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• Former ABC News chief’s payout revealed

  26-10-2026 22:55 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  Former ABC News director Justin Stevens was given a $353,000 payout when he abruptly exited the public broadcaster in May.
  
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• Tweaks could soften backpacker visa blow to regions

  29-10-2026 07:23 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  The spread of backpacker visa holders across regions and years may be tweaked following discussions between WA Premier Roger Cook and Immigration Minister Tony Burke.
  
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• ASX rises after Fed keeps rates on hold; Star shares jump, retailers slump

  29-10-2026 07:17 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  The Australian sharemarket had a strong session on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold.
  
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• Review: North 54 and the art of cohesion

  29-10-2026 07:00 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  REVIEW: A strong origin story, clarity of purpose and tight menu make for a delicious experience at Leederville eatery.
  
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• Chaney reflects on 43 years at Wesfarmers

  29-10-2026 06:55 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Traits like logical, incremental and satisfactory may not seem the keys to corporate success but Michael Chaney says they explain why Wesfarmers has outperformed every other ASX company.
  
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• Blue sky echo next for heart health

  29-10-2026 06:45 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Three Perth experts in their fields are hoping to revolutionise how cardiac events are diagnosed.
  
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• Dinner Twist acquires Bunbury-based Foodey

  29-10-2026 06:39 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  WA meal kit delivery service Dinner Twist will expand into the readymade meal market, after acquiring Bunbury-based Foodey for an undisclosed sum.
  
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• Challenge Pumps sells for $260m to US giant Franklin Electric

  29-10-2026 06:31 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Kewdale-based mine dewatering pump manufacturer Challenge Pumps has been acquired by Nasdaq-listed Franklin Electric Co.
  
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• Data Centre lobby calls for energy reforms

  29-10-2026 06:30 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Australia's peak data centre body says energy regulators should introduce enforceable delivery deadlines and penalties for network service providers, warning data centre operators were shouldering all the risk for connection delays.
  
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• Minderoo, foundations form consortium to up impact investments

  29-10-2026 06:09 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Perth-based Minderoo and three other philanthropic foundations across the country have formed a consortium to increase investments in social and environmental initiatives in Australia.
  
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• Review: New chapter for Brookland Valley

  29-10-2026 06:06 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  REVIEW: There's something mighty interesting happening at Brookland Valley in Wilyabrup.
  
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• NRW books contracts worth $334m

  29-10-2026 05:52 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  NRW Holdings has added east coast-based work to its growing workbook, after securing two key contracts.
  
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• Rogue taxi drivers accused of exploiting passengers at Perth airport, casino

  29-10-2026 05:27 via Latest business news
  
  Undercover checks on illegal taxi operators are being ramped up, as a taxi driver accuses them of stealing wages from legitimate drivers.
  
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• Consumers are mincemeat, but the RBA keeps raising the heat

  29-10-2026 05:24 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  Our most successful retailers can attest that the cost-of-living crisis is getting worse by the day – even before further rate rises hit consumers.
  
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• $7 million extra to manage risk to Swan, Canning rivers

  29-10-2026 05:18 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  More than $7 million has been committed to protecting and restoring the Swan and Canning rivers amid concerns about water quality and habitat loss.
  
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• Creditors backed $13m deal to rescue Betts group

  29-10-2026 05:15 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Creditors have backed a $13 million deal to rescue Betts Group out of administration and keep the 134-year-old business in the founding family's control.
  
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• Govt considers options to end Northern Minerals stand-off

  29-10-2026 05:13 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  The federal government has refused to rule out nationalising rare earths company Northern Minerals in face of the refusal of foreign shareholders to comply with divestment orders.
  
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• Alcoa exemption extended, mining approval to come

  29-10-2026 04:44 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  The state government says it will approve Alcoa's 2025-2029 mine plan for its South West operations, subject to “significantly strengthened” regulatory requirements.
  
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• Rich surface samples open new silver frontier for Patriot in Peru

  29-10-2026 04:39 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  Surface sampling by Patriot Resources across a new target in Peru has hit up to 27.7g/t silver, just 2km from its existing 31.4 Moz silver-equivalent resource
  
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• Aurora bring Walkinshaw onboard in $6m raise

  29-10-2026 03:58 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Perth drone propulsion system developer Aurora Labs will issue 109 million new shares to secure $6 million in funding, while also bringing renowned Melbourne-based engineering firm and V8 Supercars royalty Walkinshaw Group into its fold.
  
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• Gas reservation scheme passes House hurdle

  29-10-2026 03:40 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  The federal government has called on the Senate to approve its national gas reservation scheme without delay after securing its passage through the House of Representatives.
  
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• Retailers report tough trading conditions

  29-10-2026 03:23 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  Wesfarmers, Super Retail Group and JB Hi-Fi have all reported challenging trading conditions in their retail businesses, including at Bunnings and BCF, as high interest rates hit consumer sentiment.
  
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• Forrestania inks fresh ore deal to feed hungry WA gold hub

  29-10-2026 03:21 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  Forrestania Resources has inked a deal to buy up to 400,000 tonnes of gold ore from High-Tech Metals to feed its WA processing plants, bolstering its hub-and-spoke strategy.
  
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• Gen Z workers don’t want to be the boss. Can you really blame them?

  29-10-2026 03:14 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  For years, the unspoken rule in workplaces is that everyone wanted to move up the ranks. But now fewer people want to be the boss, and it’s not hard to see why.
  
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• Ingenia quashes speculation about third buyer

  29-10-2026 02:48 via Business News - Latest Headlines
  
  The land lease communities company and Peet suitor says it is not facing a takeover bid from a third company.
  
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• Failed $44b Firmus float probed by corporate watchdog

  29-10-2026 02:41 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  ASIC has confirmed it is investigating the aborted float of data centre start-up Firmus that would have been the largest ASX listing since Telstra in 1997.
  
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• Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by workers in Philippines

  29-10-2026 02:16 via Latest business news
  
  Victoria Crime News is a news website that purports to use local journalists. But when ABC NEWS Verify contacted its owner, he admitted the articles on his site were not written by Australians.
  
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• Website reporting on crime in Victoria staffed by Philippines workers

  29-10-2026 02:16 via Latest business news
  
  Victoria Crime News is a news website that purports to use local journalists. But when ABC NEWS Verify contacted its owner, he admitted the articles on his site were not written by Australians.
  
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• ‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

  29-10-2026 02:04 via Sydney Morning Herald - Business
  
  The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices that will force it to raise them at its future meetings.
  
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• Scrapped Firmus float casts doubt on billions in AI data centre builds

  29-10-2026 01:15 via Latest business news
  
  Billions of dollars in commitments to buy AI chips by Firmus are in doubt as a result of the Australian data centre company's stalled attempt to go public, according to records filed with the financial regulator.
  
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