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- Miners urged to ‘just say yes’ to Indigenous workerson 3 August 2026 at 17:39
The head of an Indigenous labour and training hire company has called on Goldfields region mining companies to work with him for his community.
- Escorts, drugs: big-spending gamblers’ inducementson 3 August 2026 at 15:23
Gambling reform advocates have issued a plea to the government to stamp out the predatory behaviour of major betting companies.
- Hanson lays down law as One Nation rolls out candidateson 3 August 2026 at 15:06
One Nation has lifted the lid on its first batch of Victorian election candidates, with Pauline Hanson barring some major media outlets from the big reveal.
- ‘Long, difficult journey’: first bird flu mass deathson 3 August 2026 at 14:04
Australians will be confronted with heartbreaking scenes after a mass mortality event due to bird flu was confirmed, the federal government has warned.
- Oil slumps on hopes of Iran deal, yen spikes suddenlyon 3 August 2026 at 13:35
The yen has surged and the Nikkei dipped one per cent after the US and Japan confirmed joint intervention to prop up the frail currency.
- Shares dip, oil falls as Trump walks back Iran threaton 3 August 2026 at 12:27
Oil prices have started the week lower, after the United States backed down on recent plans to attack Iran and claimed the two nations were back in peace talks.
- Australia’s second share exchange changes handson 3 August 2026 at 11:41
Cboe Australia, formerly known as Chi-X Australia, has been purchased by the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange for $426 million.
- AI-assisted staging draws boos at Wagner festivalon 3 August 2026 at 11:13
The audience at the Richard Wagner festival in Germany has booed after AI-assisted projections were used in the staging of the prestigious annual event.
- US helping to prop up yen as sign of friendship, Trumpon 3 August 2026 at 08:28
Japan is expected to announce it has taken action with the US to halt the yen’s slide to 40-year lows it hopes could mark a turning point for the currency.
- Tech giants face higher levy under tweaked news planon 3 August 2026 at 05:00
Big tech companies are being incentivised to hash out agreements with news publishers to pay for their content in order to reduce a government-imposed levy.
- Diggers to discuss the deal on AI, fuel at mining meeton 3 August 2026 at 05:00
AI infrastructure, gold, critical minerals, and the Middle East conflict will be on the minds of thousands of delegates attending a mining forum in remote WA.
- One Nation edges back in front in federal pollon 3 August 2026 at 04:38
A Redbridge poll suggests One Nation is slightly ahead of Labor again, with the two parties repeatedly trading places over the last four months.
- Motorists, truckers face fuel shock with excise riseon 3 August 2026 at 03:30
Motorists, truckers and farmers will all feel the impact of a fuel tax discount ending as the government says there needs to be a return to “situation normal”.
- House price decline speeds up as downturn spreadson 3 August 2026 at 03:30
Home values have fallen at their fastest monthly rate in nearly four years as a dip in prices spreads to more of Australia’s major cities.
- Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare canceron 2 August 2026 at 13:01
Patients suffering a rare form of brain cancer will be able to access a new, targeted treatment at low cost for the first time in two decades.
- Household spending in spotlight as Iran war drags onon 2 August 2026 at 12:00
Data showing how households are managing the fallout from shaky global conditions caused by conflict in the Middle East is set to be closely scrutinised.
- ‘Just a backbencher’: minister defends charged MP roleon 2 August 2026 at 11:46
A senior Labor minister has defended the government’s decision not to stand down an MP accused of assault from his role as a special envoy.
- Capital One responds to stoush with Trump Organizationon 2 August 2026 at 11:16
Capital One Financial says an anti-money laundering review by its expert team prompted it to close more than 300 Trump-affiliated accounts.
- Rock star Elder hails Gove mining closure as land winon 2 August 2026 at 06:30
The end of mining at Gove is a chance to reclaim Yolŋu land, an Indigenous Elder says, and turn Rio Tinto’s old fuel tanks into a national storage hub.
- Are the stars aligning? High hopes for profit seasonon 2 August 2026 at 06:00
Australia’s biggest companies are poised to snap a three-year run of lacklustre profits, but there are concerns about the banking sector this earnings season.
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