Thursday, June 18, 2026
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Queensland Scraps 15% Affordable Housing Mandate, Calls It 'Streamlining'
Property

Queensland Scraps 15% Affordable Housing Mandate, Calls It 'Streamlining'

The LNP government claims it's following productivity commission advice. Housing advocates say it's handing a gift to developers.
8 min read 3 months ago
European Consumer Confidence Plunges to Three-Year Low
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European Consumer Confidence Plunges to Three-Year Low

Economic sentiment fell sharply in March, with households bracing for prolonged energy shock and stagnant growth.
7 min read 3 months ago
KitKat Heist: 12 Tonnes of Chocolate Vanish En Route to Poland
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KitKat Heist: 12 Tonnes of Chocolate Vanish En Route to Poland

Thieves hijacked a truck carrying 413,793 KitKat bars between Italy and Poland in late March 2026. The haul included Formula One-branded chocolate. Nestlé is working with authorities.
7 min read 3 months ago
Fertilizer Prices Double as Iran War Hits Planting Season
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Fertilizer Prices Double as Iran War Hits Planting Season

American farmers face $800-per-ton urea as supply chain disruptions push food prices higher
6 min read 3 months ago
ARNECC drops interoperability, PEXA keeps e-settlement monopoly
News

ARNECC drops interoperability, PEXA keeps e-settlement monopoly

ARNECC said it will not proceed with the program meant to let rival networks connect with PEXA, citing bank non-participation and the need for Commonwealth backing.
7 min read 3 months ago
Victoria rental reforms start today with new rules for renters
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Victoria rental reforms start today with new rules for renters

New rules ban third-party application and payment fees, standardise rental application forms, and widen the test for ‘excessive’ rent increases.
8 min read 3 months ago
Coles Broke Own Pricing Rules in Down Down Case, Court Hears
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Coles Broke Own Pricing Rules in Down Down Case, Court Hears

ACCC court documents reveal race to the bottom between Coles and Woolworths on how fast a price spike becomes a discount baseline
8 min read 3 months ago
Meta's $280 Billion Wipeout Sparks 'Tobacco Moment' Questions
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Meta's $280 Billion Wipeout Sparks 'Tobacco Moment' Questions

Child safety verdicts and AI spending concerns send investors fleeing as analysts wonder if the social media giant has become uninvestable
6 min read 3 months ago
Cyclone Narelle cuts off Exmouth, destroys airport terminal
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Cyclone Narelle cuts off Exmouth, destroys airport terminal

The Category 4 system brought a year's worth of rain in 12 hours, marking the region's third natural disaster this year.
4 min read 3 months ago
Hastie calls Trump's Iran conflict a 'huge miscalculation'
Geopolitics

Hastie calls Trump's Iran conflict a 'huge miscalculation'

The Coalition frontbencher and former SAS captain said Australians will question the judgement of the US president amid the ongoing conflict.
5 min read 3 months ago
Bowen Flags Ministerial Supply Control Under 1984 Emergency Act
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Bowen Flags Ministerial Supply Control Under 1984 Emergency Act

The Minister for Climate Change and Energy has signalled that the Commonwealth is prepared to underwrite private fuel imports as Hormuz disruptions persist.
7 min read 3 months ago
Cyclone Narelle Hits Wheatstone, Gorgon as 30M Tonnes of LNG Go Offline
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Cyclone Narelle Hits Wheatstone, Gorgon as 30M Tonnes of LNG Go Offline

Chevron and Woodside Energy shut down major North West Shelf facilities as Category 4 system disrupts 8% of global gas supply.
5 min read 3 months ago