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• Banks weigh down ASX; JPMorgan, Goldman chiefs send warnings

  14-10-2026 01:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has declined at the open after a mixed session on Wall Street. 
  
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• Did universities generate a 'faux crisis' to justify job cuts?

  14-10-2026 21:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Universities said staff cuts were necessary to secure their financial futures. But disputed models, alternative plans and changing forecasts suggest other choices may have been available.
  
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• Builder chosen for Hobart's Macquarie Point stadium

  14-10-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The company that built a 30,000-seat arena in Christchurch, New Zealand, is understood to have won the tender to construct Hobart's new roofed stadium.
  
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• ASX set to fall, Wall Street slumps as inflation gets worse

  14-10-2026 20:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Worries about worsening inflation are weighing on Wall Street and pulling the US stock market further from its record.
  
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• This strange sea animal is on menus, but it is disappearing from our reefs

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  A new study shows one species of sea cucumber lives much longer than previously thought, putting it at even more risk of being eaten to death by humans. 
  
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• Investing bonanza as younger Australians lean on AI advice

  14-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The ASX said a record 11.5 million Australian adults now hold investments outside traditional superannuation and their main home. Emerging trends include taking AI advice, investing in crypto and the doubling of ETF ownership.
  
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• Delta to offer free in-flight Wi-Fi on all Australian flights within weeks

  14-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The US airline says it has no regrets about picking a fight with Elon Musk by saying no to using his Starlink system to keep its passengers connected.
  
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• Misery index points to tough times ahead

  14-10-2026 14:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The pressure on households is likely to remain high for the next two years, a major thinktank has warned.
  
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• Brewer introduces Parliamentary Budget Office bill

  14-10-2026 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shadow Treasurer Sandra Brewer has introduced legislation to establish an independent Parliamentary Budget Office in WA, taking direct aim at escalating project costs and off-budget spending by the state government.
  
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• Contractor trio win $655m power infrastructure package

  14-10-2026 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A trio of contractors have secured another stage of the state government's major electricity transmission infrastructure project valued at $655 million.
  
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• Slumping bank stocks weigh on Australian shares

  14-10-2026 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have dipped following a sharp sell-off in the major banks, after disappointing earnings from their US counterparts highlighted the challenging backdrop for financial institutions.
  
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• CCI defends taxpayer spending on major events

  14-10-2026 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An expert panel has weighed into the delicate balance of attracting major sporting events to WA, factoring in maximising taxpayer money benefit and accessibility issues.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 14 2026

  14-10-2026 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Ella Loneragan and Isabel Vieira discuss the recent property interest and investments in Bullsbrook.
  
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• Pope's AI adviser warns Australia's copyright changes risk 'new form of colonialism'

  14-10-2026 09:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Father Paolo Benanti is a Franciscan friar but he's also a key adviser to the Vatican on AI and he has a warning for Australia on the actions of AI companies.
  
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• WA government delays implementation of new phosphine limits

  14-10-2026 09:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Farmers and agribusinesses will have an extra three years to adapt to tighter national exposure limits to phosphine.
  
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• Liquidators celebrate $1m-plus deal as Blumenthal probe dropped

  14-10-2026 09:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Melodiol announces settlement deal, drops Blumenthal examination attempts.
  
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• BHP to cut Pilbara iron ore mine jobs

  14-10-2026 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP is cutting jobs at its Pilbara iron ore mines as the company advances its autonomous haul truck roll out.
  
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• AI could deliver $45b boost to GDP, mining lobbyist estimates

  14-10-2026 08:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The adoption of artificial intelligence could boost Australia's GDP by at least $45 billion by 2030 through increased productivity, the Minerals Council of Australia has estimated.
  
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• WA demand high for US firm's desalination tech

  14-10-2026 08:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An American company using Perth to develop a carbon-capturing desalination plant has identified “enormous” demand for its product in Western Australia.
  
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• JERA lifts Wheatstone LNG stake

  14-10-2026 08:18 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Japanese energy giant JERA has substantially increased its stake in the Wheatstone LNG project off WA, by buying a peer out of a subsidiary joint venture.
  
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• Atlassian engineer claims his ADHD should save him from the chop

  14-10-2026 08:09 via smh.com.au
  
  The Federal Court has ruled against the man who wanted to stop the company from putting him on a performance-management plan, saying he had not provided any medical evidence.
  
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• Banks weigh down ASX after US earnings spook markets

  14-10-2026 08:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Australian shares have dipped following a sharp sell-off in the major banks, after disappointing earnings from their US counterparts highlighted the challenging backdrop for financial institutions.
  
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• Opinion: Developing tertiary harmonisation

  14-10-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: The government is spruiking its VET-university pathway reform.
  
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• Gas reservation scheme flawed despite tweaks: industry

  14-10-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has been accused of failing to remedy flaws in its gas reservation scheme amid claims it will undermine investment and weaken competition.
  
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• Rare earths company could be nationalised as China-linked investors fail to divest

  14-10-2026 07:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King has left open the door to nationalising a Perth-based critical minerals company as several China-linked investors are defying federal government orders to divest from it.
  
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• Libs,Labor want more certainty for WA on gas policy

  14-10-2026 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Both the Liberal and Labor parties agree about the need for more certainty about the federal gas reservation plan.
  
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• Larvotto rolls out first antimony shipment from NSW Hillgrove

  14-10-2026 07:48 via smh.com.au
  
  Larvotto Resources has shipped its first antimony concentrate from the Hillgrove mine, triggering first revenue and marking its transition from explorer to producer.
  
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• Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Breaking: Mining giant BHP to cut hundreds of jobs at iron ore mines

  14-10-2026 07:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining giant BHP has confirmed job cuts at its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
  
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• Forcing gas producers to sell to Australia won't 'crash' prices, King says

  14-10-2026 07:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Burned once before on energy bill promises, the resources minister won't say what new gas reservation laws will do to wholesale gas prices, but promises they will cause downward pressure without crashing the market.
  
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