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• Rio2 gold ramp-up rebounds from Chilean winter blast

  29-09-2026 08:55 via smh.com.au
  
  Rio2 Ltd has resumed gold production ramp-up at its Fenix Gold mine in Chile after winter storms halted progress, with commercial production still on track for the fourth quarter.
  
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• Big Hits: Solstice Minerals, Kantra Copper and Brazilian Rare Earths

  02-10-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Bulls N’ Bears Big Hits looks at notable drill intercepts reported to the ASX last week, led by Solstice Minerals in WA, with runners-up Kantra Copper and Brazilian Rare Earths.
  
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• Govt mulls crackdown on migration lawyers

  02-10-2026 08:15 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The federal government is mulling a crackdown on lawyers it considers are subverting the nation's migration system.
  
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• ‘Seize the moment’: Sophie Howe’s call to WA on 2050 Commission

  02-10-2026 07:56 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The world's first “future generations commissioner” has given Western Australia a series of recommendations surrounding the creation of the 2050 Commission in a new Forrest Research Foundation report.
  
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• Opinion: Bright future for fibres, food and gold

  02-10-2026 07:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Strong prices for gold and ag commodities have taken some of the focus from iron ore.
  
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• The Iran war is making Australia’s gas industry richer

  02-10-2026 07:23 via smh.com.au
  
  Soaring LNG prices are set to reverse a forecast revenue slump, delivering an unexpected $23 billion boost to the nation’s biggest gas exporters.
  
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• ASX Runners of the Week: Dateline, Mamba, Image Resources & BOA

  02-10-2026 07:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is… Dateline Resources, which more than doubled after the US Government intervened in a legal stoush to restart its Californian gold and rare earths project.
  
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• Opinion: Australia punching above its weight

  02-10-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Producing the most does not mean supplying the world.
  
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• Private lender, Ricky Hirsch’s FTD escalate costs claim in WA Supreme Court

  02-10-2026 06:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Supreme Court of WA has given a Victoria-based lender and Ricky Hirsch's Fulfil the Dream four weeks to apply for securities of costs against each other.
  
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• ANZ drops KPMG from audit job as accounting body fails to land a hit

  02-10-2026 05:56 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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• Qld government takes data centre approvals from councils to avoid 'inconsistency'

  02-10-2026 05:37 via abc.net.au
  
  The Queensland government will take the planning and assessment of data centre applications away from local councils under a system set to be rolled out in coming weeks.
  
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• 'Snowball effect' hitting as companies react to rates rise, growing costs

  02-10-2026 05:28 via abc.net.au
  
  After multiple interest rate rises, regional business owners are being forced to choose between absorbing the costs or passing it onto their customers.
  
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• WA makes final appeal to save GST deal

  02-10-2026 05:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state government has issued a stern final appeal to the Productivity Commission to protect WA's landmark 2018 GST agreement, cautioning that proposed changes could strip up to $6 billion from the state's economy each year.
  
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• Mark My Words October 2 2026

  02-10-2026 05:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Mark Pownall is joined by Gary Adshead, Claire Tyrell and Isabel Vieira to talk about the big events of the week in WA business and politics. In this edition they discuss contaminated land, Land Forces conference, rate hikes, house prices, new development approvals, Woodside's sponsorship, Northern Star, Lynas, and Liontown.
  
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• Building pathways to employment

  02-10-2026 05:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The Motivation Foundation has opened a specialist school for disengaged young people.
  
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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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• Commonwealth Bank boss says Reserve Bank rate hikes probably finished

  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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