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• Data shows rental tenants have hit breaking point

  07-10-2026 22:36 via abc.net.au
  
  New data from Domain shows despite severe rental shortages, landlords are struggling to increase rent due to tenants hitting their affordability limit.
  
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• Veterans sue government over 'mass and routine' medical data sharing

  08-10-2026 21:05 via abc.net.au
  
  A new class action will allege the federal government breach privacy laws by sharing thousands of ex-ADF members' medical records to an Australian university.
  
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• ASX set to edge up, Wall Street slides as tech stocks fall, oil prices rise

  08-10-2026 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Oil prices jumped and the price for a barrel of Brent crude got back above $US104, while the US stock market pulled further from its record.
  
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• ASX set to edge up, Wall Street slides as oil prices rise

  08-10-2026 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Oil prices jumped and the price for a barrel of Brent crude got back above $US104, while the US stock market pulled further from its record.
  
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• Why it’s time for you to ditch taking long annual holidays

  08-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  There’s a better way of getting the most out of your holidays and it involves taking more frequent but shorter breaks.
  
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• Wes Mass offloads $50m shopping mall as Firmus float fallout hits

  08-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s been a turbulent week for “Dubbo billionaire” Mass, who is hoping for a big payday from the sale of his Village Southlakes mall.
  
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• Wes Maas offloads $50m shopping mall as Firmus float fallout hits

  08-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  It’s been a turbulent week for “Dubbo billionaire” Maas, who is hoping for a big payday from the sale of his Village Southlakes mall.
  
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• City’s lively streets ‘sealed deal’ as luxury fragrance retailer buys $10.7m Little Collins store

  08-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Fragrance retailer, Prestige Brands, has splashed out $10.75 million on an empty three-storey building.
  
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• ABC hopes embarrassing radio U-turn will deliver ratings dividend

  08-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In this week’s On Background, an about-face from ABC Radio Sydney, billionaire philanthropist Judith Neilson’s passion project remains stagnant, and media mogul Rupert Murdoch reflects on his legacy – again.
  
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• NT government departments hit by massive network outage

  08-10-2026 11:51 via abc.net.au
  
  A massive network outage interrupted all government departments in the Northern Territory today, affecting services from hospital to police systems.
  
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• ’Tis the season for (AI) shortcuts: Inside Coles and Woolies’ fight over Christmas

  08-10-2026 11:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s two biggest supermarkets were in agreement on when to hold their Christmas launches this year, but a new battleground has emerged.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 8 2026

  08-10-2026 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Beyer and Justin Fris discuss why WorkSafe fines are increasingly going unpaid.
  
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• Australian shares dive as bond market fears persist

  08-10-2026 09:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australian shares have stumbled as bond market woes continue to weigh on investor confidence, with miners, banks and technology stocks taking hits.
  
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• WorkSafe fines increasingly unpaid

  08-10-2026 09:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Growing numbers of WA companies ordered to pay big fines over work safety offences are going into liquidation.
  
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• 'Huge mistake': Ex-defence minister wants barracks retained

  08-10-2026 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former defence minister and senior army officer Linda Reynolds has described the federal government's plan to sell-off Leeuwin and Irwin barracks in Perth as a “huge mistake”.
  
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• Coogee Chemicals targets US growth

  08-10-2026 09:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Coogee Chemicals is investing in growing its business in the United States as it pursues opportunities in the defence sector, while lifting the group's revenue to $421 million for the year.
  
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• 'Vital' major US and Australian-backed rare earths mine moves forward

  08-10-2026 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  After decades in development, a $1.8 billion rare earths mining project has finally seen ground broken in remote Central Australia.
  
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• Mine backed by US, Australia and Gina Rinehart moves towards construction

  08-10-2026 09:10 via abc.net.au
  
  After decades in development, a $1.8 billion rare earths mining project has finally seen ground broken in remote Central Australia.
  
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• Hastie calls for defence funding surge to protect 'vulnerable' North West coast

  08-10-2026 09:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shadow industry minister Andrew Hastie has accused the Albanese government of leaving WA's North West exposed, demanding a major funding uplift to build surge infrastructure and protect the region's resource wealth.
  
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• ASX finishes lower as oil jumps again on renewed Iran tensions

  08-10-2026 08:37 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday as oil prices jumped on renewed Middle East tensions, stoking concerns about inflation. Miners led the losses.
  
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• Westbridge breaks ground on $97m Regal Theatre project

  08-10-2026 08:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The apartment project's end value has increased by $19 million, while its volume of dwellings has dropped by nine.
  
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• $250m now available to underwrite new apartments, townhouses

  08-10-2026 08:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government's $250 million pre-sale guarantee funding for apartment and townhouse developers is now open for applications.
  
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• Robert Mandanici appointed REIWA president

  08-10-2026 07:54 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Real estate agent and former ASX-listed resources company director Rob Mandanici has moved up from deputy president of REIWA to become its new president.
  
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• Torque taps investors for $25m

  08-10-2026 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tolga Kumova-backed Torque Metals has rattled the tin for $25 million as it moves to add further growth at its Ritz gold project in the Goldfields.
  
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• Opinion: Unlocking the housing market

  08-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The underlying conditions for land-lease communities are increasingly compelling.
  
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• Biggest coal-producing state fears impact of High Court emissions decision

  08-10-2026 07:11 via abc.net.au
  
  The federal government says the High Court decision is constrained to New South Wales but the industry in Queensland isn't so sure there won't be ramifications.
  
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• 'Group of individuals' impacted by data breach at SA hospital

  08-10-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  An Adelaide private hospital has notified individuals and cyber security authorities of a data breach of personal information.
  
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• Data breach reported at SA private hospital

  08-10-2026 07:01 via abc.net.au
  
  An Adelaide private hospital has notified individuals and cyber security authorities of a data breach of personal information.
  
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• Fortescue claims defects on Iron Bridge pipes

  08-10-2026 06:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Fortescue has accused contractors of supplying leaky pipes for its almost $4 billion Iron Bridge magnetite project, in a WA Supreme Court action.
  
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• Aguia builds 30,000t phosphate stockpile in Brazil

  08-10-2026 06:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Aguia Resources has amassed a 30,000-tonne phosphate stockpile at its Três Estradas project and notched up 825t in fresh sales in Brazil as it awaits a key court ruling.
  
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