support your business and enhance your client offering.
  
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• Collectors snap up commemorative QEII coins mocked online

  07-02-2026 04:08 via abc.net.au
  
  The portrait of Queen Elizabeth on two coins released by the Royal Australian Mint has drawn criticism, despite proving popular with collectors.
  
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• Fifth-generation butcher retires ending 150-year family legacy

  07-02-2026 02:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Gunnedah butcher Bernard Etheridge has hung up the knives, marking the end of an era for the Etheridge family, which has worked in the meat industry for more than 150 years.
  
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• Waste collection program to tackle rising number of lithium-ion battery fires

  06-02-2026 23:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Authorities say crews responded to 260 lithium-ion battery fires in Queensland last year. A new waste collection program in the state's north aims to prevent them.
  
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• AACTA key moments: Gory horror wins best film, Jacob Elordi drama dominates TV

  06-02-2026 12:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Directors Danny and Michael Philippou clean up at the 2026 AACTA awards, taking home 10 statues for their chilling horror film Bring Her Back.
  
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• RBA refuses to blame Albanese government for rising inflation

  06-02-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Michele Bullock has refused to blame the Albanese government for rising inflation, as a political fight breaks out in the wake of the bank's rate hike.
  
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• RBA governor refuses to blame Albanese government for rising inflation, as political fight heats up

  06-02-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Michele Bullock has refused to blame the Albanese government for rising inflation, as a political fight breaks out in the wake of the bank's rate hike
  
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• RBA governor grilled over rising inflation

  06-02-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  RBA governor Michele Bullock has refused to blame the Albanese government for rising inflation, as a political fight breaks out in the wake of the bank's rate hike.
  
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• Queensland's wild weather brings ideal conditions for barramundi

  06-02-2026 01:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Commercial fishers are hopeful for an abundance of barramundi after heavy rainfall from ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji on the east coast and ongoing flooding in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
  
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• Award-winning fish and chip shop feels the pinch after WA fishing bans

  05-02-2026 23:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The two-time winner of Australia's Best Takeaway Fish and Chips says it has been forced to increase prices considerably following Western Australia's demersal fishing reforms.
  
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• Kimberley residents alarmed by pharmacy's prescription errors

  05-02-2026 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  More than a dozen customers have come forward over concerns two Broome chemists have handed out the wrong medications.
  
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• WA fisheries minister defends demersal fish ban, leaves door open for adjustments

  05-02-2026 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  Minister Jackie Jarvis says she introduced compensation for fishers after her "captain's call" on the ban went further than advice.
  
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• Minister says she made 'captain's call' about WA's commercial fishing ban

  05-02-2026 22:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A "judgement call" about a permanent commercial fishing ban for demersal species went further than the advice handed to her, WA's Fisheries Minister Jackie Jarvis says.
  
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• NT paying 'millions of dollars a day in interest' to stay afloat

  05-02-2026 22:07 via abc.net.au
  
  The NT Treasurer Bill Yan outlines his plans for the NT's financial future, saying private investment will be key to turning the debt around.
  
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• Live: ASX to open in the red, Bitcoin crashes

  05-02-2026 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to open down, as the cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunges in value. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX to open in the red as Bitcoin crashes

  05-02-2026 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX is set to open down, as the cryptocurrency Bitcoin plunges in value. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX suffers worst day in almost a year, plunging 2.2pc

  05-02-2026 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has opened lower, while RBA governor Michele Bullock addresses the economics committee. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Live: ASX opens lower, RBA governor addresses economics committee

  05-02-2026 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX has opened lower, while RBA governor Michele Bullock addresses the economics committee. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• ASX suffers worst day in almost a year in 'panic' sell-off — as it happened

  05-02-2026 21:13 via abc.net.au
  
  Nearly $70 billion has been wiped off the Australian share market in its worst trading session since the "Liberation Day" sell-off in April 2025. See how the day unfolded and read insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.
  
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• ATO debt continues to drive record level of calls to financial helpline

  05-02-2026 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Financial counsellors say small businesses struggling to pay debts owed to the tax office are driving calls to Australia's Small Business Debt Helpline higher.
  
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• Horror flick set in Tasmania — but they couldn't afford to film there

  05-02-2026 20:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite being set in Tasmania and featuring Hobart being blown to pieces in an explosion, a new zombie horror movie starring Star Wars heroine Daisy Ridley had to be filmed in WA because of "logistical" challenges.
  
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• British billionaire urged to accept $350 million for mothballed mine

  05-02-2026 07:18 via abc.net.au
  
  The Mining and Energy Union says a firm $350 million offer is on the table to restart Tahmoor Colliery, warning delays risk the mine's future and hundreds of jobs.
  
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• Murray-Darling Basin Plan under review for first time in 14 years

  05-02-2026 06:30 via abc.net.au
  
  The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the basin plan has delivered real benefits, but climate change, disconnected floodplains and poor water quality mean things still need to change. 
  
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• Ruling made in Bunnings' three-year fight to use AI to scan customer faces

  05-02-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the Administrative Review Tribunal finds. 
  
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• Bunnings wins fight to use AI facial recognition tech to combat crime

  05-02-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunnings was reasonably entitled to use AI facial recognition technology to combat crime and staff abuse in its stores, the Administrative Review Tribunal finds. 
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator facing 'substantial loss'

  05-02-2026 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Ferry operator TT-Line is confident its two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels will begin operating by October — but it says there is a "risk" its existing ships might not be sold by then.
  
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• Old Spirit of Tasmania ferries up for sale ahead of new ships launch

  05-02-2026 05:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Ferry operator TT-Line is confident its two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels will begin operating by October — but it says there is a "risk" its existing ships might not be sold by then.
  
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• Unions pushing 4 per cent wage boost as real paypackets decline

  05-02-2026 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest employers are under pressure to give their workers pay increases above 4 per cent this year, as real wages go backwards and the union movement ramps up pressure.
  
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• 'There will be strikes': Unions pushing above-inflation wage increases

  05-02-2026 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest employers are under pressure to give their workers pay increases above 4 per cent this year, as real wages go backwards and the union movement ramps up pressure.
  
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• Private health insurers take aim at rising specialists fees in new report

  05-02-2026 03:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A survey of 4,000 patients finds more than half had an unexpected cost when under a specialist's care.
  
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