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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
Wealth
Two Rate Hikes and $2.30 Petrol: The Real Numbers for a $500,000 Mortgage
Back-to-back RBA rate increases plus surging fuel costs have added hundreds to monthly household expenses. Here is what 3.3 million mortgage holders are actually paying.
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The RBA Says It Might Need a Recession. For Families Already Drowning, That's No Comfort
Consumer confidence has crashed to pandemic-era lows as households absorb a second consecutive rate hike. The Governor warns worse may come.