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• Publisher Morry Schwartz plays publican at Collingwood’s Bar Nero

  01-10-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Morry Schwartz bought the Smith Street pub in 2019 for $5.65 million with plans to raze it and build a 10-storey office.
  
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• ANZ drops KPMG as auditor after almost 60 years

  02-10-2026 04:41 via smh.com.au
  
  KPMG has already cut hundreds of staff after it botched the handling of a whistleblower scandal, which has led to the departure of another major client.
  
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• ANZ drops KPMG as auditor after almost 60 years, amid whistleblower fallout

  02-10-2026 03:45 via smh.com.au
  
  KPMG has already cut hundreds of staff after it botched the handling of a whistleblower scandal, which looms over the departure of another major client.
  
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• November interest rate rise a 'live' possibility, CBA chief says

  02-10-2026 03:36 via abc.net.au
  
  While the bank believes the RBA is done it all hangs on the next lot of inflation data released late this month, Mr Comyn said, as he talked productivity, AI and housing with the ABC's Alan Kohler.
  
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• Patriot puts 3km Peru silver corridor under microscope

  02-10-2026 03:26 via smh.com.au
  
  Patriot Resources has kicked off a major exploration push at its Tassa project in Peru, aiming to grow its 31.4-million-ounce silver-equivalent resource after first samples went to the lab.
  
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• Defence slashes $8m from PFAS program with WA contractor

  02-10-2026 02:50 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Defence has reduced an $8.58 million contract with Indigenous-owned engineering firm DDR Australia by nearly 95 per cent, shelving plans for a permanent water treatment plant designed to remove toxic "forever chemicals" from contaminated groundwater.
  
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• ASX higher as banks, tech companies rise; Oil jumps

  02-10-2026 02:36 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian sharemarket has advanced at the open with energy companies advancing on the back of surging oil prices while more swings in the bond market rattled global markets overnight.
  
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• ASX gains after rocky night on markets; Oil prices climb

  02-10-2026 02:11 via smh.com.au
  
  More swings in the bond market are rattling stock markets around the world.
  
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• Ex-Elders boss Mark Allison picked as next Craig Mostyn group chairman

  02-10-2026 02:10 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Former Elders managing director Mark Allison has been selected as Craig Mostyn Group's next chairman.
  
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• 13-year-long bribery investigation by AFP ends with no prosecution

  02-10-2026 01:51 via smh.com.au
  
  A storied Australian engineering giant that originated with the Snowy Hydro scheme and still has government contracts paid $9 million as part of the settlement.
  
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• 'We've heard the feedback': TasWater rethinks big sewerage bill increases

  02-10-2026 01:50 via abc.net.au
  
  Tasmanian businesses and sport clubs had said they were hit hard by the changes to sewerage prices, with one business stating their bill had risen from $630 to $3,800 a month.
  
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• 13-year-long AFP bribery investigation ends with no prosecution

  02-10-2026 01:14 via smh.com.au
  
  A storied Australian engineering giant that originated with the Snowy Hydro scheme and still has government contracts paid $9 million as part of the settlement.
  
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• Wall Street bounces back as US Treasury yields recede

  02-10-2026 00:16 via businessnews.com.au
  
  US stocks have recovered from early ‌losses to close slightly higher, with the S&P 500 bouncing from a two-week low as a global bond sell-off reversed course after sending US Treasury yields to multi-decade highs.
  
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• Trade minister proposes super investment in US lamb to dodge tariffs

  01-10-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
  
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• Superannuation sector calls trade minister's pitch to Trump officials 'ill-informed'

  01-10-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
  
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• Superannuation sector calls Farrell's pitch to Trump officials 'ill-informed'

  01-10-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
  
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• Farrell's pitch to Trump officials to head off more tariff pain

  01-10-2026 23:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Trade Minister Don Farrell asks the Trump administration to consider sparing Australian sheep farmers from future tariffs in exchange for Australian investment in America's lamb industry.
  
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• Tasmania's notorious St Marys Pass upgrade could cost almost $3b

  01-10-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A notoriously windy stretch of road in Tasmania could be upgraded with pricing revealed to be as high as $2.7 billion to re-route the road.
  
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• Notorious Tasmanian road could be re-routed

  01-10-2026 22:40 via abc.net.au
  
  A notoriously windy stretch of road in Tasmania could be upgraded with pricing revealed to be as high as $2.7 billion to re-route the road.
  
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• Western Sydney home owners 'battening down the hatches'

  01-10-2026 22:28 via abc.net.au
  
  Between interest rate and petrol price rises and falling house values, Western Sydney residents say making ends meet is getting tough.
  
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• Brisbane to Melbourne with no traffic lights, and no Big Banana

  01-10-2026 22:26 via abc.net.au
  
  Businesses in Coffs Harbour are preparing for life without 35,000 vehicles driving daily through the city.
  
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• Retailers predict price rises under RBA's surcharge reforms

  01-10-2026 21:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Surcharge bans are supposed to save consumers money but retailers say they're being forced to put prices up and are finding ways around the reforms.
  
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• Government accused of 'staggering double standard' as ATO bans credit card payments

  01-10-2026 21:23 via abc.net.au
  
  Surcharge bans are supposed to save consumers money but retailers say they're being forced to put prices up and are finding ways around the reforms.
  
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• ASX eyes gains after wild night on markets; Oil prices climb

  01-10-2026 21:23 via smh.com.au
  
  More swings in the bond market are rattling stock markets around the world.
  
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• ASX eyes gains after rocky night on markets; Oil prices climb

  01-10-2026 21:23 via smh.com.au
  
  More swings in the bond market are rattling stock markets around the world.
  
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• Howard-era minister voted to outlaw offshore casinos, then co-founded one

  01-10-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
  
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• Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly revealed as co-founder of offshore casino

  01-10-2026 21:07 via abc.net.au
  
  Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.
  
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• Unemployment probably does need to climb … for now

  01-10-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Reserve Bank is not out to get people fired. But it needs to be careful about the direction it’s taking.
  
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• The good, the bad and the grumpy: Will Joe Aston’s Rampart go soft on its corporate backers?

  01-10-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In this week’s On Background, Joe Aston’s media start-up has got everyone talking, ABC seems bored with long news bulletins and ATO’s latest data once again reveals a sorry tale.
  
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• Last drinks: Owners sell North Sydney landmark for $28m

  01-10-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Pub owners Athol and Lee Davis have called last drinks at their Miller Street landmark, the popular North Sydney hotel.
  
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