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The Essential Services Commission says Royal One Pty Ltd submitted digitally altered photos and falsified customers to claim energy efficiency certificates. Source link

Sydney commuters are facing long lines for replacement buses after overheard wiring issues caused train delays for the second time in almost as many weeks. Source link

South West locals say the WA government’s support for ecological thinning is deeply concerning, and a number of scientists agree.  Source link

This abandoned psychiatric hospital has been a huge drawcard for the small town of Ararat. Now it has been closed, local businesses are on edge. Source link

Supermarket giant Coles has reported a $1.1 billion full-year profit and a significantly higher dividend for its shareholders, while the ASX finished higher for the second day in a row. Source link

A Perth real estate agency has been issued a warning for allegedly breaching conflict of interest laws after its agents bought a home that they were hired to sell.  Source link

New research shows apprenticeships are declining, and about half drop out before completing their four years. Source link

Just as the global economy was adjusting to higher fuel prices, a new inflationary wave is about to hit. This time, the shortages will involve food and the poorest nations will be the worst affected.  Source link

Former tax commissioner Chris Jordan is accused of receiving more than $1 million in “secret commissions” during his time at KPMG in the 1990s, according to documents seen by the ABC. Source link

Businesses have effectively installed a new utility pipe into their operations, and are only now discovering what it costs to keep the tap running, against how little water is coming out. Source link