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• Considering pet insurance? Read this first

  10-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Pet insurance can give you peace of mind but as a "complex financial product", it can be difficult to calculate if it's a worthwhile investment. 
  
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• Revived NT mine to join Australia's modern gold rush

  12-08-2026 22:19 via abc.net.au
  
  Chinese-financed company Hanking Gold is reviving the mothballed Mount Bundy mine south of Darwin, with the soaring gold price prompting predictions of profit from its first year of production.
  
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• LA Lakers sold in record $17.7b deal as Trump associate and former Disney chief swoop

  12-08-2026 22:11 via smh.com.au
  
  Josh Kushner and Bob Iger sealed a deal to buy the iconic franchise from billionaire financier Mark Walter, whose sprawling investment empire is under federal investigation.
  
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• ASX set to slide, Wall Street boosted by AI stocks, inflation report

  12-08-2026 21:15 via smh.com.au
  
  Wall Street is flirting with a record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.
  
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• The hospitality app some businesses use to cover shifts without paying super

  12-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A hospitality jobs marketplace that boasts thousands of users might be incorrectly labelling workers, a legal expert says, as the Fair Work Ombudsman tells workers to report any concerns.
  
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• 'Same businesses every single week': Hospitality app users raise concerns

  12-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A hospitality jobs marketplace that boasts thousands of users might be incorrectly labelling workers, a legal expert says, as the Fair Work Ombudsman tells workers to report any concerns.
  
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• Hospitality marketplace Supp facing Fair Work scrutiny

  12-08-2026 21:02 via abc.net.au
  
  A hospitality jobs marketplace that boasts thousands of users might be incorrectly labelling workers, a legal expert says, as the Fair Work Ombudsman tells workers to report any concerns.
  
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• How much is a job worth? At Tomago, it’s $2.5 million in taxpayer cash

  12-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Albanese government has scarcely met an ageing industrial facility that it doesn’t think deserves vast sums of federal support.
  
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• 'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific

  12-08-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  The strange patterns of Chinese research vessels in the Pacific have raised suspicions China is gathering intelligence for a potential conflict.
  
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• 'Disasters hanging on people's walls': The consumer fallout from the solar battery boom

  12-08-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Solar Power Nation is spruiked by a number of current and former sports stars but the major retailer is facing investigations in multiple states as consumer complaints rise into the hundreds.
  
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• Australia's 'number one' solar retailer facing multiple investigations

  12-08-2026 20:46 via abc.net.au
  
  Solar Power Nation is spruiked by a number of current and former sports stars but the major retailer is facing investigations in multiple states as consumer complaints rise into the hundreds.
  
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• Trump sued over scheme to sell instant access to Truth Social posts

  12-08-2026 19:26 via abc.net.au
  
  The lawsuit, filed in New York, describes the scheme as "extraordinary, corrupt and unconstitutional."
  
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• Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b over 10 years

  12-08-2026 14:32 via abc.net.au
  
  Under the deal, the Commonwealth and state of NSW will split the cost down the middle, with Rio Tinto contributing at least $1.1 billion to reduce its power usage and gear toward renewables.
  
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• Eli Lilly CEO says Australian not properly valuing Mounjaro

  12-08-2026 11:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Mounjaro is still not available on the PBS as Eli Lilly negotiates price points but the company's CEO says the door remains open.
  
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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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