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• Containers for Change drinks price hikes deemed reasonable

  26-07-2021 09:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Consumers are paying more for packaged beverages after the introduction of Western Australia’s container deposit scheme but the economic regulator says the price increases are reasonable.
  
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• Breaking: Elon Musk set to become world's first trillionaire as SpaceX lists on US stock market

  12-06-2026 15:44 via abc.net.au
  
  "SpaceX wants to be able to take you to the moon, take you to Mars, and ultimately beyond," Mr Musk said at a launch event in Starbase, Texas.
  
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• Senior Labor figures weigh in on BHP strike, cost could be $120m per day

  12-06-2026 11:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says workers threatening strike action at the nation's biggest port deserve "every single cent" of what they earn while a peak industry body says they are "letting down everyone".
  
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• Federal mines minister backs unions' right to strike at BHP

  12-06-2026 11:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says workers threatening strike action at the nation's biggest port deserve "every single cent" of what they earn while a peak industry body says they are "letting down everyone".
  
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• Mitre 10 franchisee battles to stop Bunnings opening next door

  12-06-2026 10:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A small town retailer is battling it out with Australia's biggest hardware giant in the Federal Court to stop Bunnings from opening up literally next door to his Mitre 10 franchise.
  
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• Unsecured creditors of iconic music festival to get 11c in the dollar

  12-06-2026 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The iconic Byron Bay music festival may have been trading while insolvent for months before it collapsed, according to a new liquidator's report.
  
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• Liquidator finds Bluesfest may have traded while insolvent for months

  12-06-2026 09:43 via abc.net.au
  
  The iconic Byron Bay music festival may have been trading while insolvent for months before it collapsed, according to a new liquidator's report.
  
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• Court tells accountant, wife to pay up on insolvent trading settlement

  12-06-2026 09:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Liquidators have won a judgement to force a veteran Esperance accountant and his wife to cough up on an insolvent trading settlement.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast June 12 2026

  12-06-2026 09:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss the latest on BHP workers' strike in Port Hedland.
  
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• Australian shares rally as traders bet on peace deal

  12-06-2026 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has posted its best week in two months after days of escalating attacks between the US and Iran gave way to optimism around a potential peace deal.
  
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• AMI takes Fremantle Hydraulics stake

  12-06-2026 08:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fremantle-founded engineering firm AMI Group has secured a majority stake in Fremantle Hydraulics, in a move to increase the defence scope of both businesses.
  
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• Billionaire says $150m court loss no reason to change approach to native title

  12-06-2026 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has defended his company's approach to Indigenous agreements after a court ordered the miner to pay $150 million in compensation to the Yindjibarndi people.
  
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• Andrew Forrest defends native title deals after $150m Yindjibarndi win

  12-06-2026 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has defended his company's approach to Indigenous agreements after a court ordered the miner to pay $150 million in compensation to the Yindjibarndi people.
  
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• Andrew Forrest defends Indigenous agreements after $150m native title loss

  12-06-2026 08:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest has defended his company's approach to Indigenous agreements after a court ordered the miner to pay $150 million in compensation to the Yindjibarndi people.
  
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• Sea Swift amends contracts after ACCC action

  12-06-2026 07:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shipping company Sea Swift will amended exclusive contracts across northern Australia after being targeted by the ACCC for anti-competitive conduct impacting First Nations communities.
  
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• Review: Il Santo settles in to the neighbourhood

  12-06-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  REVIEW: Some familiar names are delivering a new go-to venue in Claremont.
  
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• Joondalup beckons for North Melbourne after years of struggles

  12-06-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ANALYSIS: North Melbourne should use its three-year lucrative tourism deal with the state government to plan a permanent move to WA's booming northern corridor.
  
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• US Navy heads to Garden Island as UK minister quits over funding

  12-06-2026 06:46 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The US has confirmed it will commence support activities, including stationing personnel at HMAS Stirling, later this year, as the full launch of SRF-West nears.
  
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• Federal government has contracts worth more than $650m with embattled KPMG

  12-06-2026 06:01 via abc.net.au
  
  Parliamentary library data reveals the federal government has almost 300 active contracts with accounting firm KPMG, which is being investigated over claims it misused confidential client information.
  
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• Mark My Words June 12 2026

  12-06-2026 05:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall is joined by Sean Cowan, Tom Zaunmayr and Isabel Vieira to discuss Pauline Hanson, Port Hedland industrial action, Native title consultants, Indigenous business and the Power 500.
  
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• Smelter left in limbo after consortium member effectively pulls out of bid

  12-06-2026 05:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers at Tasmania's troubled Liberty Bell Bay smelter have been told administrators have until Monday to secure alternative funding, after a member of the preferred consortium bidding to take over the manganese smelter effectively pulled out. 
  
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• Parna flags $38m hotel in Victoria Park

  12-06-2026 05:28 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A vacant corner lot in Victoria Park has been earmarked for a $38 million hotel, which would add almost 150 rooms to the area.
  
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• NDIS provider in administration cites payments delays, cost squeeze

  12-06-2026 05:24 via abc.net.au
  
  NDIS labour hire provider United Foundation has entered voluntary administration blaming regulatory changes, delayed payments and rising costs.
  
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• NDIS labour hire company enters administration, 480 jobs in limbo

  12-06-2026 05:24 via abc.net.au
  
  NDIS labour hire provider United Foundation has entered voluntary administration blaming regulatory changes, delayed payments and rising costs.
  
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• 'Going to learn the hard way': ETU WA chief to BHP

  12-06-2026 05:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ETU WA has accused BHP of importing “American Amazon-style tactics" into WA, warning the mining giant its lucrative Pilbara exports will ground to a halt if refuses to engage on wage disparities.
  
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• Woodside blocks Inpex with $567m Browse buy

  12-06-2026 03:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy has blocked Inpex's bid to buy 10.67 per cent of the Browse gas field, swooping in to take PetroChina's stake itself in a deal worth up to $567 million.
  
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• BHP workers back strike action

  12-06-2026 03:12 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Workers at BHP's Port Hedland operations have overwhelmingly endorsed protected industrial action after more than six months of negotiations over a new workplace agreement.
  
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• PKKP, Fortescue strike deal for machinery hire, mining, green energy tenure

  12-06-2026 02:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue has struck a deal with a Pilbara Aboriginal group to lease electric machinery and involve them in planning of mines and green energy infrastructure.
  
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• Musk's SpaceX prices record $US75 billion IPO

  12-06-2026 02:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  SpaceX will rank seventh among US-listed ‌firms when its shares begin trading on the Nasdaq, after the company announced its initial public offering.
  
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• 'Bad to worse': productivity sinks to post-pandemic low

  12-06-2026 02:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Poor productivity is bedevilling the Australian economy, with levels heading in the wrong direction for Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
  
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