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• Ex-radio host says Alan Jones had arm around man who alleges indecent assault

  24-08-2026 07:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A former 2GB host and producer has told a court he did not see anything worrying at a lunch where a junior colleague accused Alan Jones of touching his crotch.
  
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• Shein was fast fashion’s next big thing. Now it’s fighting for a second act

  24-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Facing pressure in the United States and Europe, the online retailer is struggling to find new ways to grow ahead of its much-delayed initial public offering.
  
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• St Jude’s acquires 4lifeskills out of administration

  24-08-2026 11:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Disability support services provider 4lifeskills has emerged from administration with industry peer St Jude's Health Care Services reaching a deal to acquire the organisation.
  
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• International company's plan for multi-billion-dollar data centre in regional Qld

  24-08-2026 11:03 via abc.net.au
  
  A $31.9 billion hyper-scale data centre proposed for regional Queensland promises huge economic scale, while raising questions about energy demands and water security.
  
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• Exclusive CCTV captures the violence facing Coles workers

  24-08-2026 10:47 via abc.net.au
  
  Exclusive video obtained by 7.30 highlights shocking scenes of aggressive behaviour towards retail workers, including a customer armed with a hammer and a security guard being thrown into a check-out machine. 
  
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• Specialist ship arrives to cart SpaceX rocket from Christmas Island

  24-08-2026 10:29 via abc.net.au
  
  A semi-submersible cargo carrier has arrived on the remote Australian territory to ferry the SpaceX starship back to Texas.
  
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• Woman wins $24k after being fired from ex-husband’s nightclub over explicit photo

  24-08-2026 09:59 via smh.com.au
  
  A bookkeeper who worked for a nightclub majority-owned by her ex-husband has won compensation for unfair dismissal after being fired over misconduct.
  
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• Judge declares mistrial as sharp-eyed juror discovers evidence error

  24-08-2026 09:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Copies of evidence given to two jurors contained "irregular" redacted material deemed inadmissible in the trial of a Cape York Peninsula traditional owner accused of defrauding his community of mining royalties more than a decade ago. 
  
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• Project pipedreams undermine productivity

  24-08-2026 09:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Opinion: There are challenges ahead for Western Australia's booming project pipeline.
  
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• Redland City Council reveals plans for 62ha precinct including lagoon

  24-08-2026 09:53 via abc.net.au
  
  Acting Mayor Julie Talty says the outdoor lagoon will be "better than Brisbane's" South Bank Beach.
  
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• WhiteRock Lithium soars on ASX debut

  24-08-2026 09:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WhiteRock Lithium's shares have surged on its debut on the Australian Securities Exchange, marking the first Western Australian-domiciled lithium listing in two years.
  
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• Killi appoints Halliday as MD

  24-08-2026 09:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  West Perth-based explorer Killi Resources has appointed Hamish Halliday as its managing director, effective immediately.
  
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• Perth modular home builder's sudden closure shocks customers

  24-08-2026 09:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A Perth modular home manufacturer has blindsided its customers by announcing its sudden closure and takeover by a new firm.
  
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• ASX hits higher note; mining stocks up; banks, insurers sold off

  24-08-2026 09:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s share market has started the new week higher, as BHP and the materials sector hit record highs.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast August 24 2026

  24-08-2026 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones speaks to Nadia Budihardjo about why experts have flagged subsea cables as one of Australia's biggest vulnerabilities.
  
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• Aussie shares advance as mining stocks hit record highs

  24-08-2026 09:23 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has started the new week higher, as BHP and the materials sector hit record highs, while banks and insurers sold off.
  
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• Flow Water Services acquired by UK giant

  24-08-2026 09:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA water infrastructure specialist Flow Water Services has been acquired by global equipment and critical services provider Centurion Group, in a move both parties hope will accelerate its expansion across the state's resources, agriculture and industrial sectors.
  
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• Faults expose larger cable issue

  24-08-2026 09:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Experts are warning subsea cables have become one of the nation's largest vulnerabilities.
  
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• Orbit drilling set to grow 1.7Moz NSW polymetallic resource

  24-08-2026 08:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Orbit Resources is drilling again at its 1.7Moz gold equivalent Lewis Ponds project in NSW, after new assays hit mineralisation beyond the existing resource.
  
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• Trump's 300,000 tonne beef import plan cops backlash

  24-08-2026 08:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Beef prices are on the rise in the United States, but President Donald Trump's plan to reduce them faces backlash from US cattle ranchers.
  
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• Beetaloo taps infrastructure giant for 750km NT gas pipeline push

  24-08-2026 08:17 via smh.com.au
  
  Beetaloo Energy Australia has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with AGIG to plan a 750km pipeline linking its gas with its Beetaloo Digital hub near Darwin.
  
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• Accelerate punches into 47g/t gold near Kalgoorlie

  24-08-2026 08:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Accelerate Resources has hit bonanza gold near Kalgoorlie, with drilling returning 11m at 4.65g/t gold from 25m, including a 1-metre hit grading a hefty 46.93g/t.
  
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• WA’s oldest and largest dairy back on the market

  24-08-2026 08:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insolvency practitioners have put historic Western Australian dairy Brownes on the market after its Chinese shareholder gave the go-ahead for a formal sales process.
  
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• Opinion: Farm repairs face digital future

  24-08-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Technology may provide an answer for farmers wanting machinery parts.
  
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• Lender’s row with FTD’s Ricky Hirsch escalates to WA Supreme Court

  24-08-2026 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A lender's legal action against Ricky Hirsch will be transferred to the state's highest court after the FTD founder's counterclaim for loss hit the $1 million mark.
  
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• GR to raise $110m, net profit hits $39m

  24-08-2026 07:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GR Engineering Services boss Tony Patrizi says the company will maintain an open mind regarding potential acquisition opportunities moving forward.
  
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• KPMG’s sackings are just the start of the fallout for the firm

  24-08-2026 07:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Monday’s sackings were concentrated in the firm’s consulting division, but the scandal originated with senior staff in the auditing section.
  
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• AI tokens getting cheaper but businesses paying more than ever

  24-08-2026 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have effectively installed a new utility pipe into their operations, and are only now discovering what it costs to keep the tap running, against how little water is coming out.
  
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• AI costs are rising for Australian businesses. Does it compute?

  24-08-2026 07:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses have effectively installed a new utility pipe into their operations, and are only now discovering what it costs to keep the tap running, against how little water is coming out.
  
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• Opinion: AI cost challenge for local science

  24-08-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Maintaining the status quo will not be enough for WA to remain relevant in the supercomputer stakes.
  
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