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• Live: Wall St dips over inflation fears, IAG and Origin report strong profits

  12-02-2025 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a tumble on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected consumer price data. Half-year results drop for insurance giant IAG, Origin Energy. 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 higher, Wall St dips over inflation fears

  12-02-2025 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The Australian share market is likely to open higher despite a tumble on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected consumer price data. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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• Live: ASX hits intra-day high, IAG and Origin report strong profits

  12-02-2025 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The S&P/ASX2000 hit an all-time intra-day high on Thursday. This is a despite a tumble on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected consumer price data. Half-year results drop for insurance giant IAG, Origin Energy. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.  
  
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• ASX closes higher, IAG and Origin report strong profits — as it happened

  12-02-2025 21:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The S&P/ASX 200 closed higher on Thursday, despite a tumble on Wall Street after hotter-than-expected consumer price data. Half-year results were released for insurance giant IAG and Origin Energy. Look back on the day's events and insights on ABC's business blog.
  
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• Basslink's pass to recoup costs could push up Tasmanian energy prices

  12-02-2025 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading energy analyst says the national energy regulator's decision to knock back Basslink's proposal for regulation could threaten Hydro Tasmania's profits and push up energy prices.
  
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• Basslink owner warns it won't extend deal, spelling issues for Hydro Tasmania

  12-02-2025 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading energy analyst says the national energy regulator's decision to knock back Basslink's proposal for regulation could threaten Hydro Tasmania's profits and push up energy prices.
  
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• Basslink owner warns it may have to scoop up Hydro Tasmania's profits instead

  12-02-2025 20:48 via abc.net.au
  
  A leading energy analyst says the national energy regulator's decision to knock back Basslink's proposal for regulation could threaten Hydro Tasmania's profits and push up energy prices.
  
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• One of Australia's first wind farms faces decommissioning due to cost

  12-02-2025 20:42 via abc.net.au
  
  Fourteen wind turbines will be removed from Victoria's south-west coast and will not be replaced because it's understood only four turbines would fit on the site under current standards.
  
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• PM keeps door open to unlikely pre-poll Trump trip if tariff crisis worsens

  12-02-2025 19:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is keeping open the low-probability option of a last-minute dash to the White House ahead of the federal election if the government judges it would sway Donald Trump towards granting Australia a tariff exemption.
  
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• US action star to shut down highway for new movie

  12-02-2025 09:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Hollywood action superstar Liam Neeson hits regional Victoria for The Mongoose, his third film in the state in four years.
  
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• Hollywood action star wows fans ahead of Victorian shoot for new movie

  12-02-2025 09:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Northern Ireland-born superstar Liam Neeson hits regional Victoria for The Mongoose, his third film in the state in four years.
  
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• Hollywood action star to shut down highway for new movie

  12-02-2025 09:41 via abc.net.au
  
  Northern Ireland-born superstar Liam Neeson hits regional Victoria for The Mongoose, his third film in the state in four years.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 12 2025

  12-02-2025 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira and Liv Declerck discuss the more than 120 breweries in Western Australia.
  
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• Aussie shares hit record as CBA beats expectations

  12-02-2025 08:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A late rally has carried the local share market into uncharted territory after Commonwealth Bank, Suncorp, AGL and Computershare all delivered better-than-expected first-half earnings.
  
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• Gap remains in country, city schools

  12-02-2025 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ability to access resources and staff continues to divide rural and city schools in Western Australia, a panel of educational specialists discussed.
  
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• Julian Wright to reveal litigation backer

  12-02-2025 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Supreme Court of Western Australia has ordered Julian Wright to disclose his litigation funder in the legal dispute over his stake in the family’s mining empire.
  
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• AI report unbalanced, impractical: CCI chief

  12-02-2025 08:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has slammed an inquiry into the digital transformation, which calls for AI guardrails and a rework of the Fair Work Act, calling it ‘short-sighted’ and ‘simplistic’.
  
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• AGM looms in Global Lithium saga

  12-02-2025 08:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Leadership tensions which have simmered at lithium explorer Global Lithium will come to a head tomorrow, as shareholders vote on whether a major holder should join the board.
  
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• Relaxed lending rules for student debt holders won't benefit all

  12-02-2025 07:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Not every person with a HECS debt will "suddenly" be approved for a home loan, the Australian Banking Association chief says. But some are hopeful the new rules will be enough to get them over the line.  
  
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• Political parties failing us on energy strategy

  12-02-2025 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: It will continue to be a political football as long as the main players keep trying to score points.
  
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• Why uni tie-ups need degree of separation

  12-02-2025 07:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Research partnerships with industry can be valuable but can skew outcomes, lack transparency and erode independence.
  
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• Why Australian aluminium is in the White House’s sights

  12-02-2025 07:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Few in the industry or working behind the scenes are willing to predict what will come next with US President Donald Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs.
  
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• Approval for $3m Elder housing project

  12-02-2025 07:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA precast housing innovator NXT TEC have received development approval for a $3 million housing project, in partnership with Aboriginal-owned housing provider Noongar Mia Mia.
  
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• BHP picks ex-NAB boss as new chairman

  12-02-2025 06:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two former bank bosses have taken up key roles with mining majors Fortescue and BHP, with the Big Australian appointing former NAB chief Ross McEwan as its new chairman.
  
