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• Live: More than $100m compensation to be paid to First Guardian investors

  17-12-2025 21:48 via abc.net.au
  
  Netwealth will pay out more than $100 million to First Guardian investors after it struck a deal with the corporate watchdog. Follow the day's events and insights as they happen with our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog. 
  
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• Russian attacks kill at least seven people in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal

  10-10-2026 12:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The strikes came a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. 
  
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• Russian attacks kill at least 12 in Ukraine after Trump-Putin diesel deal

  10-10-2026 12:22 via abc.net.au
  
  The strikes came a day after US President Donald Trump announced a deal to buy Russian diesel that Kyiv warned would help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine. 
  
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• Opal Tower declared defect-free eight years after evacuations

  10-10-2026 10:45 via abc.net.au
  
  A ribbon-cutting ceremony brings an end to a saga that involved a class action, two legal cases, ongoing rectification work, and relocations after cracks appeared on level 10 of the complex on Christmas Eve in 2018.
  
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• Old Bendigo gold mine hosts underground piano concert

  10-10-2026 05:13 via abc.net.au
  
  A unique piano recital has been held 61 metres deep underground in an old gold mine.
  
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• 'FishTok' trend creates fishing boom among young Victorians

  10-10-2026 01:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The state's peak recreational fishing body says an increase in young Victorians taking up fishing has been "incredible" but is questioning why the government cancelled a program that may have led to the uptake.
  
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• Tasmanian EPA says it was not told extent of Firmus data centre generator plans

  10-10-2026 00:54 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's EPA is worried about the extent of AI data centre company Firmus's planned diesel generator use, saying it is much more than initially disclosed.
  
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• Trump strikes deal with Putin for Russia to supply diesel to US

  10-10-2026 00:43 via abc.net.au
  
  In an apparent reversal of Washington's campaign to squeeze Russian fuel revenue powering the war in Ukraine, Donald Trump says Moscow will supply diesel to the US.
  
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• NT council's China trade mission questioned amid cost-of-living crisis

  10-10-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Questions have been raised over Darwin City Council leading a delegation of businesses to China and Vietnam later this year, on a trip that will cost local ratepayers thousands of dollars.
  
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• Darwin council leads China and Vietnam delegation after rate rise

  10-10-2026 00:40 via abc.net.au
  
  Questions have been raised over Darwin City Council leading a delegation of businesses to China and Vietnam later this year, on a trip that will cost local ratepayers thousands of dollars.
  
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• Shop owners ramp up security due to rise in Pokémon card thefts

  09-10-2026 22:10 via abc.net.au
  
  Almost $20,000 worth of Pokémon and other trading cards were allegedly stolen from one Adelaide business, the latest in a spate of thefts of the valuable collectibles.around the country.
  
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• Family turns bare island into reef oasis after guano mining destroys it

  09-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Lady Elliot Island sat bare, bleak and silent for 100 years after guano miners ravaged it, leaving a moonscape devoid of life. Then in the 1960s, one family started planting trees.
  
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• How Firmus, the biggest IPO in three decades, fell over

  09-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  There were high hopes for the Firmus float, but it sunk amid concerns about debt and ambitious expansion plans.
  
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• Firmus valued itself 'way too high' and paid the price

  09-10-2026 20:00 via abc.net.au
  
  There were high hopes for the Firmus float, but it sunk amid concerns about debt and ambitious expansion plans.
  
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• De Ceglie departs as Perth Bears CEO

  09-10-2026 10:58 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anthony De Ceglie has stepped down as chief executive of the Perth Bears, effective immediately.
  
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• Crucial Henderson infrastructure planning neglected, Defence admits

  09-10-2026 09:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Insufficient attention has been paid to planning the housing, transport and other infrastructure needed to support the future Henderson Defence Precinct, a senior Defence Department official has admitted.
  
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• Bunfights as Matsa's Devon gets messy

  09-10-2026 09:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Contractors, financiers and insolvency accountants in legal battles after collapse of companies behind Matsa's Devon gold mine.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 9 2026

  09-10-2026 09:29 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Ella Loneragan discuss changes to tax and R&D incentives for startups.
  
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• Fremantle Design Week to draw crowds in third year

  09-10-2026 09:24 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A biennial celebration of design is set to return to Fremantle for a third year next week, expected to draw 15,000 attendees to more than 60 events.
  
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• The world’s richest person is testing Wall Street’s limits

  09-10-2026 09:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Elon Musk has always been a mixed blessing for Wall Street. Now, as the AI party rolls on, he is testing the limits of the debt boom.
  
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• ATO delays credit card payment ban

  09-10-2026 09:09 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Small businesses that rely on credit cards to pay tax have been handed a reprieve after Treasurer Jim Chalmers forced the tax office to push back its controversial payment ban in exchange for more funding.
  
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• Sale rescues landmark WA dairy brands from collapse

  09-10-2026 09:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Collapsed WA dairy brands Mundella Foods and the Margaret River Dairy Company have been revived after a deal spearheaded by Harvey Fresh founder Kevin Sorgiovanni.
  
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• Wyllie Group, Bradley Woods clash over PCEC redevelopment

  09-10-2026 09:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  UPDATE: Wyllie Group boss Melissa Karlson has expressed shock at criticism dished out by Business Events Perth chair Bradley Woods over the delay of the $1 billion redevelopment of PCEC.
  
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• Disincentivised sector ponders options

  09-10-2026 08:48 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Western Australia's startup community is warning of an exodus of companies from the state despite the federal government seeking to ameliorate changes announced in the May budget.
  
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• Perth's Capability X to list in $12m IPO

  09-10-2026 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth-based safety technology specialist Capability X will list on the ASX in November, offering 60 million shares at 20 cents for an implied market cap of $34.5 million.
  
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• Mining panel speaks on Indonesian policy

  09-10-2026 08:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A panel of mining industry leaders has weighed in on Indonesia's move to prioritise local contractors at resources projects, which could impact Australian investment in the country.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Alvo, Pioneer Minerals & Dalaroo

  09-10-2026 08:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is... Alvo Minerals, which soared 257% on its promising heavy rare earths grades and a potential game-changing processing route for its Brazilian project.
  
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• Inside Land Forces: Defence trade show rivals showbags

  09-10-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Move over Bertie Beetle, the defence sector has rewritten the rules of the showbag pavilion, turning the halls of PCEC into the world's most heavily armoured showbag haul.
  
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• Big Hits: Dalaroo leads with stellar West African gold strike

  09-10-2026 07:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX this week, led by Dalaroo Metals in Côte d’Ivoire, with runners-up Power Minerals in Brazil and Midas Minerals in Namibia.
  
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• Opinion: Profit, pitfalls of privatisation push

  09-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: BBL clubs face a crucial decision if they want to compete with the best of the world's T20 competitions.
  
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