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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.
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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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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
Coles admitted in Federal Court it broke its own pricing guardrails on at least two products during its Down Down promotional campaign. The ACCC alleges both Coles and Woolworths misled consumers on 511 products by spiking prices briefly then offering fake discounts.
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Meta's $280 Billion Wipeout Sparks 'Tobacco Moment' Questions
Meta lost $280 billion in market capitalization in March 2026 following two child safety liability verdicts and mounting concerns over AI infrastructure spending. The stock fell 11% last week. Analysts are comparing the situation to Big Tobacco's legal troubles.
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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.