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• Opinion: Elliott elevates challenge for Michael Chaney

  02-07-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Michael Chaney and the board of Northern Star are pushing back as a US corporate raider raises the stakes.
  
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• Gina Rinehart and estranged kids to pay large legal costs after royalties trial

  02-07-2026 10:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart and her two estranged children will have to pay a large chunk of the legal costs able to be recovered from a mammoth trial that determined the payment of royalties from some of Australia's most lucrative iron ore mines, a WA judge has ruled.
  
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• Gina Rinehart and estranged kids to pay bulk of legal costs after royalties trial

  02-07-2026 10:14 via abc.net.au
  
  Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart and her two estranged children will have to pay the lion's share of the legal costs of a mammoth trial that determined the payment of royalties from some of Australia's most lucrative iron ore mines, a WA judge has ruled.
  
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• Privacy Commissioner ordered to hand over report on Amex security failures

  02-07-2026 10:01 via abc.net.au
  
  The Privacy Commissioner has been ordered by parliament to hand over a secret report detailing its investigation into American Express's technology security failures, after using gag orders and legal threats to keep it confidential.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast July 2 2026

  02-07-2026 09:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Nadia Budihardjo and Tom Zaunmayr discuss the $81m Kwinana wastewater plant.
  
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• Major milk company fined for misleading consumers about fresh milk

  02-07-2026 09:31 via abc.net.au
  
  One of Australia's largest milk providers has been fined by the consumer watchdog for misleading consumers with "fresh milk" labels on products that contained substantial amounts of powdered milk.
  
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• Banks give Aussie shares a bounce to end run of losses

  02-07-2026 09:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Australian share market has managed to avoid a third straight day of losses thanks to a bounce from the banking sector.
  
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• CIMIC Group reacquires Thiess for $1.18b

  02-07-2026 09:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  CIMIC Group has acquired the remaining shares in Thiess for $1.18 billion, returning the latter to full ownership.
  
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• Qoria shareholders back $1.67b Aura merger

  02-07-2026 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Shareholders of Qoria Limited, the ASX-listed school cybersecurity software company founded in Perth, have backed a US firm's billion-dollar takeover of the company.
  
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• Woodside's Tony O'Neill exits board

  02-07-2026 08:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy director Tony O'Neill has resigned after two years on the company's board.
  
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• Woodside's O'Neill exits board

  02-07-2026 08:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Woodside Energy director Tony O'Neill has resigned after two years on the company's board.
  
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• Lactalis fined over Ferguson Valley brand milk label

  02-07-2026 08:42 via businessnews.com.au
  
  A dairy company had to pay almost $60,000 after the consumer watchdog issued notices for mislabelling its milk products, including one from Western Australia.
  
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• Opinion: Tax changes aimed at risk takers

  02-07-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: The government may discover that using a sledgehammer to crack a nut can have undesirable consequences.
  
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• Dale Alcock, Garry Brown-Neaves pursues HLB Mann Judd over tax advice

  02-07-2026 07:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Property heavyweights Dale Alcock and Garry Brown-Neaves have launched legal actions against their accountant and tax agent HLB Mann Judd over alleged contractual breaches.
  
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• Dale Alcock, Garry Brown-Neaves pursue HLB Mann Judd over tax advice

  02-07-2026 07:40 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Property heavyweights Dale Alcock and Garry Brown-Neaves have launched legal actions against their accountant and tax agent HLB Mann Judd over alleged contractual breaches.
  
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• WA Museum’s Warriors display called ‘most successful yet’

  02-07-2026 06:41 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Terracotta Warriors exhibit has been labelled the museum's most successful display yet, as questions swirl around the state government's spending on arts and culture events.
  
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• Australia ranks third-highest for median wealth globally, UBS data shows

  02-07-2026 06:27 via abc.net.au
  
  Australia holds the third-highest median wealth globally at $306,074, pipped at the post by Luxembourg and Belgium.
  
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• NDIS fraud 'gaps remain open' as integrity report handed down

  02-07-2026 06:25 via abc.net.au
  
  A Labor-led parliamentary inquiry into fraud in the NDIS has made 12 recommendations to improve the integrity of the scheme.
  
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• Government moves to shore up fertiliser supply with $160m plant loan

  02-07-2026 06:06 via abc.net.au
  
  Ryowa Group has received a loan for its outback Queensland Phosphate Hill asset as the federal and state governments move to ramp up domestic fertiliser production capability.
  
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• Sentinel strikes $26m Capricorn deal

  02-07-2026 05:31 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Capricorn Metals has sold its Big Springs gold project in Nevada to Mark Williams-chaired Sentinel Metals, in a cash and scrip deal worth up to $26 million.
  
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• Planning reforms target outer suburbs

  02-07-2026 05:19 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The planning minister says recent changes to R Codes to allow for greater subdivisions are not aimed at the western suburbs.
  
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• Thousands more Perth properties to be subdivided under major shake-up

  02-07-2026 05:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Major planning changes will allow more Perth home owners to subdivide their properties in a bid to boost housing supply as the city continues to fall short of its infill target.
  
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• Parkeston support in Kal power plan

  02-07-2026 04:35 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government could use privately-owned Parkeston power plant near Kalgoorlie to support the city's grid, three years after knocking back a bid by its owners to do just that.
  
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• IMG to acquire UK security firm for $346m

  02-07-2026 04:08 via businessnews.com.au
  
  East Perth-based security firm Intelligent Monitoring Group will acquire one of the UK's largest residential security companies in a deal worth over $340 million.
  
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• Super scams First Guardian, Shield cause compensation cost blowout

  02-07-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The First Guardian and Shield super disasters, and Dixon Advisory fallout, is causing a cost blowout in the taxpayer-funded scheme that is designed to compensate victims of financial misconduct. 
  
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• Financial misconduct compensation scheme faces $170m cost blowout

  02-07-2026 04:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The First Guardian and Shield super disasters, and Dixon Advisory fallout, is causing a cost blowout in the taxpayer-funded scheme that is designed to compensate victims of financial misconduct. 
  
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• Tourism WA's managing director steps down

  02-07-2026 03:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tourism WA's managing director Anneke Brown has resigned after 18 months in the role.
  
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• Tourism WA managing director Anneke Brown steps down

  02-07-2026 03:53 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Tourism WA's managing director Anneke Brown has resigned after 18 months in the role.
  
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• 'Less water than one restaurant': AI data centre company responds to concerns

  02-07-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  One of three AI factories planned for northern Tasmania would be quieter than a library to the nearest resident, Firmus co-CEO Oliver Curtis says, as the company moves to assuage community concerns around power use, water and noise.
  
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• Facing public backlash, Firmus moves to calm concerns about its AI factories

  02-07-2026 03:44 via abc.net.au
  
  One of three AI factories planned for northern Tasmania would be quieter than a library to the nearest resident, Firmus co-CEO Oliver Curtis says, as the company moves to assuage community concerns around power use, water and noise.
  
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