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• Rules around building a second dwelling on a residential block could be about to change

  19-05-2025 22:47 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACT government signals it's looking at zoning changes to enable construction of more "missing middle" housing — such as townhouses, duplexes, terrace houses, and small apartment buildings.
  
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• Short-term spending rises despite overall budget improvement

  17-12-2025 02:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher hand down their first budget update since the 2025 federal election.
  
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• Push to recognise home of 70-metre-tall 'world champion' spotted gum

  17-12-2025 02:09 via abc.net.au
  
  Thought to be 500 years old, a 70-metre-tall spotted gum is almost hidden in the middle of a South Coast state forest. Conservationists want the "world champion" tree and the forest it lives in recognised and celebrated.
  
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• Court win for traders seeking compensation over Sydney light rail

  17-12-2025 01:04 via abc.net.au
  
  The move clears the way for businesses to seek compensation from the NSW government after the project hampered traders in the city's CBD for four years.
  
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• Centrepoint overtakes Count in licensee line up, eyeing further growth

  16-12-2025 21:30
  Centrepoint overtakes Count in licensee line up, eyeing further growth
  Shy-Ann ArkinstallWed, 2025-12-17 07:30Shy-AnnArkinstall View articles byShy-Ann Shy-Ann's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Sequoia warns of impairments linked to Shield and First Guardian fallout

  16-12-2025 21:15
  Sequoia warns of impairments linked to Shield and First Guardian falloutKeith FordWed, 2025-12-17 07:15KeithFord View articles byKeith Keith's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• ASIC updates conflict of interest guidance for advice businesses

  16-12-2025 21:00
  ASIC updates conflict of interest guidance for advice businesses
  Shy-Ann ArkinstallWed, 2025-12-17 07:00Shy-AnnArkinstall View articles byShy-Ann Shy-Ann's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Apex predator returns to major river system, 100 years after extinction event

  16-12-2025 20:40 via abc.net.au
  
  An important apex predator died out 100 years ago due to overfishing and land clearing. Now, a close relative is bringing balance back to the habitat.
  
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• AWAG doubles AR count with latest strategic investments

  16-12-2025 20:30
  AWAG doubles AR count with latest strategic investmentsAlex DriscollWed, 2025-12-17 06:30Print
  
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• 'Scandal waiting to happen': Powerful new development laws pass WA parliament

  16-12-2025 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The powers allow WA Premier Roger Cook and a bureaucrat to sign off on projects with "strategic or economic significance", sparking concerns about the wide-ranging powers and potential environmental impact.
  
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• Betashares fixed income ETF hits $1bn milestone

  16-12-2025 05:30
  Betashares fixed income ETF hits $1bn milestoneStaffTue, 2025-12-16 15:30Print
  
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• Rob Reiner's classic films and the lines that have endured

  16-12-2025 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Rob Reiner directed some classic films, many of which contained quotable lines that stuck around long after he yelled "cut!"
  
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• Trump sues BBC for $US10 billion over documentary edit

  16-12-2025 03:21 via abc.net.au
  
  US President Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against the BBC in Miami federal court, seeking at least $US10 billion ($15.1 billion) in damages.
  
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• HelloFresh and Youfoodz sued by ACCC over allegedly misleading consumers

  16-12-2025 01:35 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog is suing home meal delivery providers HelloFresh and Youfoodz for allegedly misleading consumers over subscriptions. 
  
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• How NSW's consent laws now protect sex workers against fraudulent clients

  16-12-2025 00:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Victims say NSW Police's frontline officers are still catching up with the changed legislation, which makes non-payment for sexual services a criminal offence.
  
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• Gelignite blasts, overfishing, habitat destruction decimated Mary River cod numbers

  15-12-2025 22:00 via abc.net.au
  
  Mary River cod were fished to the brink of extinction, their habitat destroyed, even blasted with gelignite, but a recovery plan is being updated.
  
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• ASX wilts as sentiment turns against miners and banks — as it happened

  15-12-2025 21:44 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX slipped into the red after a positive start to the session, dragged down by energy stocks, miners and the banks
  
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• Which licensees have outpaced the ASX 200 YTD?

  15-12-2025 21:30
  Which licensees have outpaced the ASX 200 YTD?
  Laura DewTue, 2025-12-16 07:30LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• Strategy and structure key to beating business growth barriers

  15-12-2025 21:15
  Strategy and structure key to beating business growth barriers
  Shy-Ann ArkinstallTue, 2025-12-16 07:15Shy-AnnArkinstall View articles byShy-Ann Shy-Ann's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Praemium in $7.5m tech acquisition

  15-12-2025 20:45
  Praemium in $7.5m tech acquisitionLaura DewTue, 2025-12-16 06:45LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• Former Magellan investment head takes up MFF leadership role

  15-12-2025 20:45
  Former Magellan investment head takes up MFF leadership roleShy-Ann ArkinstallTue, 2025-12-16 06:45Shy-AnnArkinstall View articles byShy-Ann Shy-Ann's social profiles: E-mail Author
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• Natixis IM makes distribution hire to deepen research relationships

  15-12-2025 20:30
  Natixis IM makes distribution hire to deepen research relationshipsLaura DewTue, 2025-12-16 06:30LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• WA firefighters lose 'life and death' mobile services in power outage

  15-12-2025 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Firefighters are left without communications while battling emergency-level bushfires as an extended power outage sees mobile phone towers fail.
  
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• Shares in stock exchange operator ASX fall after damning inquiry

  15-12-2025 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  ASX bosses say they are committed to reform after the corporate regulator lashes the operator's failings in a report, saying it underestimates long-term problems, is insular and defensive with deficiencies in culture and leadership.
  
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• Beetaloo Station sold in historic $300m deal to CPC

  15-12-2025 05:52 via abc.net.au
  
  Consolidated Pastoral Company spends more than $300 million to buy the Beetaloo aggregation of stations in the NT.
  
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• NSW inquest told how exploding lithium-ion batteries turned deadly

  15-12-2025 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  A NSW inquest has been told exploding lithium-ion batteries caused volatile fires killing three people in separate blazes within minutes.
  
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• Inquest to probe death of miner at central Queensland site

  15-12-2025 04:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The veteran miner died when the bulldozer he was operating rolled off an embankment into a pool of mud. 
  
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• Fund managers feel pressure of TPA approach

  15-12-2025 02:00
  Fund managers feel pressure of TPA approachLaura DewMon, 2025-12-15 12:00LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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• Karratha residents hopeful as council bids for international airport

  14-12-2025 22:32 via abc.net.au
  
  The City of Karratha has applied to the federal government for international airport status in a move that has been welcomed by residents.
  
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• Vanguard giant leads ETF decline in November

  14-12-2025 21:00
  Vanguard giant leads ETF decline in November
  Laura DewMon, 2025-12-15 07:00LauraDewLaura Dew is editor at Money Management. Prior to joining MM, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK, covering asset and wealth management. View articles byLaura Laura's social profiles: E-mail AuthorTwitter
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