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• Truck driver loses unfair dismissal case after $100k ice cream bungle

  15-07-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Fair Work Commission rules a trucking company was within its rights to fire a driver after he set the temperature of his trailer full of ice cream more than 20 degrees too warm.
  
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• Reserves that prevented 'full-blown' oil shock running low, IMF says

  15-07-2026 12:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The International Monetary Fund says the global economy was spared the worst of the oil price shock because of large reserves. Now they are running out.
  
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• Employees sue Meta over claims AI systems selected workers for lay-offs

  15-07-2026 10:20 via abc.net.au
  
  Many of the employees in the lawsuit took pregnancy or parental leave, during which time they would not have worked and thus had their measured output reduced. 
  
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• At Close of Business podcast July 15 2026

  15-07-2026 09:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Sam Jones and Isabel Vieira discuss the bi-annual corporate finance feature.
  
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• BHP leads Australian shares higher as retail sells off

  15-07-2026 09:37 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Australia's share market has pared early gains for a modest advance, despite BHP counterbalancing an underwhelming day for the bourse.
  
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• Progress stalls on Summit Group's 52-townhouse plan in Rossmoyne

  15-07-2026 09:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Multi-million-dollar plans to build 52 townhouses on a 1.9-hectare site in the riverside suburb of Rossmoyne have hit a hurdle, after the City of Canning delayed making a decision on rezoning.
  
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• WA truckers, farmers raise concern over proposed trailer safety device

  15-07-2026 09:02 via businessnews.com.au
  
  WA's trucking and agricultural sectors argue the proposed mandating of a new safety device is misguided, instead calling for better driver training and design regulations.
  
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• Australian lamb the focus of US trade commission review

  15-07-2026 08:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The United States International Trade Commission is investigating sheep meat imports, including from Australia, as American farmers struggle.
  
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• Opinion: More tax tweaks needed for tech

  15-07-2026 08:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Questions remain over the carve-out of startups from the recently announced CGT changes.
  
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• GenusPlus wins $55 million Rio Millstream contract

  15-07-2026 07:52 via businessnews.com.au
  
  GenusPlus Group will deliver a 220kV upgrade to Rio Tinto's Millstream substation after being awarded a $55 million master construction contract.
  
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• Medallion locks in EPS strategy

  15-07-2026 07:34 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Medallion Metals boss Paul Bennett says the company's decision to enact a early production strategy will aid its push to generate initial cashflow.
  
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• West Coast total assets reach $160m

  15-07-2026 07:22 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The West Coast Eagles continue to be one of Australia's wealthiest national sporting organisations, with the club's total assets now sitting at $160.1 million.
  
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• IGO divests Nova nickel operation

  15-07-2026 07:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  IGO has struck a deal to divest its winding-down Nova nickel operation to Global Lithium Resources, which plans to retrofit the plant to process lithium from its nearby project.
  
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• Labor takes a stand on data centre rules and AI copyright

  15-07-2026 07:03 via abc.net.au
  
  The prime minister unveils Labor's plan for new AI national standards, warning Australia has a narrow window to set AI's "social licence".
  
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• Opinion: PM, Libs fall into cheap politics trap

  15-07-2026 07:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  OPINION: Trying to look cool on social media makes a fool of the prime minister.
  
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• NSW government approves first pumped hydro project since Snowy 2.0

  15-07-2026 06:11 via abc.net.au
  
  A pumped hydro project with the potential to power up to 120,000 homes has been given the green light in the Upper Hunter.
  
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• Bumi Resources to acquire Loyal Metals for $79m

  15-07-2026 06:03 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The state's highest court has backed one of Indonesia's largest coal producers' $79 million acquisition of Peppermint Grove-based company Loyal Metals.
  
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• Alcoa and Japanese partners approve gallium project

  15-07-2026 04:44 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Alcoa and its Japanese industry partners have approved development of a gallium production facility in WA's South West after gaining support from the Australian and US governments.
  
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• Rio Tinto reports Pilbara record, monitors Strait of Hormuz

  15-07-2026 04:30 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Higher diesel prices lifted unit costs across Rio Tinto's expansive Pilbara operations, although the miner reported no material disruption to production across its core commodities.
  
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• Liberals to preference One Nation high up in Secret Harbour

  15-07-2026 04:06 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Liberal leader Basil Zempilas has confirmed his party will preference One Nation as high as second on how-to-vote cards at the Secret Harbour by-election on August 29.
  
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• Fortescue buys Port Hedland homes from Tattarang for executives

  15-07-2026 03:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has purchased five properties in an affluent area of Port Hedland for $4.9 million from him and his former partner Nicola's private investment group.
  
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• Fortescue buys Port Hedland homes from Tattarang

  15-07-2026 03:47 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Andrew Forrest's Fortescue has purchased five properties in an affluent area of Port Hedland for $4.9 million from him and his former partner Nicola's private investment group.
  
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• Macmahon books $355m contract

  15-07-2026 03:07 via businessnews.com.au
  
  ASX-listed contactor Macmahon Holdings has secured a three-year underground mining contract for work at the Mt Marion lithium operation.
  
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• Truck driver's sacking for $100k ice cream bungle was fair, finds commission

  15-07-2026 03:00 via abc.net.au
  
  The Fair Work Commission rules a trucking company was within its rights to fire a driver after he set the temperature of his trailer full of ice cream more than 20 degrees too warm.
  
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• ACCC warns AI could lift insurance costs in risk-prone areas

  15-07-2026 02:25 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The ACCC says artificial intelligence could make insurance in the natural disaster-prone areas even more expensive as it wraps up its five-year reporting mission on premiums.
  
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• AI blueprint looms as PM examines 'lessons from abroad'

  15-07-2026 02:17 via businessnews.com.au
  
  Anthony Albanese will bring "national leadership" to the rollout of artificial intelligence, promising to establish an office of AI within his department.
  
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• S&P 500, Nasdaq end up on cool inflation, bank earnings

  15-07-2026 02:04 via businessnews.com.au
  
  The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq advanced as solid big bank results and a cooler-than-expected inflation report boosted ‌risk appetite amid rising Middle East tensions.
  
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• Perth dealmakers defy volatility

  15-07-2026 02:00 via businessnews.com.au
  
  There has been a combined $14.7b in local M&A activity during the past half-year despite geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty.
  
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• Tasmanian government wants to buy Boag's Brewery for 'fair price'

  15-07-2026 00:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government wants to buy Launceston's Boag's Brewery site and says it has "in-principle" support from the Japanese parent company to explore the idea.
  
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• Tasmanian government proposes buying Boag's Brewery site

  15-07-2026 00:20 via abc.net.au
  
  The Tasmanian government wants to buy Launceston's Boag's Brewery site and says it has "in-principle" support from the Japanese parent company to explore the idea.
  
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