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• Accountant John Owenell cops audit ouster after ASIC prodding

  26-06-2026 03:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASIC rubs out accountant John Gordon Owenell from auditing after queries work for longstanding clients.
  
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• Hungry Jack’s owner Competitive Foods Australia sells Claremont site for $7m

  26-06-2026 09:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The company behind majority of Australia's Hungry Jack's has sold a retail building across the road from Claremont Quarter that was formerly home to Club Bay View.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast June 26 2026

  26-06-2026 09:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Jack McGinn and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the rehabilitation efforts at Thevenard Island, and how it fits into a $60 billion decommissioning pipeline.
  
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• Australian shares edge higher as precious metals bounce

  26-06-2026 09:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has finished higher for the day as gold rebounded after hitting an eight-month low, but local shares still lost ground for the week.
  
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• Pensione Hotel sold for $26m

  26-06-2026 08:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Singapore's JD Properties has purchased the asset, as Perth's hotel sector gains momentum.
  
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• Eagles in shock ‘Western Derby’ trademark bid

  26-06-2026 07:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  AFL heavyweight the West Coast Eagles has sought to trademark the name given to its annual AFL grudge matches with rival Fremantle, but says it is not trying to stop the port club from using the term.
  
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• Opinion: Operators need details on new rules

  26-06-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The regulator has yet to tell retirement village operators whether changes to anti-money laundering regulations apply to them.
  
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• Review: A taste of WA truffle in Tokyo

  26-06-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  REVIEW: It was an unexpected delight to see Manjimup truffle on the menu at one of Asia's top restaurants.
  
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• Juice company fined $250k over forklift crash that took woman's toes

  26-06-2026 06:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The Industrial Relations Commission hears the incident at the Real Juice Company was the third involving a forklift at the site, where drivers had received no training.
  
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• Thevenard Island leads rehab charge

  26-06-2026 06:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rehabilitation efforts on a tiny island off the Pilbara coast reveal the scale of a $60 billion business opportunity.
  
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• Mark Creasy-backed CZR, Zuleika to merge

  26-06-2026 06:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Famed prospector Mark Creasy-backed CZR Resources and Zuleika Gold are planning to merge under an all-scrip deal valuing the latter at $45 million.
  
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• Aerison Group entities in administration, again

  26-06-2026 06:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Several Aerison Group entities have been placed in administration, about three years after the current owners acquired the Perth contractor.
  
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• New street art unveiled in West Perth

  26-06-2026 05:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A large-scale public artwork has been unveiled in West Perth, funded through a $5 million program by Main Roads WA, WALGA and a social enterprise.
  
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• Yara Pilbara boss Laurent Trost calls for federal investment in CCS projects

  26-06-2026 05:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia risks losing more sovereign manufacturing capacity due to federal carbon capture and taxation policies, the boss of WA's largest chemicals plant says.
  
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• Why the Moana live action movie has come so soon

  26-06-2026 05:11 via abc.net.au
  
  Dwayne Johnson and Sydneysider Catherine Lagaʻaia have walked the blue carpet at a special event in Sydney. They told ABC News why now is the perfect time for a live action Moana.
  
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• Mark My Words June 26 2026

  26-06-2026 04:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall is joined by Gary Adshead, Jack McGinn and Claire Tyrrell to talk WA business and politics, including the latest on the state Liberal party, bird flu impact, Water Corp's Shenton Park plans, Rio Tinto's CBD move, apartments at Hillarys, Satterley's annual results and much more.
  
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• Western Power fined $35k over ‘inadequate’ inspection

  26-06-2026 04:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Power has been fined $35,000 over an incident that caused an 88-year-old woman to receive an electric shock.
  
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• Former nickel boss Farrell to lead BHP’s new North America division

  26-06-2026 04:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP's former Nickel West boss Jessica Farrell has been appointed president of a newly created North American division, succeeding Brandon Craig as he prepares to assume the helm.
  
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• Audit ouster for Perth accountant

  26-06-2026 03:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASIC rubs out accountant John Gordan Owenell from auditing after queries work for longstanding clients.
  
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• Fortescue harassment lawsuit sparks demand for answers

  26-06-2026 03:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fresh allegations of sexual harassment at mining sites highlight the need to stamp out a "toxic culture of cover-up" in the industry, a state politician says.
  
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• Vysarn to open Kariyarra Water Scheme order book for Pilbara industrial clients

  26-06-2026 02:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Pilbara's first Indigenous-backed commercial water scheme will be opened up to interested industrial offtakers next week.
  
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• Wall St ends mixed as shares in tech companies slide

  26-06-2026 02:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Nasdaq has closed lower, dragged down by losses in big tech shares, while the S&P closed near flat and the ‌Dow closed higher as investors digested new economic data.
  
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• Roebourne's Indigenous-owned community grocer a model for good

  26-06-2026 02:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A general store owned by the traditional owners of a historic Pilbara town is proving a test case for food security
  
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• WA's second largest city to pay $1.2 million to truck food waste 160km

  26-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Bunbury ratepayers are set to foot the bill in a bid to resurrect Western Australia's three-bin FOGO waste management system from collapse outside of Perth.
  
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• Ratepayers fork out $1.2m to help solve WA's three-bin problem

  26-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  Organic waste from WA's second-largest city will be trucked to Perth at the cost to ratepayers of $1.2 million a year, following the collapse of local processing.  
  
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• New bridge announced but Great Western Highway closed for another year

  26-06-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  A new bridge will be built at Mitchell's Causeway on the Great Western Highway to link Sydney and the state's central west.
  
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• Abalone divers say 41 per cent catch reduction 'a kick in the face'

  26-06-2026 00:17 via abc.net.au
  
  The NSW government says a reset is needed to ensure the sustainable future of the abalone fishery along the south coast, but commercial divers say the reduction is a "pretty disgusting state of affairs".
  
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• ASX gains ground as ACCC announces anti-price gouging law — as it happened

  25-06-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX gained ground on Friday, but it still finished the week lower. Catch up on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
  
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• Mixed reaction to beach town at forefront of over-50s lifestyle resort boom

  25-06-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Four over-50s lifestyle developments have been approved for this small beach community, with two more being assessed. Some worry the area is not ready for the influx, others say it is the answer to the housing crisis.
  
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• Inside the small coastal town on the brink of an over-50s resort boom

  25-06-2026 22:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Four over-50s lifestyle developments have been approved for this small beach community, with two more being assessed. Some worry the area is not ready for the influx, others say it is the answer to the housing crisis.
  
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