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• ‘Beast mode’: ASX posts best weekly gain in two years

  02-05-2025 09:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has closed at two-month highs, as a sustained rally helped the bourse to its best week since 2023.
  
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• CSIRO-Moderna tie-up to strengthen biosecurity defences

  07-10-2026 13:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government has forged a partnership between the CSIRO and biotech firm Moderna to improve the nation's ability to combat biosecurity threats.
  
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• Capital Bay in second Perth investment with Accor

  07-10-2026 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The opening of a hotel next to Kings Park has revealed a second WA acquisition by investor Capital Bay in partnership with global hotel company Accor.
  
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• Fears of NT business closures after delayed dry season and proposed visa cuts

  07-10-2026 09:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Top End tourism operators are calling for the creation of a dedicated fund to help struggling business survive the wet season, as they say looming cuts to holiday workers could push the sector past breaking point.
   
  
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• Aussie share market ends flat after lacklustre session

  07-10-2026 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian bourse has ended a disappointing session after trading sideways for most of the day, as investors took a cautious stance given a lack of obvious direction from Asia.
  
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• WA transport sector calls for defence input on North West logistics network

  07-10-2026 09:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Civilian and defence logistics must be planned together, WA's chief transport lobby argues, to bolster northern freight routes and deliver on wartime needs.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 7 2026

  07-10-2026 09:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Isabel Vieira speaks to Ella Loneragan about Business News' recent insolvency feature.
  
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• Pain points emerge for NDIS services plays

  07-10-2026 09:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth's leading insolvency practitioners expect further consolidation in Western Australia's disability support services sector amid continual financial pressure.
  
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• 'Could almost speak Mandarin to everyone': Chinese visitors flock to Australia

  07-10-2026 08:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As China's week-long national day holiday comes to an end, data suggests an increase in flight bookings from China to Australia.
  
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• Australia among top picks for Chinese tourists during Golden Week holiday

  07-10-2026 08:42 via abc.net.au
  
  As China's week-long national day holiday comes to an end, data suggests an increase in flight bookings from China to Australia.
  
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• The biggest media deal in history has all the hallmarks of Trump’s America

  07-10-2026 08:40 via smh.com.au
  
  The marriage of Paramount and Warner Bros is a seismic event for Hollywood and may well change how you and I watch (and pay for) our favourite shows. 
  
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• Premier drawn into Bears claims

  07-10-2026 08:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA premier Roger Cook has refused be drawn into east coast-based speculation surrounding the future of Perth Bears chief executive Anthony De Ceglie.
  
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• Mint unveils new coins chronicling iconic Australian inventions

  07-10-2026 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  What do a jaffle maker, a baby safety capsule and a black box have in common?
  
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• GOLD WRAP: Guidance remains for Regis, Emerald

  07-10-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GOLD WRAP: Although operations were impacted for both companies during the September 2026 quarter, both Emerald and Regis Resources have affirmed their FY27 production guidance.
  
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• Ingenia buoyant on Peet acquisition

  07-10-2026 08:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The land lease communities provider has told shareholders there is no compelling reason not to pursue its $1 billion acquisition of Peet.
  
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• ‘Double standard’: Business groups urge ATO to reverse its credit card ban

  07-10-2026 08:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Businesses are stepping up their calls for the tax office to rethink its policy change to stop accepting credit card payments in response to the ban on surcharges.
  
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• Opinion: Compound effect as US bond yields rise

  07-10-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Amid an alarming rise in interest rates, Australia is not alone in discovering it has over-borrowed.
  
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• Opinion: Help or hinder, AI pushes creatives

  07-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Whether AI acts as a creative catalyst or a cultural eraser depends on a business's leadership choices.
  
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• Govt alert but not alarmed over Austal ownership uncertainty

  07-10-2026 07:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defence Minister Richard Marles has downplayed concerns about an intensifying tussle over ownership of major WA shipbuilder Austal.
  
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• Green light for Parna’s $38m hotel in Victoria Park

  07-10-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A planning committee has approved an eight-storey hotel development plan in Victoria Park, to be managed by an international operator.
  
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• Woolworths freight fuel levy surcharge almost triples since Iran war

  07-10-2026 06:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Experts say consumers and suppliers will "ultimately pay" for Woolworths' increase in its freight fuel levy surcharge.
  
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• Logan mayor warns of backyard 'slums' as council slashes granny flat tax

  07-10-2026 06:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Logan's mayor says the move will allow unscrupulous landlords to fit more renters in crowded backyards.
  
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• BHP divests Kambalda nickel asset to Gold Fields

  07-10-2026 06:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  BHP will divest its Kambalda nickel concentrator and a package of exploration tenements to Gold Fields, marking the first sell-off from its mothballed Nickel West division.
  
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• Platina chases strike extensions at emerging Laverton gold play

  07-10-2026 06:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Platina Resources has kicked off a 3200m aircore drilling program at its Mt McKenna gold project in WA’s hot Laverton district, chasing earlier high-grade intercepts.
  
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• Coffee prices at some cafes rise by 10pc after RBA card surcharge ban

  07-10-2026 06:18 via abc.net.au
  
  A ban on card surcharges has led some cafe owners to lift coffee prices. It's an unintended consequence of the Reserve Bank's card surcharge ban, which was intended to lower prices for consumers.
  
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• Forrestania revives WA wheatbelt mine with 223,000oz gold boost

  07-10-2026 05:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Forrestania Resources has defined a maiden 223,300-ounce gold resource at its Tampia project near Merredin in WA, bolstering its new Westonia hub-and-spoke processing strategy.
  
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• Babcock, Thales among frontrunners to anchor Western Defence Forge

  07-10-2026 05:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has identified five preferred anchor tenants for its Western Defence Forge advanced manufacturing hub.
  
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• WA housing starts up, completions down

  07-10-2026 05:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  New statistics have laid bare the impact of brick shortages on housing supply in WA.
  
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• Serpentine Jarrahdale look to defence future

  07-10-2026 05:20 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has joined the race to attract the defence industry by offering 440 hectares of land for manufacturing and logistics companies.
  
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• Auric boosts gold bounty 50% with bargain WA buy

  07-10-2026 05:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Auric Mining has locked in its WA Union Jack acquisition for $9.5m in cash and shares, lifting the company’s global resource by 51% to 301,000 mine-ready gold ounces.
  
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