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• AFP investigating damage to two subsea cables off WA

  11-08-2026 03:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Authorities are assessing a report of a potential crime after two critical undersea telecommunications cables off Perth suffered near-simultaneous physical disruptions inside a national protection zone.
  
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• ASX slides; CBA and banks lose ground; AGL gains

  12-08-2026 09:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The local market slid lower despite the nation’s biggest lender posting a strong profit.
  
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• Elliott lifts Northern Star stake, reveals director wishlist

  12-08-2026 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Activist shareholder Elliott Investment Management has revealed its wish list for the board of beleaguered Northern Star Resources, while increasing its stake in the goldminer.
  
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• ‘One disaster after another’: Failed pub baron’s former accountant turns on him

  12-08-2026 09:09 via smh.com.au
  
  A long-time accountant to colourful Sydney pub baron Jon Adgemis has accused his former boss of using company funds to finance his lavish lifestyle.
  
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• New mortgage applications slumped 15% at CBA, but the numbers are worse for one group

  12-08-2026 08:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s largest bank has reported a sharp drop in applications from housing investors, as the housing slump puts the brakes on the $2.5 trillion mortgage market.
  
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• Infini lights up Canadian uranium targets for diamond drilling tilt

  12-08-2026 08:50 via smh.com.au
  
  Infini Resources has lined up a suite of promising uranium targets across its Canadian portfolio, ahead of a 5000-metre diamond drilling campaign, slated to kick-off this quarter.
  
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• Judge allows changes to dates of alleged Alan Jones assaults

  12-08-2026 08:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The judge in radio broadcaster Alan Jones's criminal trial has allowed changes to the date range of alleged indecent assault offences in the second week of proceedings, after witnesses gave conflicting timelines.
  
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• Strike threat looms at South32 as Worsley electricians seek pay rise

  12-08-2026 08:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sparkies at South32's Worsley alumina refinery are threatening to strike unless the company brings wages in line with those by their future employer, Alcoa.
  
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• Great Southern drills new WA gold discovery

  12-08-2026 08:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Great Southern Mining has kicked off a maiden RC drill program at its 4.7km-long Amy Clarke discovery in WA. The news comes as gold major Gold Fields drills the company’s QLD copper-gold project.
  
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• Residents call for moratorium on AI data centres at meeting in Darwin

  12-08-2026 08:16 via abc.net.au
  
  There is growing opposition and concern about a wave of data centres planned for the Northern Territory, with residents raising concerns about water use, noise and proximity to people's homes.
  
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• Multi-residential market buoyant

  12-08-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Apartment developers are confident about the future despite a recent softening in demand.
  
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• Funder fails to recoup $7m from ATO

  12-08-2026 08:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A litigation funder has failed to recover $7 million from the Australian Taxation Office in a dispute involving a construction company's liquidation more than 10 years ago.
  
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• Innovaero reveals $7.5m state grant in $40m IPO prospectus

  12-08-2026 08:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth drone manufacturer Innovaero is accelerating plans for its IPO, with its prospectus revealing the state government has given the firm millions to build its new headquarters.
  
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• Energy minister admits to mistakes during lagging renewables rollout

  12-08-2026 07:56 via abc.net.au
  
  NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe says the rollout of renewable energy zones has been "too slow", with mistakes inevitable as part of efforts to speed up the process.
  
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• Moonlight pushes QLD gold system length past 1km

  12-08-2026 07:37 via smh.com.au
  
  Moonlight Resources’ Leo Grande gold system now extends over 1km of strike after its latest drilling returned broad gold hits including 19m at 1.95 grams per tonne gold.
  
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• Western Power staff stood down over character references for rapist manager

  12-08-2026 07:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's energy minister lashes out at Western Power employees who provided references for a senior manager who was jailed for raping a female colleague on a work trip.
  
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• Western Power staff stood down after backing manager in rape trial

  12-08-2026 07:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Western Australia's energy minister lashes out at Western Power employees who provided references for a senior manager who was jailed for raping a female colleague on a work trip.
  
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• One dead, 172 rescued from Bali ferry fire in waters off Lombok

  12-08-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  One person has died and 172 others rescued after a ferry travelling from Bali caught fire at sea, local officials say. 
  
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• Bali ferry catches fire in rough seas off Lombok

  12-08-2026 07:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Emergency crews are working to rescue passengers from the vessel that caught fire on Wednesday morning.
  
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• Alphabet I Spy a puzzle for all people

  12-08-2026 07:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Daily visual puzzle game is fun for adults and a learning tool for kids.
  
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• Is it time to buy a house? Here is what the CBA chief would tell his kids

  12-08-2026 07:14 via smh.com.au
  
  First home buyers are approaching the sweet spot where prices are falling, rates are no longer rising, and a new batch of spring property listings is about to hit the market.
  
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• Australia's largest aluminium smelter expected to get emergency bailout

  12-08-2026 06:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister and NSW premier are expected to announce a bailout for the country's largest aluminium smelter tomorrow.
  
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• Medallion backs Macmahon for Ravensthorpe

  12-08-2026 06:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Paul Bennett-led Medallion Metals has looked to Macmahon Holdings to assist on its path to production.
  
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• Western Power staff stood down over rape trial character references

  12-08-2026 06:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Power has stood down three employees who gave character references for a former colleague convicted of raping a woman on a work trip in 2024.
  
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• Sarytogan nails full-hole 229m copper hit in Kazakhstan

  12-08-2026 05:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Sarytogan Graphite hits a 229m copper intercept from surface in Kazakhstan, including a 16.2m zone at 0.36 per cent copper. Results from two more holes are pending.
  
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• Liberals pour cold water on frontbencher's migration comments

  12-08-2026 05:52 via abc.net.au
  
  In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".
  
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• Liberals pour cold water on Bragg's migration comments

  12-08-2026 05:52 via abc.net.au
  
  In a wideranging speech to the National Press Club, Andrew Bragg accuses the Morrison government of "madness" and says the major political parties have "buggered it up".
  
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• For One Night Only, guests in Sydney mixed with Callum Turner, Will Gluck

  12-08-2026 05:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Callum Turner and Will Gluck walked the red carpet at the Sydney premiere of One Night Only, as invited guests took a break from the census for the special event.
  
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• Patriot lands key access deal at emerging Peruvian silver play

  12-08-2026 05:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has inked a key community access deal at its Tassa silver-gold project in Peru, paving the way for exploration on its recently expanded tenure.
  
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• King River geophysics lights up new WA gold target

  12-08-2026 05:03 via smh.com.au
  
  King River has defined four new gold targets at its Mindoolah project in WA using drone geophysics, with drilling planned for October.
  
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