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• Spending, jobs data latest clues on February rate hike

  11-12-2025 01:33 via businessnews.com.au
  Australians spent big at the altar of rock gods AC/DC and Oasis, continuing a run of strong household spending that will add to the Reserve Bank's concerns over inflation.
  
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• Interests of homebuyers and sellers collide in fight for transparency

  15-10-2026 23:49 via abc.net.au
  
  The real estate industry says new laws targeting agents underquoting a house price are well-intentioned but poorly designed.
  
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• Global sugar prices rally amid key producer Brazil's presidential election

  15-10-2026 23:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The rally has brought relief to Australian farmers, who faced months of uncertainty as input costs rose.
  
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• Steelworkers down tools for last time amid first wave of redundancies

  15-10-2026 22:37 via abc.net.au
  
  As the first wave of hundreds of job losses hits Whyalla's troubled steel plant, workers and the city as a whole are facing uncertain futures.
  
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• Car insurance premiums jump by almost 60 per cent in four years

  15-10-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Some comprehensive car insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2020 as the government calls on the industry to "step up with fairer pricing and greater transparency".
  
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• Car insurance premiums increase almost 60pc in four years

  15-10-2026 22:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Some comprehensive car insurance premiums have nearly doubled since 2020 as the government calls on the industry to "step up with fairer pricing and greater transparency".
  
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• Amazon sold light months after being told of fire danger

  15-10-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Amazon Australia was warned months ago that a ceiling light for sale had caught fire and melted during a lab test.
  
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• Amazon removes ceiling light after it catches fire in safety test

  15-10-2026 21:24 via abc.net.au
  
  Amazon Australia was warned months ago that a ceiling light for sale had caught fire and melted during a lab test.
  
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• Hobart stadium facing 'cost pressures' as price tag remains unclear

  15-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  With an updated price tag for Hobart's AFL stadium expected to be released by the end of the year, the Tasmanian premier has skirted around questions on whether he would limit Tasmania's contribution to $875 million.
  
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• Builder revealed, but cost of new stadium still 'being worked through'

  15-10-2026 20:54 via abc.net.au
  
  With an updated price tag for Hobart's AFL stadium expected to be released by the end of the year, the Tasmanian premier has skirted around questions on whether he would limit Tasmania's contribution to $875 million.
  
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• Spirit of Tasmania crew hit by severe gastro on voyage from Scotland

  15-10-2026 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe gastro outbreak on the Spirit of Tasmania V during its delivery voyage earlier this year has become the focus of a pay dispute in the Fair Work Commission.
  
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• Dispute over outbreak that was 'like seasick, times 10' on Spirit ferry

  15-10-2026 20:47 via abc.net.au
  
  A severe gastro outbreak on the Spirit of Tasmania V during its delivery voyage earlier this year has become the focus of a pay dispute in the Fair Work Commission.
  
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• McKinsey leader steps down from charity board over controversial ‘glass cliff’ comments

  15-10-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The consulting giant’s Aussie partner Chris Bradley resigned from Opportunity International Australia as the fallout over his comments on the challenges female executives face continues.
  
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• McKinsey leader steps down from charity board days after controversial ‘glass cliff’ comments

  15-10-2026 20:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Chris Bradley resigned from Opportunity International Australia just days after his controversial remarks about the challenges female CEOs face.
  
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• Journalist Amy Goodman won't take 'no comment' for an answer

  15-10-2026 20:30 via abc.net.au
  
  Oscar-nominated filmmakers Tia Lessin and Carl Deal documented years in the life of an indomitable newshound.
  
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• ASX set to jump as Wall Street steadies

  15-10-2026 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Wall Street is steadying following jarring drops for stocks worldwide in the artificial-intelligence industry on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.
  
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• ASX set to jump as Wall Street pushes higher

  15-10-2026 20:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Wall Street is steadying following jarring drops for stocks worldwide in the artificial-intelligence industry on worries about how much longer the AI frenzy will last.
  
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• Scheduling a 4.55pm meeting on Friday should be a workplace offence

  15-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  If you want to work 10 or 12-hour days, go for it. But don’t force it on others and, for goodness’ (and your own) sake, leave Friday exempt.
  
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• Priscilla star Marney McQueen sells Wyong’s Royal for $22m, heads to Melb

  15-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Actress and pub owner Marney McQueen and her husband Frank Arangio are moving to Melbourne after selling their Central Coast pub for a whopping $22 million.
  
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• Is Karl Stefanovic now Australia’s most famous small business owner?

  15-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  In this week’s On Background, Karl Stefanovic’s love fest at the CPAC Australia conference, ABC’S latest recruit gets a taste of what he is up against at the public broadcaster and News24 goes gaga for MAGA.
  
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• Eisen family spend chunk of Afterpay billions on swanky $12m Armadale shop

  15-10-2026 20:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The couple moved to Melbourne around 2020 and paid $26 million for a Toorak mansion. They also splashed out $13 million on a “modest” Byron Bay pad.
  
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• Sailors missing as two ships set ablaze in Romanian Black Sea

  15-10-2026 12:59 via abc.net.au
  
  Rescuers were searching for seven missing crew members from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire in Romanian territorial waters.
  
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• Glory payments delayed again

  15-10-2026 10:55 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Two days out from its men's A-League opener against Macarthur FC in Sydney, a recently recurring off-field issue has again impacted Perth Glory.
  
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• Corporate cop makes explosive claims about former Super Retail boss’ ‘intimate’ relationship

  15-10-2026 10:27 via smh.com.au
  
  ASIC claims the retailer’s former boss pleaded with his ex-wife to keep quiet about the secret workplace relationship which led to his sacking and a lawsuit alleging he misled the market.
  
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• WA starts new health boss search as Bowen announces exit

  15-10-2026 10:14 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Department of Health director general Shirley Bowen will retire in February after almost three years in the role, with the state on the hunt again to fill the critical role.
  
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• At Close of Business podcast October 15 2026

  15-10-2026 09:57 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Nadia Budihardjo discuss Austal's US arm.
  
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• Shares pare early losses after unemployment spikes

  15-10-2026 09:32 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has trimmed most of its early losses after weaker-than-expected jobs data gave the Reserve Bank reason to think twice before its next interest hike.
  
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• CFMEU backs Victor Goh as pay negotiations begin

  15-10-2026 09:13 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's construction union has given a ringing endorsement of Victor Goh as they start work on a new pay deal with the under-fire property developer.
  
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• Downer Group wins Albany Airport contract

  15-10-2026 09:11 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The City of Albany has selected ASX-listed Downer Group to upgrade its airport in a $44 million project.
  
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• ACCC takes Kmart to court over nail glue burns and button battery safety

  15-10-2026 09:09 via abc.net.au
  
  The consumer watchdog has taken legal action against Kmart, alleging it breached Australian consumer law by selling millions of bottles of nail glue that caused burns.
  
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