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• City council still at risk as some refuse to budge

  10-08-2026 07:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  An update on the dysfunction plaguing the City of Perth since last year has found some elected members have resisted measures to improve “psychosocial risks” at the council.
  
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• Shenton Quarter entity Iris-PW in administration

  12-08-2026 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insolvency practitioners have taken control of the entity behind the $140 million Shenton Quarter project, with Perth partners called in to run a ruler over its books.
  
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• ‘Defining moment’: Food delivery drivers secure minimum hourly wage

  12-08-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  After years of negotiations, workers delivering for platforms such as Uber Eats and DoorDash will now have a legally enforced minimum wage of $31.30 per hour.
  
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• Clifford Chance faces $10m claim over alleged Sam Luttrell assurance

  12-08-2026 10:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX company Equatorial Resources has launched a $10 million legal action against its former legal advisers Clifford Chance linked to work on a $1.7 billion-plus row with Congolese government.
  
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• Former SBS boss named KPMG chairman after humiliating week

  12-08-2026 09:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Michael Ebeid has become the firm’s first independent chairman, but faces another stormy hearing in Canberra over the whistleblower scandal.
  
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• Former RBA governor dragged into KPMG scandal

  12-08-2026 09:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The former RBA governor and Macquarie chairman has been called before a parliamentary committee over a massive KPMG contract win.
  
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• WA independent film to make world premiere after years of production

  12-08-2026 09:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Independent Australian documentary Invisible Injuries by WA filmmaker Kelly Bergsma will make its world premiere at Cinefest Oz after years of production, while two other films funded by Screenwest are making their debuts this week.
  
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• WA film to make world premiere after years of production

  12-08-2026 09:49 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Independent Australian documentary Invisible Injuries by WA filmmaker Kelly Bergsma will make its world premiere at Cinefest Oz after years of production and without investment from screen bodies.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast August 12 2026

  12-08-2026 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Claire Tyrrell and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the state of the apartment market in Perth.
  
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• Australian shares fall as investors heed bank warnings

  12-08-2026 09:38 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have retreated from near all-time highs, after solid earnings from the Commonwealth Bank failed to allay broader economic fears.
  
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• Quintessential lists its only Perth asset

  12-08-2026 09:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Victorian-based property fund is looking to attract about $25 million for its St Georges Terrace office building.
  
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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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• Operations resume at Kayelekera for Lotus

  12-08-2026 07:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Lotus Resources boss Greg Bittar has welcomed acid production and uranium processing operations resuming at its flagship Kayelekera uranium project in Malawi.
  
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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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