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• How Melbourne became the country's most affordable major capital

  18-01-2026 20:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Property analysts say a mix of economic conditions, policy settings and demographic shifts are among the reasons for the city's subdued dwelling price growth in the past five years.
  
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• Green light for $1b Gingin battery

  17-06-2026 06:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A team led by former Macquarie Capital bankers has cleared a planning hurdle to build a $1 billion battery energy storage system near Gingin.
  
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• King doubles down on BHP strike support

  17-06-2026 06:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Resources Minister Madeleine King used a visit to Perth to reaffirmed her support for strike action at BHP's Port Hedland operations, which could cost the miner up to $120 million per day.
  
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• Shire of Ashburton council progresses $5m staff housing plan

  17-06-2026 06:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A $5 million staff housing precinct will be built in Tom Price to help the local government bring staff to the Pilbara mining town.
  
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• Elk Range guns for $10m ASX listing

  17-06-2026 06:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A team including alumni from Liontown and Brightstar Resources hopes to bring a legacy US goldmine back to production, setting its sights on an ASX listing worth up to $10 million.
  
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• Hanson defies protest to call for 'monocultural' nation

  17-06-2026 05:39 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Pauline Hanson has called for a "monocultural" Australia as a protest crashed her first address to the National Press Club.
  
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• Zempilas walks back One Nation preference comments

  17-06-2026 05:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's Liberal leader has had to clarify his commitment to his alliance partners over One Nation comments.
  
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• Glue Store closes after posting $8.4m loss as economic pain hits retailers

  17-06-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Glue Store announces its permanent closure, becoming the latest Australian retailer to fail this year.
  
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• Breaking: Glue Store closes after posting $8.4m loss

  17-06-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Glue Store announces its permanent closure, becoming the latest Australian retailer to fail this year.
  
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• Another major retailer gone as economic pain hits home

  17-06-2026 04:35 via abc.net.au
  
  Glue Store announces its permanent closure, becoming the latest Australian retailer to fail this year.
  
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• City of South Perth council votes to extend monitor Gail McGowan’s term

  17-06-2026 04:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of South Perth council has backed a two-month extension to a local government monitor's term, a day before her appointment ended.
  
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• Inpex, unions strike Ichthys deal

  17-06-2026 03:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Inpex has struck a deal to end industrial action at its Ichthys LNG project and in Darwin, following prolonged negotiations withOffshore Alliance.
  
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• Hancock to chip $20m in St George Mining’s raise

  17-06-2026 03:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting is investing $20 million into St George Mining's $60 million placement, as the iron ore magnate expands her exposure to rare earths.
  
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• Gina Rinehart's iron ore company flags job losses, reportedly in the hundreds

  17-06-2026 03:49 via abc.net.au
  
  Gina Rinehart's Hancock Iron Ore has cut jobs a year after merging its two iron ore businesses into a single entity, but won't say how many.
  
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• Unions and Inpex reach deal after weeks of strikes and negotiation

  17-06-2026 03:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Workers at the Northern Territory's Inpex Ichthys facility have restarted regular duties after unions and the Japanese-owned company struck a deal to end a dispute that threatened to disrupt LNG exports.
  
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• ASIC launches Zone RV criminal investigation over caravan company's collapse

  17-06-2026 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  The former director of Zone RV faces a criminal probe into allegations he acted recklessly or dishonestly before the manufacturer collapsed with debts of $42 million.
  
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• Aboriginal art centres seek path to financial sustainability

  17-06-2026 02:27 via businessnews.com.au
  
  As demand for Indigenous art grows, the sector is figuring out how to set itself up for long-term economic success.
  
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• Wall Street ends mixed ahead of Federal Reserve meeting

  17-06-2026 02:21 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Nasdaq Composite and the S&P ‌500 have finished lower under pressure from technology stocks while the Dow Jones Industrial Average marked its second straight record close.
  
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• WA rail union pushes back on proposal for safety lights on trains

  17-06-2026 01:02 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's union for train drivers says a draft bill mandating more lights on trains is "fundamentally flawed" and would not fix motorists' behaviour at level crossings.
  
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• Farmer fertiliser hope as Iran ceasefire promises to reopen supply

  16-06-2026 23:55 via abc.net.au
  
  Farmers are hoping the US-Iran deal will help free up fertiliser supply and lower costs during the winter cropping season.
  
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• After the first attempt failed, outback town gives renewables another go

  16-06-2026 23:05 via abc.net.au
  
  This outback town is giving renewable energy another shot as a new solar farm and battery system hooks up to the grid, two decades after a solar array project failed to live up to the hype. 
  
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• Queensland sets 65 pc recycling target as waste outstrips growth

  16-06-2026 22:51 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government wants to more than double the household recycling rate from 28 per cent to 60 per cent. 
  
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• Government to extend pay subsidy to avoid childcare worker walk-off

  16-06-2026 22:21 via abc.net.au
  
  Early educators had threatened to walk off the job to keep a federally funded 15 per cent pay subsidy due to end in November.
  
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• NSW home owners and renters gain access to $480m renewable energy scheme

  16-06-2026 22:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest-free loans and cash subsidies are being offered by the New South Wales government to encourage the uptake of renewable energy measures like solar panels and household batteries.
  
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• How this $500m NSW renewable energy scheme could affect your home

  16-06-2026 22:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest-free loans and cash subsidies are being offered by the New South Wales government to encourage the uptake of renewable energy measures like solar panels and household batteries.
  
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• How this $480 million NSW renewable energy scheme could affect your home

  16-06-2026 22:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Interest-free loans and cash subsidies are being offered by the New South Wales government to encourage the uptake of renewable energy measures like solar panels and household batteries.
  
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• Pensioner finds cheaper life in Thailand after rent squeeze

  16-06-2026 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Stevenson says moving to Thailand has allowed him to live more comfortably on his Australian Age Pension after struggling to cover rent and essentials in regional Victoria.
  
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• 'I didn't have a life': Pensioner moves to Thailand for cheaper living

  16-06-2026 21:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Peter Stevenson says moving to Thailand has allowed him to live more comfortably on his Australian Age Pension after struggling to cover rent and essentials in regional Victoria.
  
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• Visitors to Kunanyi/Mt Wellington should pay, report finds

  16-06-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A tourism consultancy firm has recommended that visitors to Hobart's Kunanyi/Mt Wellington be charged for access — likely to result in a "deliberate and positive outcome" of fewer people going.
  
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• Charge entry fees to Kunanyi/Mt Wellington, park management told

  16-06-2026 21:30 via abc.net.au
  
  A tourism consultancy firm has recommended that visitors to Hobart's Kunanyi/Mt Wellington be charged for access — likely to result in a "deliberate and positive outcome" of fewer people going.
  
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