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• Podium Minerals announces executive changes

  11-02-2026 07:19 via businessnews.com.au
  Shares in junior Podium Minerals closed trade Wednesday up 9 per cent to 7.1 cents, on the back of several notable executive appointments.
  
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• Hobart's drinking water free from antibiotics, water utility says

  12-02-2026 19:18 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmania's water provider says there is no risk of antibiotics entering Hobart's water supply, following Huon Aquaculture's use of oxytetracycline in the River Derwent to treat a disease outbreak.
  
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• Judge sets trial date for Donald Trump's defamation case against BBC

  12-02-2026 15:44 via abc.net.au
  
  A US District Judge has also rejected the BBC's application to halt the discovery phase of the $US10 billion ($15.1 billion) lawsuit. 
  
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• Austal downgrades guidance after forecast mistake

  12-02-2026 09:52 via businessnews.com.au
  WA shipbuilder Austal has downgraded its earnings guidance for the year by 18 per cent, after a mistake in its US subsidiary, Austal USA's guidance.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast February 12 2026

  12-02-2026 09:06 via businessnews.com.au
  Jack McGinn and Justin Fris discuss recent moves from the Perth Mint.
  
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• Aussie shares pare early gains to fade from record

  12-02-2026 08:59 via businessnews.com.au
  Australia's share market has retreated after brushing up against record highs as heavyweight earnings results weighed against shocking misses for smaller companies.
  
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• Green light for $70m lifestyle resort in Two Rocks

  12-02-2026 08:51 via businessnews.com.au
  A development assessment panel has approved a $70 million over-50s lifestyle resort proposal for the northern end of the Perth metropolitan area.
  
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• First look inside Crown's new foodie precinct

  12-02-2026 08:32 via businessnews.com.au
  Business News takes a look inside Crown Perth's new urban food precinct ahead of its grand opening this weekend.
  
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• ERA chair encouraged by energy signs

  12-02-2026 08:17 via businessnews.com.au
  The chair of the Economic Regulation Authority says signs are encouraging for the state's energy market, despite a proposed hike in benchmark reserve capacity prices.
  
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• Barbeques Galore enters receivership as debt burns into bottom line

  12-02-2026 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Barbeques Galore has plunged into receivership, leaving question marks for its nearly 100 stores that employ about 500 staff. 
  
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• Aussie backyard icon now on the chopping block

  12-02-2026 08:15 via abc.net.au
  
  Barbeques Galore has plunged into receivership, leaving question marks for its nearly 100 stores that employ about 500 staff. 
  
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• Lekias to depart as Peel Thunder CEO

  12-02-2026 07:35 via businessnews.com.au
  Peel Thunder has announced the departure of Paul Lekias as chief executive of the WAFL club.
  
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• Coastal communities delighted by 'rare' seismic testing rejection

  12-02-2026 07:31 via abc.net.au
  
  A controversial seismic testing proposal off Victoria's south-west coast has been rejected in a "rare" move from the offshore regulator.
  
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• Review: In search of southern serenity

  12-02-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  REVIEW: The silence is the point in the state's southern forests.
  
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• Aeris lobs $214m bid for Peel Mining

  12-02-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Brisbane-based Aeris Resources has filed documents to acquire Peel Mining in a bid valued at $214 million.
  
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• Review: Snake + Herring brings the magic

  12-02-2026 06:13 via businessnews.com.au
  REVIEW: A proudly Porongurup product from a couple of highly experienced wine people.
  
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• Numbers don't lie as Liberals prepare for 'change or die' moment

  12-02-2026 06:10 via businessnews.com.au
  Liberal MPs go public on the sorry state of their party ahead of a leadership showdown.
  
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• 2.1 million Liberal voters have walked: Paterson

  12-02-2026 06:10 via businessnews.com.au
  Liberal MPs go public on the sorry state of their party ahead of a leadership showdown.
  
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• RBA governor accused by senator of 'gaslighting' Australians on economy

  12-02-2026 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock fires back at Nationals senator Matt Canavan after he accused her of "gaslighting" Australians over the state of the Australian economy. 
  
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• Michele Bullock frustrated by 'repeated questions' at Senate estimates

  12-02-2026 04:34 via abc.net.au
  
  Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock fires back at Nationals senator Matt Canavan after he accused her of "gaslighting" Australians over the state of the Australian economy. 
  
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• SA Labor releases audio of Liberal MP backtracking on key policy at private event

  12-02-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's Treasurer says the Liberal Party has secretly dumped its major $495 million policy less than six weeks out from the state election, with the Opposition arguing it has to wind back Labor's tax due to state budget blowouts.
  
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• SA Labor releases audio of Liberal MP backtracking on key policy at industry event

  12-02-2026 04:16 via abc.net.au
  
  South Australia's Treasurer says the Liberal Party has secretly dumped its major $495 million policy less than six weeks out from the state election, with the Opposition arguing it has to wind back Labor's tax due to state budget blowouts.
  
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• Insolvency practitioners take control of Barbeques Galore

  12-02-2026 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Insolvency practitioners have taken control of Barbeques Galore following liquidity challenges, with 500 roles at risk as a sale or restructure is assessed for the national retailer.
  
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• Fortescue commissions electric iron ore trains

  12-02-2026 04:00 via businessnews.com.au
  Fortescue's battery electric locomotives have begun trials on the iron ore miner's Pilbara rail network.
  
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• Albert Jacob to monitor City of Nedlands

  12-02-2026 03:28 via businessnews.com.au
  Former City of Joondalup mayor Albert Jacob will oversee the City of Nedlands, the second time the Local Government Inspector appointed a monitor this year.
  
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• Mint refines operations, goes for gold

  12-02-2026 03:19 via businessnews.com.au
  Long queues outside The Perth Mint highlight the demand and opportunity facing the rebounding business.
  
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• FBR launches new unit for steelmaking industry

  12-02-2026 03:07 via businessnews.com.au
  Shares in robotic technology company FBR rose by 25 per cent early on Thursday morning, following news it had launched a new autonomous refractory lining robot.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs set to be lost as WA lithium refinery shuts down

  12-02-2026 02:27 via abc.net.au
  
  A multi-billion-dollar lithium refinery in WA's South West has been shut down, affecting about 275 workers.
  
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• WA's Melissa Price considers deputy run

  12-02-2026 02:18 via businessnews.com.au
  Two WA Liberal MPs go public on the state of their party ahead of a leadership showdown.
  
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• Titan Interactive’s collapse continues in Federal Court

  12-02-2026 01:30 via businessnews.com.au
  A dispute between a liquidator and Pitcher Partners over Titan Interactive's collapse has continued, with the court having mulled an injunction against the accounting firm.
  
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