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• 'Horror scenarios': Watchdog warns cryptocurrency crime could rise

  19-02-2025 19:54 via abc.net.au
  
  The ACCC will increase its scrutiny of Australia's supermarkets, retailers, airlines and essential services as a lack of competition exacerbates the cost of living crisis, while its chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb worries there could be an uptick in financial scams as US President Donald Trump relaxes cryptocurrency regulations.
  
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• Taylor Swift, Alanis Morissette inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

  13-06-2026 00:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Taylor Swift has become the youngest woman to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. She's among the writers behind some of pop's biggest hits to be inducted in 2026.
  
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• As work modernises in Australia, some rare trades face decline

  13-06-2026 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A shortage of locksmiths in Australia persists despite government-funded incentives. The nation's changing labour landscape has meant some specialist trades are not being chosen by apprentices.
  
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• As work modernises in Australia, some rare trades are in decline

  13-06-2026 00:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A shortage of locksmiths in Australia persists despite government-funded incentives. The nation's changing labour landscape has meant some specialist trades are not being chosen by apprentices.
  
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• Elon Musk's SpaceX takes off, worth more than $2.8 trillion

  13-06-2026 00:12 via abc.net.au
  
  SpaceX shares began trading for about $150 each, 11 per cent higher than the $135 estimate.
  
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• SANFL players consider industrial action as hourly salary drops to $8

  12-06-2026 23:41 via abc.net.au
  
  The SANFL Players' Association is discussing the potential of a strike in response to a 50 per cent decline in pay over the past 20 years.
  
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• Booming protein powder market opens doors for food manufacturers

  12-06-2026 23:37 via abc.net.au
  
  A Queensland food manufacturer turns second-grade peanuts into high-protein powder as demand for protein-enhanced foods grows in Australia and overseas. 
  
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• The trait that defines Australia's 1.1 million power couples

  12-06-2026 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The ranks of Australia's so-called power couples, in which both partners are university-educated, have almost quadrupled over 20 years. This could have profound implications for social inequality.
  
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• Are you one of Australia's 1.1 million 'power couples'? Here's how you know

  12-06-2026 21:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The ranks of Australia's so-called power couples, in which both partners are university-educated, have almost quadrupled over 20 years. This could have profound implications for social inequality.
  
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• Elon Musk now has an unfathomable amount of money. It looks a bit like this

  12-06-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire. It is hard to fathom a figure so staggering, but let's give it a shot.
  
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• Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire. Here's what that looks like

  12-06-2026 20:56 via abc.net.au
  
  Elon Musk has become the world's first trillionaire. It is hard to fathom a figure so staggering, but let's give it a shot.
  
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• SpaceX surges past $US2 trillion in Nasdaq debut, closing in on Amazon

  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," Elon Musk says at a launch event in Starbase, Texas.
  
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• 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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• Elon Musk becomes 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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• 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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• Power 500: The wealth of WA's most influential

  12-06-2026 07:33 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The 2026 Power 500 cohort controls the vast majority of the state's biggest fortunes and influences more than a trillion dollars' worth of value on the stock exchange.
  
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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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