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• ACTU appoints Kingdon president

  21-10-2026 09:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian Council of Trade Unions has appointed Perth local and former CFMEU executive Emma Kingdon as its new president-elect, replacing Michele O'Neil at the peak body.
  
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• House prices across capitals post steepest quarterly decline ever: Domain

  21-10-2026 15:01 via abc.net.au
  
  For only the second time ever, house prices have fallen across all Australian capital cities, falling by 4.7 per cent last quarter, the steepest drop on record.
  
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• E-scooter hospitalisations more than tripled since 2019

  21-10-2026 15:01 via abc.net.au
  
  A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has found e-scooter hospitalisations have more than tripled since 2019.
  
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• Blackburne bullish on housing market

  21-10-2026 12:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The apartment developer is optimistic about the outlook for Perth, amid a dip in housing prices.
  
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• Rocky Bay boss Michael Tait resigns

  21-10-2026 11:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Disability support provider Rocky Bay has announced its chief executive and managing director for more than two decades, Michael Tait, is stepping down.Mr Tait has led the not for profit since 2006, guiding its expansion to 12 facilities across Perth and Geraldton.
  
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• Armed man attacks MP's Vic Park office

  21-10-2026 11:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Police have arrested an armed man who confronted staff inside the electorate office of Victoria Park MP and government minister Hannah Beazley.
  
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• France faces a ‘doom loop’ as it spirals downwards

  21-10-2026 10:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A perfect storm of unhappy citizens and wary investors has France facing an economic crisis.
  
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• Data centre gas plant could be mothballed after two years, court told

  21-10-2026 10:08 via abc.net.au
  
  Developers behind a proposed $23 million gas-powered power plant required for a data centre have told a court they want the project to be powered by the grid as soon as possible.
  
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• Japanese top chef sacked after drinking on the job wins $11k payout

  21-10-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  A chef worked at a high-end Sydney restaurant. The fair work umpire ruled his dismissal was harsh, unjust and unreasonable.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 21 2026

  21-10-2026 09:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall speaks to Justin Fris about Business News' recent fund managers feature.
  
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• Australian shares creep higher despite RBA's tough talk

  21-10-2026 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has crept higher, shaking off hawkish comments by a Reserve Bank official that gave fresh hints a Melbourne Cup Day rate hike is a real possibility.
  
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• Saffioti buys into football negotiations

  21-10-2026 09:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti has weighed into commercial negotiations between WA Football and competing football manufacturers as the peak body weighs a move away from Burley - its football of choice for 120 years.
  
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• Opinion: Pivot a prelude to startup success

  21-10-2026 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Recent accelerator program shows the value of a flexible approach in delivering a market need.
  
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• Opinion: Choice matters in education

  21-10-2026 09:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The value of a university degree is up to the student, and they need options to understand that better.
  
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• Investing with Purpose a founder focus

  21-10-2026 08:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based venture capital firm has launched its second fund, citing demand for capital.
  
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• ASX finishes higher as banks rise, NextDC tanks; CSL names new CEO

  21-10-2026 08:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket whipsawed on Wednesday as banks and tech stocks advanced and data centre company NextDC plunged.
  
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• Plans for commercial helium production on Yorke Peninsula

  21-10-2026 08:40 via abc.net.au
  
  The region is expected to become Australia's only helium production site within 18 months, helping address a global shortage of the rare and vital gas.
  
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• Fund management grows pie, GESB still dominates

  21-10-2026 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New players are emerging in the small WA sector, but most remain boutique by national standards
  
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• Locksley shares rise following NSW update

  21-10-2026 08:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shares in Locksley Resources closed trade up 8 per cent, following news from the junior's Tottenham copper project.
  
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• Manhattan Gold reveals high-grade 2.25KM Canadian gold footprint

  21-10-2026 08:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Manhattan Gold’s maiden drilling revealed district-scale potential at its Hook Lake project in Canada, with high-grade gold and a new polymetallic discovery uncovered.
  
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• Childcare chain collapses amid wave of closures

  21-10-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.
  
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• Childcare chain collapse highlights private credit risks

  21-10-2026 07:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Shared Beginnings entered administration this week after its centres operated "at a loss", casting another shadow on a sector undergoing a wave of closures.
  
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• Deteriorating inflation outlook stokes interest rate fears

  21-10-2026 07:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Concerns of a Melbourne Cup interest rate hike have been stoked by Reserve Bank of Australia warnings of a material deterioration in the inflation outlook.
  
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• Fortescue senior executive sacked after sexual harassment probe

  21-10-2026 07:14 via abc.net.au
  
  A senior executive at Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Metals Group has been sacked following an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and bullying at the iron ore miner.
  
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• McDonald's bid for Phillip Island restaurant knocked back by council

  21-10-2026 07:09 via abc.net.au
  
  A council in Victoria's south-east has rejected an application from fast food giant McDonald's to open a restaurant on Phillip Island.
  
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• Satterley flags appeal against Stoneville call

  21-10-2026 07:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's largest private land developer is persisting with the controversial Perth hills project.
  
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• Inside Ben Roberts-Smith’s media campaign for support

  21-10-2026 06:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The disgraced war hero’s public relations offensive includes a two-and-a-half hour media interview, the launch of a clothing brand and an Instagram page.
  
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• Zak Kirkup in witness box for defamation trial

  21-10-2026 06:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former state opposition leader Zak Kirkup has been called in as a witness to an ongoing defamation trial between businessman Greg Poland, former journalists and politician Andrew Hastie.
  
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• Mining giant fires top executive after sexual harassment probe

  21-10-2026 06:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The Andrew Forrest-backed miner has sacked a manager at the centre of a months-long sexual harassment and bullying investigation.
  
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• Locksley gears up for major NSW copper-gold drilling push

  21-10-2026 06:36 via smh.com.au
  
  Locksley Resources established a field base at its vast 1000-square-kilometre Greater Tottenham copper-gold project in NSW, advancing plans for a 15,500m drilling blitz.
  
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