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• NDIS support services provider 4lifeskills calls in administrators

  03-08-2026 08:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Perth disability support services provider 4lifeskills has called in administrators amid NDIS sector headwinds, with a potential sale of the not-for-profit being assessed.
  
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• Patriot lands key access deal at emerging Peruvian silver play

  12-08-2026 05:38 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has inked a key community access deal at its Tassa silver-gold project in Peru, paving the way for exploration on its recently expanded tenure.
  
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• King River geophysics lights up new WA gold target

  12-08-2026 05:03 via smh.com.au
  
  King River has defined four new gold targets at its Mindoolah project in WA using drone geophysics, with drilling planned for October.
  
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• Hesperia to buy $263m distribution centre at Perth Airport

  12-08-2026 04:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Subiaco-based developer has purchased a Woolworths distribution centre from Melbourne's Growthpoint Properties.
  
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• Wia taps investors for $125m

  12-08-2026 04:45 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wia Gold boss Henk Diedrichs is excited by the company's march toward first production at its Kokoseb gold project in Namibia.
  
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• Maths tutor fired after asking if girl, 14, wanted to be seen as ‘sex object’

  12-08-2026 04:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The man claimed the student had acted “provocatively” and that CCTV footage had been fabricated, doctored, or manipulated.
  
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• OPINION: Regional WA need migrants to survive

  12-08-2026 04:26 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Those arguing for reduced migration ignore the critical role migrants play in enabling the Australian way of life.
  
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• Emergency rescue deal secured for nation’s biggest aluminium smelter

  12-08-2026 04:21 via smh.com.au
  
  Australia’s biggest aluminium smelter is set to receive a major bailout package following long-running crisis talks with the federal and NSW governments.
  
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• Commonwealth water policy blamed for loss of 78 jobs at rice giant

  12-08-2026 04:02 via abc.net.au
  
  After a month of consultation with staff and unions, SunRice has confirmed the loss of 78 jobs and changes to 92 positions in the Riverina, with the local council pointing the finger at water buybacks.
  
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• Gold is glittering again – but that’s not necessarily good news

  12-08-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Renewed fears of inflation in the US, global financial vulnerabilities and the AI hype have driven a sharp rise in the gold price. That signals risky times ahead.
  
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• Gold is glittering again - but that’s not necessarily good news

  12-08-2026 03:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Renewed fears of inflation in the US, global financial vulnerabilities and the AI hype have driven a sharp rise in the gold price. That signals risky times ahead.
  
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• When CBA chief expects first-home buyers to return

  12-08-2026 03:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank chief executive Matt Comyn reported a 15 per cent drop in mortgage lending since the budget but expects demand for property to pick up once interest rate cuts are looming.
  
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• ASX slides after Wall Street retreats; CBA whipsaws, AGL rallies

  12-08-2026 03:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The local market’s wobbles come after Wall Street slipped further from its records overnight, with oil prices swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
  
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• ASX slides after Wall Street retreats; CBA rebounds, AGL rallies

  12-08-2026 03:16 via smh.com.au
  
  The local market’s wobbles come after Wall Street slipped further from its records overnight, with oil prices swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
  
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• State govt to fund $1.2m rock wall to combat Lancelin erosion

  12-08-2026 03:01 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A 4.5-metre-high rock wall will be built along the Lancelin foreshore to delay the swallowing of the town by the Indian Ocean.
  
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• ASX slides in early trade after Wall Street retreats; CBA falls on slowdown warning

  12-08-2026 02:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The nation’s biggest lender and the second-biggest stock on the local market said economic growth is slowing due to higher interest rates and inflation, setting a sombre tone for early trade.
  
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• Commonwealth Bank home loan applications fall 15pc since May

  12-08-2026 02:16 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia's largest home lender, the Commonwealth Bank, has seen home loan applications tumble 15 per cent since May, after three interest rate hikes and the federal budget's tax changes.
  
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• Big bank books huge profit, warns economy is slowing

  12-08-2026 02:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Commonwealth Bank has announced an annual cash net profit of $11 billion, which was just above market expectations, while warning that the economy is slowing.
  
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• Wall Street ends down as US-Iran peace optimism fades

  12-08-2026 02:05 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Wall Street has ended lower, with Amazon and Alphabet dipping as investors ‌became more pessimistic about a potential deal to bring stability to the Middle East.
  
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• RE:GROUP secures dual copper mine contracts

  12-08-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Private mining services, civil, and bulk haulage contractor RE:Group has secured dual contracts with Austral Resources for work across two Queensland copper operations.
  
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• CBA posts $11b profit, but mortgage applications fell 15 per cent since May budget

  12-08-2026 00:44 via smh.com.au
  
  CBA notched another bumper profit but chief Matt Comyn warned economic growth was slowing amid higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• CBA chief sends warning after posting $11b profit

  12-08-2026 00:44 via smh.com.au
  
  CBA notched another bumper profit but chief Matt Comyn warned economic growth was slowing amid higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• CBA profits hit $11 billion, home loan applications slump

  11-08-2026 23:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Matt Comyn said the Australian economy was resilient, helped by low unemployment and solid investment, though growth was slowing due to higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• CBA profits hit $11 billion, dividend raised

  11-08-2026 23:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Chief executive Matt Comyn said the Australian economy was resilient, helped by low unemployment and solid investment, though growth was slowing due to higher interest rates and inflation.
  
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• After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk

  11-08-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite Queensland importing half its milk, Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.   
  
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• After 80 years of dairying, no-one wants this farm's milk.

  11-08-2026 23:36 via abc.net.au
  
  Despite Queensland importing half its milk, Jason Rozynski fears he will have to slaughter his 600 cows if a processor won't buy his milk.   
  
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• E-scooter injuries plummet following council ban, study finds

  11-08-2026 23:16 via abc.net.au
  
  There has been a significant reduction in emergency department presentations following the City of Perth's ban on hiring e-scooters, according to a new study.
  
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• Shut Sydney Chinatown cream puff eatery owes tax office $845,000

  11-08-2026 22:56 via abc.net.au
  
  The 47-year-old Emperor's Garden restaurant famously attracted long queues of customers lining up for cream puffs made fresh and sold cheap from a small takeaway window.
  
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• Shut down by algorithm: Small businesses suffer online nightmare

  11-08-2026 21:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Small businesses are being switched off by online algorithms with no apparent human oversight, the small business ombudsman’s office says.
  
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• ASX set to slide, Wall Street retreats as oil rises on Hormuz uncertainty; CBA results ahead

  11-08-2026 21:19 via smh.com.au
  
  US stocks are slipping below their records, while oil prices keep swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely again.
  
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