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• De Grey invites feds to Hemi

  12-02-2025 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  De Grey Mining says an invite is back on the table for regulators to visit its Hemi gold project in the Pilbara, as the takeover target’s wait for state and federal approvals continues.
  
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• Aldi to build $12m Nedlands project

  12-02-2025 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Aldi is set to build a supermarket on the former Captain Stirling shops site in Nedlands, after clearing a planning hurdle in a meeting that lasted more than four hours.
  
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• Artyra inks Sonic Healthcare deal

  12-02-2025 06:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth medtech Artrya has signed a three-year deal to advance the screening and diagnosis of heart disease in Australia.
  
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• Why interest rates haven't changed for a year

  12-02-2025 06:31 via abc.net.au
  
  The figure that influences how high people's mortgage repayments are set has been 4.35 per cent since November 2023. 
  
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• Party boat hire sues Forrest’s SFM Marine

  12-02-2025 06:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A legal dispute between a luxury boat hire service and Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s marine maintenance company has finally progressed in the Federal Court.
  
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• How a trade surplus with the US could grant Australia a tariff exemption

  12-02-2025 06:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia is one of the few countries the US has a trade surplus with. Here's why that could help make the country's case for a tariff exemption. 
  
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• 'Zero confidence': Mayor blasts Galleria developers

  12-02-2025 05:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  City of Bayswater Mayor Filomena Piffaretti says she has zero confidence in the property developers moving on the Galleria Shopping Centre without imposed timelines on the delayed redevelopment.
  
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• Enex reveals opening date

  12-02-2025 05:51 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ISPT’s $40 million revamp of 100 St Georges Terrace is expected to be complete later this year.
  
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• Capel home to innovative agribusiness

  12-02-2025 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SOUTH WEST: A brewer, a marron farmer and a seed grower walked into the Shire of Capel.
  
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• St George welcomes Xinhai investment

  12-02-2025 05:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  St George Mining’s commitment towards generating success at its Araxá niobium rare earth elements project in Brazil has been backed by another major Chinese company.
  
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• Ex-Wallaby backs Perth oat mill

  12-02-2025 05:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An oat processing mill planned on Perth’s south-eastern fringe and backed by former international rugby player Dane Haylett-Petty has been submitted to the local shire.
  
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• IMDEX predicts exploration uptick

  12-02-2025 04:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-headquartered mining tech company IMDEX expects global resources exploration activity to bounce back next financial year, after lower spend hit its revenue in the half-year.
  
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• Worsley’s mine expansion approved

  12-02-2025 03:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  South32 subsidiary Worsley Alumina has gained the all-clear to develop new bauxite mines in WA’s South West after receiving both federal and state government approvals.
  
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• Cazaly to earn 80pc stake in Goongarrie

  12-02-2025 03:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Subiaco-based junior Brightstar Resources has filed documents to divest 80 per cent of its Goongarrie gold project to Cazaly Resources.
  
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• Labor’s Tinley, Shaw in advisory move

  12-02-2025 02:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A pair of high-profile outgoing WA Labor MPs have revealed plans to venture into the world of strategic advisory, forming a climate-focused firm alongside a former PwC partner.
  
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• Dampier port mooted for ammonia export

  12-02-2025 02:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A Pilbara ammonia upstart has struck a deal with Pilbara Ports to probe exporting ammonia from the Port of Dampier.
  
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• Lattouf was told posting information from 'reputable organisation' was OK

  12-02-2025 02:02 via abc.net.au
  
  On the final day of Antoinette Lattouf's unlawful termination case against the ABC, her former manager agreed that she was told posting information from a reputable organisation on social media was allowed.
  
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• Rex may be nationalised if no private buyer for airline

  12-02-2025 01:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government could throw a lifeline to Rex Airlines if a potential buyer isn't prepared to commit to providing value and ongoing regional services.
  
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• Poor phone reception raises fears as more people flock to the Abrolhos

  12-02-2025 01:25 via abc.net.au
  
  Community members have voiced concerns over the lack of mobile coverage in the Houtman Abrolhos, saying it impacts business development and endangers lives.
  
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• CBA half-year profit hits $5.1bn

  12-02-2025 01:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia's cash profit grew by 2 per cent to $5.13 billion during the first half of the 2025 financial year, which was spurred on by volume growth in key businesses.
  
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• Changes brewing as sector charts growth

  12-02-2025 01:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A new beer strategy, venue expansions and the rising excise on alcohol characterise WA’s brewing industry.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank beats expectations with $5.1b profit and dividend rise

  12-02-2025 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest bank has increased its profit and raised its dividend despite a "challenging period" for many customers. It has revealed 65,000 "tailored payment arrangements" are in place to help borrowers manage loan repayments.
  
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• CBA expects rate cut relief for borrowers after 'challenging period'

  12-02-2025 00:57 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's biggest bank has increased its profit and raised its dividend despite a "challenging period" for many customers. It has revealed 65,000 "tailored payment arrangements" are in place to help borrowers manage loan repayments.
  
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• US stocks firm overnight amid tariff, fed talk

  12-02-2025 00:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street held relatively firm overnight following president Donald Trump's latest tariff escalation and after the Federal Reserve hinted interest rates may not change for a while.
  
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