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• DUG Tech raises $15m

  07-09-2021 08:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Supercomputing business DUG Technology has raised funds from a discounted share placement to expand into the military, space and renewable markets.
  
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• ASX set to inch up, Wall Street higher as US launches bond buyback; Moderna rockets 177% on cancer trial results

  19-08-2026 22:34 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are ticking higher after the US Treasury Department said it will buy more US government bonds in a move that eased pressure on financial markets worldwide.
  
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• Cut-price haircuts grow in popularity with cost-savvy salon-goers

  19-08-2026 22:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Cost-of-living pressures drive more people through the doors of apprentice-run hairdressing salons across Queensland — and that's good news for both customers and apprentices learning skills on the job.
  
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• UK-based firm eyes Tasmanian smelter in liquidation

  19-08-2026 22:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A UK-based green technologies company says the state and federal governments should continue agitating for the best interests of the country when it comes to Liberty Bell Bay's future.
  
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• Coalition's power line pledge could win back farmer votes

  19-08-2026 22:09 via abc.net.au
  
  West Victorian farmers, increasingly supportive of One Nation, welcome the Coalition's announcement to scrap a controversial transmission line.
  
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• Not enough people to do 'the hard work' if migration slashed, businesses warn

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Business leaders urge focus on skills not numbers in migration debate

  19-08-2026 21:40 via abc.net.au
  
  There are divergent views among business leaders, from migrant and non-migrant backgrounds, about the impact of planned immigration cuts and the types of migrants that should be allowed into Australia.
  
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• Fish feed giant Skretting fires back over Facebook claims of contamination

  19-08-2026 21:34 via abc.net.au
  
  The world's largest supplier of fish feed products fires back over a former employee's claim that mould and pigeon poo are contaminating pellets at a factory supplying Tasmania's salmon industry.
  
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• ASX set to inch up, Wall Street higher as US flags bond buyback; Moderna rockets after cancer vaccine trial results

  19-08-2026 21:28 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are ticking higher after the US Treasury Department said it will buy more US government bonds in a move that eased pressure on financial markets worldwide.
  
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• ASX set to inch up, Wall Street higher as US flags bond buyback

  19-08-2026 21:28 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are ticking higher after the US Treasury Department said it will buy more US government bonds in a move that eased pressure on financial markets worldwide.
  
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• Scam payments lead to an Australian business and its Israeli owner

  19-08-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian e-learning website was used as a front for scammers selling fraudulent investments, an ABC investigation reveals.
  
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• Money trail from fake ABC articles leads to international fraud network

  19-08-2026 20:53 via abc.net.au
  
  An Australian e-learning website was used as a front for scammers selling fraudulent investments, an ABC investigation reveals.
  
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• The life lesson Peter Garrett wishes more people knew

  19-08-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Garrett is well aware of his place in Australian music history. But at 73, he's far more interested in what's next than what's behind him.
  
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• Roblox to face external audits to prove it's safe for Australian children

  19-08-2026 16:45 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's eSafety Commissioner will be able to take the gaming platform to court if it finds Roblox is not honouring its commitments to keep Australian children safe. 
  
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• Sacked worker forced to pay for using ‘plain wrong’ AI in landmark case

  19-08-2026 12:01 via smh.com.au
  
  For the first time, the Fair Work Commission has forced a worker to pay for wasting its time, fining a sacked Aldi store assistant more than $1200.
  
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• Swans players could face up to $600,000 sponsorship hit

  19-08-2026 11:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Telstra led a raft of sponsors expressing concern at the players’ actions, as it stood down Isaac Heeney and Chad Warner from its ambassador program.
  
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• Oil prices spike after ships in Strait of Hormuz hit by fresh strikes

  19-08-2026 10:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Three ships travelling through the contested Strait of Hormuz have been hit in recent days, according to British maritime officials, with casualties reported.
  
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• Planners knock back controversial plan for new Bunnings store

  19-08-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Planning authorities decline a fiercely contested multimillion-dollar plan for Bunnings to build a new store 10km from its existing premises in Bunbury.
  
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• Planners knock back controversial plan for new Bunnings megastore

  19-08-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Planning authorities decline a fiercely contested multimillion-dollar plan for Bunnings to build a new store 10km from its existing premises in Bunbury.
  
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• New Bunnings store rejected by WA Planning Commission

  19-08-2026 10:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Planning authorities decline a fiercely contested multimillion-dollar plan for Bunnings to build a new store 10km from its existing premises in Bunbury.
  
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• Bunnings’ move from Bunbury to Dalyellup knocked back

  19-08-2026 09:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $40 million proposal to relocate Bunnings from Bunbury to Dalyellup has been knocked back by planning authorities, with a number of objections, including from builders Summit Homes, Scott Park and Dale Alcock Homes.
  
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• Ex-DRA Global boss Andrew Naude loses court bid to inspect privileged emails

  19-08-2026 09:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former DRA Global chief executive Andrew Naude has failed to access privileged documents in his legal fight against the mining services company.
  
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• Notre Dame cyber incident cost university $6.4 million

  19-08-2026 09:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A cyber incident that locked students and staff out of key systems at the University of Notre Dame and exposed 62 gigabytes of data cost the university $6.4 million, according to its latest annual report.
  
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• Aussie shares fall for sixth day as confidence wavers

  19-08-2026 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has fallen for a sixth-straight session, as high oil prices and global bond market worries weigh on investor confidence.
  
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• Energy formula drives WA along data highway

  19-08-2026 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  From AI factories in the Kimberley to metropolitan campuses, WA has become part of the data domain.
  
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• Iluka in the red with $24m half-year loss

  19-08-2026 09:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Rare earths refinery developer and mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has posted a $24 million half-year loss amid lower synthetic rutile sales.
  
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• Tassie growers spitting chips over Simplot spud contract

  19-08-2026 09:02 via abc.net.au
  
  It's crunch time for Tasmanian potato growers in a contract dispute with US French fry giant, Simplot.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast August 19 2026

  19-08-2026 08:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones speaks to Justin Fris about Business News' recent communications and cyber feature.
  
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• Asara divests project stake

  19-08-2026 08:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based Asara Resources has filed documents to offload its 74.79 per cent stake in the Paguanta copper-silver-lead-zinc project.
  
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• Auditor-general tables report on WA Health’s ‘poor controls’ over $1b payments

  19-08-2026 08:36 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's auditor-general has slammed WA Health for poor management over almost $1 billion of payments, tabling a report to parliament.
  
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